A Ray of Sunshine

This is a really weird election night. I’ve got this strange feeling that I can’t put my finger on. It’s not like envy, or even hungry. It sort of like funny, that’s not it because I never feel that way on election nights. For lack of a better term, let’s call it “happiness”.

So what’s got me celebrating? Well, Democratic candidate John Corzine won a nasty campaign for governor of New Jersey, Democrat Tim Kaine won the governorship of the ultra-red state of Virgina, every member of the creationist-packed school board of Dover, PA was swept out of office, a blantantly homophobic ballot initiative in Maine was defeated, and the current trends are pointing towards a resounding “NO” on every ballot proposition in California (73 & 75 will be squeakers, but I’d be shocked if the unreported ballot in Los Angeles county have any good news for the GOP).

Is this what it feels like when the good guys win?


posted by greg on November 8, 2005 @ 9:47 pm

5 comments

  1. Damned straight. Now we just have to figure out how to make Schwarzenneger pay us back. A check made out to the Department of Education would do nicely.

    Comment by ZombieOne — November 8, 2005 @ 10:59 pm

  2. Unfortunately all is not sunshine. We just need to took to the great state of Texas to see that the voters have approved a Constitutional ban on gay marrige! In addition, the newly elected gov of Virginia, loudly flaunts his religion.

    Comment by BigAl — November 9, 2005 @ 10:33 am

  3. We just need to took to the great state of Texas to see that the voters have approved a Constitutional ban on gay marrige!

    Those “defending marriage” initiatives pass so easily, defeating them in states like Texas is damn near impossible. You’re right that this sucks, but it was never something I expected to see defeated.

    In addition, the newly elected gov of Virginia, loudly flaunts his religion.

    Now let’s take a step back here. Is Kaine a theocrat or just a guy who’s comfortable talking about god? I’m an atheist to the core and I think Democrats could stand to inject a little faith on the stump. The question isn’t whether or not someone “flaunts” their beliefs, but how those beliefs affect the way they govern.

    I was pissed earlier this year when the Dems in the Senate choe pro-life Harry Reid to be their leader, but he’s proven his commitment to progressive values over and over again. I didn’t pay attention to the VA governor race, but I’m willing to give Kaine the benefit of the doubt for now.

    Comment by greg — November 9, 2005 @ 11:15 am

  4. I quoted and linked back to this post.

    Comment by Deborah White — November 9, 2005 @ 12:26 pm

  5. I don’t expect much that is good to come out of Texas, at least in politics. The rest of the news that I’ve heard has been good, but lets not get arrogant or trumpet to the heavens about a trend. Let’s just call it a start.

    Comment by Kamachanda — November 9, 2005 @ 5:22 pm

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