I think I’ve mentioned to you all before that I’m managing five four Enterprise Software implementation projects, four three of which are scheduled to launch by the end of this month. If ever I’ve been close to my (genetically almost inevitable) heart attack I’ve dreaded since my teens, this is probably the closest I’ve been.
So, in the fourteen to sixteen hour days I’ve been forced to work (and shall continue to work until the weekend of the 4th of July), I haven’t had any time to blog. I mean none. Hell, I’m surprised I remember the HTML tags to use while writing, to tell you the truth.
I suppose the first order of business is congratulations to Barack Obama and his campaign for sealing up the Democratic nomination for president. It’s impossible to argue that he didn’t earn it, given the manner he out-organized Hillary Clinton in the caucus states, and organization is, after all, a trait we should all desire in a president. It’ll be no shock to you all that I’m not terribly pleased with the result of the Democratic primaries, but them’s the breaks. We have a nominee, and given the uphill battle the Republicans face this year, it’s likely we’re going to have our nation’s first black president in January of next year.
No paeans to Hillary Clinton here, either. I don’t fall in love with candidates, so I’m not going to agonize over her defeat, any more than I’m going to fall into fits of elation over Obama’s victory. Going forward, this is an Obama / McCain fight, and since I don’t love either candidate, it’s going to be a general election rich in blog fodder. McCain’s and Obama’s supporters are liable to hate me before it’s over, although I promise to do my best to point out each candidate’s better moments as well.
In short, once I claim my own victory at work this month, I’ll be back to blogging much more frequently, and it’s not going to be any less confusing for partisans of either stripe around here.
In the meantime, here’s an “open thread”. Discussion fodder:
That’s Obama strong-arming Joe Lieberman into a corner yesterday. The netroots are McLovin’ it.
That’s John McCain, giving Obama’s campaign some ready made footage for their next commercial.
Filed under: Barack Obama, Blogging, Democrats, Election 2008, Politics, Republicans
Look forward to it, Joe. Good luck in your day (and into the evening) job!
Thanks, bro. And before you start, the answer is yes. :-)
I’m voting for Obama in the fall.
“I’m voting for Obama in the fall.”
Joe, it must really give you a warm feeling inside to know that you are working so hard so that people who don’t work as hard can enjoy the fruits of your labors.
And since this is an open thread, I wonder what Obama’s stance on meeting with Iran is today? It seems to change daily.
Let the games begin! *wink*
Believe me, Red, this is going to be the most painful vote I’ve made in my life.
I spent a lot of years voting for Republicans because I thought they had the best prescription for what ailed us, and they rewarded me with what? A goat rope of an administration that squandered every bit of credibility we conservatives worked so hard to earn for the GOP. On top of it, they spit in my face with gobs of Harriet Meirs, Alberto Gonzalez, and “Comprehensive Immigration Reform”.
I can’t say I support Obama — Frankly I don’t, and my writing here will probably continue to show it. I’ve mentioned before, though, that I understand how two-party politics works…If Obama loses in the fall, maybe this time the Democrats will realize they’re jumping off a cliff in a leftward direction. If not, they’ll certainly realize it when the guy becomes a one-term wonder like Jimmy Carter, and shifts the country rightward for another thirty years.
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“Believe me, Red, this is going to be the most painful vote I’ve made in my life.”
I hear ya, Joe. This will be one of the most painful votes I have ever cast, too. However, like you, I understand how two-party politics works…
…which is why I will be voting for John McCain in November. Because if I sit out or write someone in, that is as good as voting for Obama. Especially being in California.
Yeah, I’ve never been of a mind in the General Election to sit out or write someone in (although I have certainly made a few write-in primary votes in my time :-)
It seems like a waste to me, given how precious a vote is.