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filkertom ([personal profile] filkertom) wrote2008-02-18 10:26 am
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President's Day

Lincoln (actual birthday Feb. 12, 1809), Washington (actual reported birthday Feb. 22, 1732). It took 150 years and marketing savvy to lump them together so people can save money on washer-dryers.

Oh, and, Chimpy apparently refers to Washington as "the first George W." Nice.

Since I imagine most of you aren't actually "celebrating" this "holiday", what do you think of the presidential race at the moment? Try to be nice. I myself am leaning strongly towards Obama, with the hope that he adds Edwards to his ticket. I think John McCain is going to be shoved down our throats by the Corporate Media, and it's going to be necessary to point out time and again his inconsistencies and the fact that he wants to keep us in Iraq. I think Huckabee has lost whatever tiny smidge of cred he had with me by saying "running for office is sort of like being waterboarded". And I think that the Villagers, particularly William Kristol, are on another fuckin' planet, and I wish they'd stay there.

ETA: Picky, picky, picky, regarding Washington's birth date. ;)

[identity profile] filkertom.livejournal.com 2008-02-18 03:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Believe me, I understand the hope -- haven't felt this much since '92. But I want some policy, a lot of it, and Edwards has nearly everything I want.

[identity profile] joshuwain.livejournal.com 2008-02-18 03:56 pm (UTC)(link)
All too true. I was a big-time Edwards supporter ever since I met the gentleman in person while doing interviews for the paper back in the last election. He's honest, has good ideas on the environment and health care ... pretty much everything I want!

Obama is very inspiring and I'm really keeping my fingers crossed for what the world will look like this time next year!