It is very important now not to minimize the horror of what happened in the soupy election of yesterday. This so-called election was a concoction of bombast, money, and the worst election "coverage" by the press since the fall of 1984. (The autumn of 2000 is a close runner-up.)
In keeping with my promise here to provide hope and inspiration I offer the following facts.
1. Tom Corbett, said to be simply a really bad governor, was defeated.
2. Former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown was defeated in a bid to become the newest Senator from Massachusetts.
3. The minimum wage was raised in four Republican-led states
4. Amendments putting "personhood" at the moment of conception were rejected.*
There are many other bright spots including, Democratic governor victories in two of the largest states: California, and New York. The election of the great Cory Booker in New Jersey (U.S. Senate), among others.
There will be time soon to begin to analyze this overall disaster once all the facts are in. For now, perhaps the greatest silver lining of all is the seeing so clearly how money has corrupted our entire process and how the democracy has been seriously weakened.
A Salon article is linked below.
Please ignore, if possible, the claim that legalizing marijuana -- a drug with known major health affects -- is "progressive." It is nothing of the sort.
Items of Good News From Last Night According to Salon
* The Musical Patriot, while not truly liking abortion, believes it is not the government's right to interfere in this kind of family decision.
N.B. I'll try to have more data on the dangers of marijuana soon.
In keeping with my promise here to provide hope and inspiration I offer the following facts.
1. Tom Corbett, said to be simply a really bad governor, was defeated.
2. Former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown was defeated in a bid to become the newest Senator from Massachusetts.
3. The minimum wage was raised in four Republican-led states
4. Amendments putting "personhood" at the moment of conception were rejected.*
There are many other bright spots including, Democratic governor victories in two of the largest states: California, and New York. The election of the great Cory Booker in New Jersey (U.S. Senate), among others.
There will be time soon to begin to analyze this overall disaster once all the facts are in. For now, perhaps the greatest silver lining of all is the seeing so clearly how money has corrupted our entire process and how the democracy has been seriously weakened.
A Salon article is linked below.
Please ignore, if possible, the claim that legalizing marijuana -- a drug with known major health affects -- is "progressive." It is nothing of the sort.
Items of Good News From Last Night According to Salon
* The Musical Patriot, while not truly liking abortion, believes it is not the government's right to interfere in this kind of family decision.
N.B. I'll try to have more data on the dangers of marijuana soon.
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