Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Liberty & Union

Primary Day 2014 saw your humble narrator vote in a non-competitive race for governor, a non-competitive race for federal senator, a non-competitive race for state senator, & for a ballot initiative against which there was no organized opposition. By "non-competitive" I do not mean that the races were landslides, but that there was only one candidate listed on the relevant partisan side of the ballot, & no organized write-in campaign. The fall's races for governor & federal senator look like they will go down to the wire. A close defeat would be an improvement in the senate race, where incumbents are routinely re-elected by wide margins; this race is for an open seat, betwixt a congressman on the Democratic ticket & a former secretary of state on the Republican ticket. 'Twas a sleepy, lazy election day, as I voted an hour before the polls closed & was Voter № 225; elsewhere in Grand Blanc, Mrs. Blinky reported on the FaceSpace that even later in the day she was № 79 at her polling place. Non-competitive primaries & low voter turnout, a snapshot of democracy in America.

The Rebel Black Dot Song of the Day
John Newman, "Love Me Again" via iTunes (T.L.A.M.)

Commentary: An explanation, in light of my repeated statements, regarding "Weird Al's" Mandatory Fun, that I am disconnected from popular music: I know "Love Me Again" from television, adverts for Suits on the U.S.A. Network. It sticks in the head, regardless of whether one likes the tune.

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