Long lines and inefficient old people in charge must mean it’s election day
Seriously, do they get anyone under the age of 80 to work at a voting location? They need that long-haired, fast kid who operates the cash register at Kroger in Alcoa. He’s fast.
I voted today. Some notes:
The line was long and slow-moving. At least 20 people came in to vote, saw the line, then turned around and left. What? You don’t expect busy people to wait around for the democratic process, do ya? Hopefully, they planned on coming back later.
Republicans were sleeping in. I got there at 8am and there were Bredesen signs and some old hippie holding signs for Harold Ford, Jr. at the parking lot entrance. Not a single Republican sign to be seen.
No exit polling.
I entertained myself in line by trying to guess who would vote for the constitutional ban on gay marriage.
The wife had asked me who I was voting for in the Senate. I told her I didn’t know and that I might write her name in. She said Please don’t. I’m busy.
How I voted:
No on the gay marriage ban.
No on special tax privileges for old people.
Governor: Phil Bredesen. Despite past reservations about a lame duck governor, I think he did a good job.
House: Jimmy Duncan
Senate: **drumroll** Bo Heyward. I did so not because I think Bo is a stellar candidate nor do I think my ideals line up with his (not even close). I did it because the Republicans fielded a terrible candidate. So, yeah, I threw my vote away to teach the stupid party a lesson.
I still bet one beer that Bob Corker will win this election. Offer not valid after 8pm.
November 7th, 2006 at 11:29 am
I’d take you up on the bet but you’d likely win, and in any event, you’ve already bet a lot more than a beer on Corker’s victory. You’ve bet the Second Amendment, the takings clause, and any other hopes of a Supreme Court dedicated to the rule of law rather than the rule of lawyers.
November 7th, 2006 at 11:38 am
You are the stupid one. Goodbye
November 7th, 2006 at 11:48 am
Xrlq, I bet that every year. So far, I’m losing.
Dan, try some thing of substance.
November 7th, 2006 at 12:13 pm
Losing a bet is one thing. Deliberately playing to lose is another. A vote for any Democrat in the Senate is a vote to bork any Supreme Court nominee worth appointing in the first place.
November 7th, 2006 at 12:47 pm
OK how about this. It’s highly likely that one or more Supreme Court justices will retire after the elction. Control of the Senate is imperative to nominating someone who will interperet the constitution instead of making things up. We also face a dangerous world where victory is not an option. I just can’t imagine throwing my vote away in this environment. I’m pissed at the Republicans, but electing democrats is not the answer.
November 7th, 2006 at 12:52 pm
Unfortunately, Dan, not holding the republicans to account in either the primary or general will not get them to unstupid themselves.
As I said, I’m quite confident Corker will win. Perhaps if I thought he wouldn’t, I may have voted for him. But i’d have held my nose and carried a vomit bag.
November 7th, 2006 at 12:54 pm
Key phrase: in … the primary. That’s the time to unstupid a party. That having failed, we’re now stuck with a choice between the occasionally stupid party and the consistently bad one which, in the case of the courts, will continue to produce bad results long after they elected portion of that party loses power.
November 7th, 2006 at 2:47 pm
I also voted for Bo Heyward, an independent who calls himself “a conservative without a party”. I would have voted for Ed Bryant had he been the Republican candidate. I contacted Corker’s web-site where it said, “Contact Us” and asked him issue questions. But he didn’t bother replying to try and earn my vote. Neither did Ford reply to the same questions.
My vote is not automatic to the Republican because I’m a conservative; one who wants to conserve the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Even Harold Ford Jr. had a “B” rating with American for Better Immigration (to stop illegal immigration and have no amnesty) than the “C” by Alexander and the “D” by retiring Bill Frist. Party label means NOTHING!! Ford recently quoted 4th Disrtice Democratic Congressman, Lincoln Davis saying “Republicans fear the LORD, but Democrats fear AND love the LORD.” And IF Ford had the voting record of Davis, I’d be voting for him.
November 7th, 2006 at 3:13 pm
[…] If you’re a Tennessee Conservative, isn’t it time you were represented by a real conservative? Isn’t it time you voted for Bo Heyward? Literally ones of reluctanct conservatives can’t be wrong! […]
November 7th, 2006 at 4:22 pm
As I said, I’m quite confident Corker will win. Perhaps if I thought he wouldn’t, I may have voted for him. But i’d have held my nose and carried a vomit bag.
Tempting, but the margin is too thin for me to take the chance. I have my motion sickness bag, a lot of Kleenex, and some Pepto, I am ready to vote. Sorry Harry Reid, no soup for you.
November 8th, 2006 at 11:22 pm
#9:
Sorry Harry Reid, no soup for you.
I’d start working on that beef stock if I were you… 🙂
November 9th, 2006 at 9:55 am
I’d start working on that beef stock if I were you…
Today’s soup special:
Nine bean soup