post-election

I really don't want to go to some of my classes today. There is going to be an inproportionate amount of gloating from the crazies on the left and probably from the teachers too. Still, I'm not too disappointed in the overall outcome.

- Stephen Colbert on the New York Post headline "Good Noose" about Saddam's verdict: "I personally would have gone with 'Aww, SNAP!'"

- Michigan: Devos lost, which is too bad, because Granholm isn't doing anything for the state. However, the big proposals went the conservative way; most importantly, the ban on affirmative action past. That will take some of the wind out of the bags that attend CMU.

- Republicans lost the House and the Senate is still being decided. Ouch. McCain had it right, though. You can't spend as much as they spent and still call yourselves fiscal conservatives. Hopefully they learn from this, and start being true conservatives again.

- Studio 60 is getting harder and harder to watch. Still has good writing, but as much as anti-right-wing (double hyphen? that can't be right..) propaganda doesn't bother me, Sorkin's continual bashing of people who go to church is getting repetitive and heavy-handed. It's too bad, because there was a decent thing going on there. NBC says that it hasn't been axed yet and is still profitable enough keep it. If it makes it to a second season, Sorkin' going to have to find something else to focus on.

- Patriots lost to the Colts. I was pleased. Still waiting for Simmons to write his article about it.

- Just came from one class. This day could turn out better than I expected. Apparently, the affirmative action ban is crushing the spirits of liberals all around. I'm actually gleeful. As I said before, I didn't care so much if Republicans won, but that Dems lost. The Dems won, largely, but things like this make my day. I was having a hard time not giggling earlier when they were lamenting the ban.

- Still, South Dakota failed to pass it's heavy abortion ban, and Santorum was defeated. I liked him; he's like the poster boy for everything the teachers at CMU hate. The professor was giddy about his defeat. I hope he runs again in two years.

- This is fantastic! http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/blratherisms.htm