Soooo....

The election didn't really pan out as I was expecting.  Now I'm sitting here wondering how to perform my day to day functions with my head in the sand.  Turns out I'm not the only one.  Jonah Goldberg has written a pretty good op ed piece on National Review Online covering what a lot of us conservatives are feeling these days.  There are some pretty bitter op eds out too but this one kind of sums up how I feel about the whole thing.  I once felt passion and pride in the US voting process although I always knew that we were sliding to the left.  I guess the thing about Obama's second term victory is I was hoping it wouldn't have happened this fast.  I was kind of hoping I would have been dead.

So here we are heading to Europe.  I guess it's not all that bad, most Europeans I know are nice enough, I'm just not looking forward to the Greece phase.

At the end of this next four years I'm not going to be in much of a mood to say I told you so no matter how much you have it coming.

Trick Or Treat And The Electorial Process

So we're sitting around passing out candy and going over the mail in ballot.  I will never for the life of me understand why people are posting on Facebook that they'll be glad when the elections are over.  I love voting.  It's the greatest thing anyone (everyone) can do for their country.  I suppose you could be cynical and point out that special interests really decide the outcome of the elections and on any given 2nd Tuesday I would be inclined to agree but the best voting is local elections.  I love it.  It all may be an illusion to placate the peasants but I'm buying it.

Go vote!

Fraud

Just a few quick observations on fraud.  First a note to credit card companies.  Please stop sending me pre-approved applications with  personal information already included.  Second, a note to anyone reading this; I am totally aware that ain't going to happen.


Second, I've noticed a new trend in scams.  The scammer contacts the would be victim and claims to be an acquaintance, friend or family member in jail.  The scam is a request bail money be sent.  It happened to my niece while she was visiting this summer.  Someone texted her without mentioning a name.  She was suspicious enough to not send any money.  Then today I called my Dad to let him know I was locked up in Dayton.  Dad is pretty smart but even he he wasn't that clever I think he still would have caught on to the fact that I'm not his grandson (this ain't Chinatown).  Dad told the guy he's not to bright and the only retort the guy could come up with was, "Well you aren't to bright either because you stayed on a long time."  Not exactly Brad Pitt and George Clooney, this one.