got served

it's been a very long time since i posted and i'm pretty sure that most of you, if you are indeed still out there, are starved to death. a-political as i am (not), i have decided to use the outcome of the election as a segue into what i hope will be a cornucopia of postings (not of the political persuasion rest assured). going against emily post, and every other etiquette guru, who advises that politics, religion and sex are the three things that should never be discussed in public i will now plunge headlong into the fray. i voted for obama and let's face it, i would have preferred hilary; but a democrat is as a democrat does and so i can only hope for the best. as i explained it to my mother, a staunch republican who this year voted democratic, ("i did it for you" she said) what we've been given is a chance. she warned me that "you won't have bush to blame anymore so let's see what obama will do", and i replied (in an equally accusatory tone, "it'll take longer than one term to clean up what that backwards, %^%#$^#*&, idiotic, &**#$$(^(*)!!!, lying, &#%^$#^!!!^&#, divisive, poor excuse for a leader, waste of human flesh, (*%&%$#^$@!!!!!!, will be leaving us with". for reasons which may be obvious to you we don't usually discuss politics at home. my grandmother, also a lifelong republican who voted party lines this year again, felt like she had to go to bed early when it was clear that the landslide would be, as one senator put it, of tsunami proportions. the electoral vote count AND the majority choice! when i saw indiana, ohio, florida and georgia go blue i almost plotzed; but virginia? hot damn!!!virginia hadn't backed a democrat in over 40 years!!! let's face it, the country showed a unity unparalleled in recent history. the only things we have all agreed upon this way of late have been that the economy is down the shit-tube and bush sucks (anybody see the approval ratings lately? way to go dubbyuh!) well, all history setting rhetoric aside, let's pray that the obama presidency will be the one to keep us as inspired as we seem to be and united as we should be. if the new administration can't get us all to the table to turn things around, then we'll all be served.
HAIL TO THE CHIEF!

GOOD LUCK AND CONGRATULATIONS TO PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA

what's for dinner?

the political climate surrounding the upcoming election is forcing me to proselytize. and it ain't gonna be pretty. obama or mccain. the choice is horrendous and the choices are completely lacking. we deserve so much more, and all the time we are presented with less and less. inexperience and mis-representation. self-aggrandisement and lies. an appalling lack of respect and responsibility for the public which would be laughable if it wasn't so pitiful. pitiful for us, the american public. who time after time are forced to make choices between bad and worse, the frying pan and the fire. taking matters into our own hands is the only solution left. throughout history, politicians have taken advantage of their constituents and the political machine to further their own careers with little or no regard for those they purport to serve. in the most extreme of situations, the people have revolted. that's right, people. revolution. what i'm here to advocate is nothing less than civil disobedience. at dinner one night john's dad pointed out that when someone invites you to dinner, they generally give you at least a choice of foods which are appealing to you. for too long our choices at the political table have been not only un-appealing but completely un-palatable. we are forced to choose something that will not nourish us, and actually which will ultimately kill us. there are many of us at the table left hungry and starving for want of making that choice. it's time to create our own choices. take matters into our own hands. depose the despots and clear the way for public servants with all our better interests in mind. strength through unity, and unity through a faith in the good of all. become a part of the (r)evolution. set a different table, and eat hearty.