Apocalyptic Sky Not Included

Pic: Steel plant in Hamilton Harbour, with Deadly Aura of Darkness

We did the nose… and the hat. But she’s still a witch! Yeah, I darkened the sky a bit. It was a very nondescript pale blue, before. And this photo is more germane to my topic, which is…

POLITICS!!!!11!1!!

Okay, so if you’ve read any of my politics posts lately, you know that I’m highly disillusioned with the Republicans, but not much more fond of the Democrats. The whole partisan system is deeply flawed. But there is fun, exciting light on the horizon. This interesting and contentious race might (you know, slim possibility) lead to…

Last-minute Republican Candidate Switch!

Good for America? Probably not¹. Entertaining? Hell, yes! Sadly, some pundits’ predictions of a major split in the Democratic party² will probably not play out, now that things have been resolved (relatively) peacefully. But I can still hope. This country needs a viable, enduring third party that can repeatedly threaten the power bases of the existing two. Maybe Ron Paul and his buddies can get something started with their Constitutionalness, but numbers-wise, they’re looking a little like Ross Perot a few elections ago. So, I was excited at the thought of the Democrats splitting down the middle, in a year when they were on top of the presidential race.

alas, it is not to be. Sigh.

1. it really depends on who they pick, but anyone who cozies up to Bush ’s more bellicose and/or anticonstitutional policies is not getting my vote [↩]
2. sorry; couldn’t find a link; last time I saw a reference to this particular prediction was a couple of months ago, when Hillary seemed to have a chance [↩]