House of Eratosthenes

1. Moderation is quite futile. People say they want it; they really don’t. McCain has been stabbed in the back by every single interest group, every single sect, every faction and sub-faction, with whom he ever compromised by “reaching across.” Had he compromised on his pro-life principles and compromised with the pro-death forces, he would’ve surely been stabbed in the back by them as well.

2. High-profile public figures can possess a powerful sex appeal and still win elections — if they’re male. So many have stepped forward to qualify their personal dislike for Sarah Palin; they’ve all done a thoroughly substandard job of this, clearly offering surface excuses for something strikingly different, churning away in the depths below. Seriously — has anyone, anywhere, been harboring long-standing animosity against women who go moose-hunting? Nope. This wasn’t about moose-hunting. In national politics, chicks can have one of the two: Frumpy or dead.

3. For some reason, people think the best about a vote cast in favor of a black guy against an old guy. I’d sure like to have someone explain that one to me. I’ve heard some frighteningly disgusting things about old people, from some of the Obama supporters I know.

4. People will flock, like moths to flame, to a way of showcasing some inner decency that is costless. Costless, meaningless, and insubstantial. I tremble for my country when I reflect that if people envisioned themselves as truly decent, such a gimmick would not be so attractive to so many of them.

5. When I visit the ocean, the salt air clears my head, makes it easier for me to think clearly. It would appear that when you actually live there, prolonged exposure induces the opposite effect.

6. Someone — PLEASE — explain to me where this notion came from that we have a problem with not enough people voting in this country. How’d that start? Who started it? And how, pray tell, did it catch on the way it did?

7. Coming-together is a nectar that satiates our appetites when we hunger for a logical plan. It is a more-than-adequate substitute…for the moment. Rather like having a fifth of vodka for dinner.

8. Democracy’s weakness is that a lot of people believe in it, only when it returns the results they wanted. It has too many fair-weather friends. This is ultimately what is going to kill it.

9. Some people love to feel oppressed, if the time is right for it. Obama’s infomercial showcased a family that’s having a tough time makin’ it…a family filled with children, in a huge house. The wife showed off the affection she has for her brood, with the etchings of her children in the rear window of her SUV. This fairly petite woman had to point up at the etchings in the window of the SUV. And the SUV…yeah, you guessed it, she was bitching about gas prices. We’re ready for a modern Rome-like fall, because we value empathy more highly than we value ingenuity. At least, today, we do.

10. Last but not least. We don’t think that highly of a temporary government. We’re ready for a king. And the very picture of the king we want, is the Wizard of Oz…the “pay no attention to the man behind the curtain” scene. In a popularity contest, transparency kills. We aren’t big fans of transparency. Making use of transparency means someone has to look. Looking means studying. Studying is work.

If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, it expects what never was and never will be. — Thomas Jefferson.

Closing with a repost of a clip. I’m going to call her “Ms. Election 2008,” because to me, that’s who she is. She is the symbol of this night. A little bit of hopenchange…and no necessity for critical thinking.

Hope someone sticks a microphone in her face again when she finds herself having to pay for gas and mortgage after January 20.

Good stuff Morgan, damn fine.
- tim | 11/05/2008 @ 09:37

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Lessons from the 2008 ElectionTuesday, November 4th, 2008

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Tuesday, November 4th, 2008