Elections
Election comments (in bullet form)
Good:
1. Thune over Daschle in one of the Dakotas. I can never remember which one. The senate will be a better place without Tom Daschle.
2. Dr. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma won a senate seat. I haven't researched much on him, but from what I do understand he'll be a great senator.
3. Oregon's marriage amendment passed (as well as all the other states that had them on the ballot). Those opposed to the amendments spent most of their money in Oregon because they thought they had more of a chance to defeat it there.
4. A number of celebrities (Larry Flynt included) have threatened to leave the U.S. permanently if Bush was re-elected. Let's just hope they follow through on that.
Bad:
1. Barak Obama over Alan Keyes in Illinois' senate race. Too bad. Alan Keyes would be great in the senate.
2. California passed it's stem-cell research initiative. California has enough money trouble as it is, without spending $6 billion dollars on something so many people find morally reprehensible.
The jury's still out:
1. Columbus, Ohio voted for a smoking ban in public places. While personally I'm thrilled that more and more restaurants are going smoke-free by force of local law (they'll get more business from our family!), I'm concerned that this is a slippery slope to fascism. Fascism meaning (in my understanding) private ownership of business with government control.
2. George Bush beat John Kerry. Kerry losing goes in the good column, certainly. I will have a better idea if George Bush's winning is good or not in another 4 years. Of course, I think he's doing a fine job in the war on terror (including Iraq). I'm not optimistic about the following, however: government funding for Planned Parenthood, arts, education, etc.; amnesty for illegal aliens; and judges who strictly interpret the Constitution. If the last 4 years are any indication, I'm not sure things will go so well. We'll see. One thing is for sure: with Kerry's record and history, Bush should have beaten him by a LOT MORE than he did.
Good:
1. Thune over Daschle in one of the Dakotas. I can never remember which one. The senate will be a better place without Tom Daschle.
2. Dr. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma won a senate seat. I haven't researched much on him, but from what I do understand he'll be a great senator.
3. Oregon's marriage amendment passed (as well as all the other states that had them on the ballot). Those opposed to the amendments spent most of their money in Oregon because they thought they had more of a chance to defeat it there.
4. A number of celebrities (Larry Flynt included) have threatened to leave the U.S. permanently if Bush was re-elected. Let's just hope they follow through on that.
Bad:
1. Barak Obama over Alan Keyes in Illinois' senate race. Too bad. Alan Keyes would be great in the senate.
2. California passed it's stem-cell research initiative. California has enough money trouble as it is, without spending $6 billion dollars on something so many people find morally reprehensible.
The jury's still out:
1. Columbus, Ohio voted for a smoking ban in public places. While personally I'm thrilled that more and more restaurants are going smoke-free by force of local law (they'll get more business from our family!), I'm concerned that this is a slippery slope to fascism. Fascism meaning (in my understanding) private ownership of business with government control.
2. George Bush beat John Kerry. Kerry losing goes in the good column, certainly. I will have a better idea if George Bush's winning is good or not in another 4 years. Of course, I think he's doing a fine job in the war on terror (including Iraq). I'm not optimistic about the following, however: government funding for Planned Parenthood, arts, education, etc.; amnesty for illegal aliens; and judges who strictly interpret the Constitution. If the last 4 years are any indication, I'm not sure things will go so well. We'll see. One thing is for sure: with Kerry's record and history, Bush should have beaten him by a LOT MORE than he did.
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