Wednesday, November 08, 2006
time for bed
I could go on all night poring over these results, but I do need to do a little meditating and get to bed.
This was a very good night for the Democrats up and down the board. I am, for the first time in my life - believe it or not - represented by a Democrat in Congress. And in Arizona, of all places, after having lived in two of the bluest states in the country most of my life. (Though I went to college and worked afterwards in Maurice Hinchey's upstate New York district, I actually lived in former Congressman Amo Houghton's district after I graduated).
Anyway, congratulations to the Giffords campaign and thank you for your tireless work over the past 11 months.
Every incumbent for statewide or federal office was re-elected (a mixed bag to be sure), EXCEPT J.D. Hayworth. Ha ha. That's about all I can say to that. Harry Mitchell is going to be a great servant of the people in the United States Congress, much like his fellow Democratic members of the Arizona delegation, which is now evenly split on the House side.
And the four most beautiful words in the English language tonight?
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
And not that I particularly enjoy kicking people when they're down, but Len Munsil deserves it. For all his gay-baiting, xenophobia and fear-mongering, the voters of Arizona gave both him and his former employer a pretty harsh rebuke. Not only did we crush him in his race against Governor Napolitano, but the voters of this state rejected his hate-filled attempt to take away rights from Arizona's families.
In other words, and please pardon the vulgarity, but it's warranted: Len Munsil can suck my big fat...(you fill in the blank).
This was a very good night for the Democrats up and down the board. I am, for the first time in my life - believe it or not - represented by a Democrat in Congress. And in Arizona, of all places, after having lived in two of the bluest states in the country most of my life. (Though I went to college and worked afterwards in Maurice Hinchey's upstate New York district, I actually lived in former Congressman Amo Houghton's district after I graduated).
Anyway, congratulations to the Giffords campaign and thank you for your tireless work over the past 11 months.
Every incumbent for statewide or federal office was re-elected (a mixed bag to be sure), EXCEPT J.D. Hayworth. Ha ha. That's about all I can say to that. Harry Mitchell is going to be a great servant of the people in the United States Congress, much like his fellow Democratic members of the Arizona delegation, which is now evenly split on the House side.
And the four most beautiful words in the English language tonight?
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
And not that I particularly enjoy kicking people when they're down, but Len Munsil deserves it. For all his gay-baiting, xenophobia and fear-mongering, the voters of Arizona gave both him and his former employer a pretty harsh rebuke. Not only did we crush him in his race against Governor Napolitano, but the voters of this state rejected his hate-filled attempt to take away rights from Arizona's families.
In other words, and please pardon the vulgarity, but it's warranted: Len Munsil can suck my big fat...(you fill in the blank).








