Definitely.

There's been a lot of hope among libertarians, objectivists, and the more sane branch of the Republican party that the upcoming defeat will lead to a period of soul-searching, from which they'll re-emerge as a rational alternative to the left - that is, they tell the religious nuts to fuck off to the Constitution Party, leaving a more secular party with a clear set of principles: limited government, individual freedom (in both social and economic areas), and a strong national defense.

I somehow doubt that this will happen, however. They're already setting up a huge blame-game. When they lose tomorrow, you can expect to hear lots of cries that the election was stolen, that the liberal media lied to everyone, it was a conspiracy, and blah blah blah. I imagine that there will be few, if any, serious discussions about how the party strayed from the ideals that drew people to it in the first place.

I think that over the next few years, we can expect the Republican party to be smaller, more bitter, more hateful, and pandering even more to the religious right. The Democrats are expected to pick up 6 or 7 seats in the Senate. Most of the Republican seats that are going to be lost are held by moderates. The religious extremists are going to be all that's left. The situation in the House is similar.

I hope I'm wrong.

-- Edited by john31584 at 19:24, 2008-11-03

Did you hear that Obama is a secret Muslim and is not a U.S. citizen? My aunt just sent me an email about it! It must be true!

I also heard from a guy at work that he has to strangle a kitten while his wife reads aloud the Arabic translation of the Communist Manifesto in order to have an orgasm! Who is this man?

Seriously, though, the fact that the focus of the campaign has been on ridiculous rumors rather than policy shows how bankrupt both parties have become.

On a less bright note, the Democrats' answer to "if you vote for Obama you're an America-hating communist" has emerged as "If you don't vote for Obama, you're a racist".

What fun times we live in!

I haven't talked to my grandparents about the election. I know they're voting for McCain, though. They're not racist, they're just die-hard oldschool Republicans. They're not at all religious, and they haven't expressed any hostility to gay rights or abortion rights. And yet, they'd vote for Genghis Kahn if he ran as a Republican.

I actually tend to think their politics are far more rational than my parents' (especially my mom) who vote for Democrats then complain that their taxes are too high.

My grandfather is a really rad guy. It's really sad to see his health failing the way it is. He fought at Normandy, and some major winter campaign in WWII. I forget which one.

I think he may also have killed Hitler.

-- Edited by john31584 at 20:11, 2008-11-03

What will he do to bolster our dwindling supplies of Ensure and Goldbond Medicated Powder?

john31584 wrote:

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What will he do to bolster our dwindling supplies of Ensure and Goldbond Medicated Powder?

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nut-crust-dust aside, who needs ensure when there will be tax write-offs available for KFC and colt 45?

don't blame me blah blah blah kodos

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAnd
They're off

So I went in, and they didn't have an option for write in or none of the above for President, so I voted Barr.