A Hint of What's Coming

Today I helped my mom vote an absentee ballot this rainy day. We decided to do this since she is in a wheelchair and was the first time I sent her to the Sangamon County Courthouse. Since I had to take her through the employee entrance, the only place a handicap person can go through, the security guard said we can just go on. Yesh, I should have brought in a water gun filled with red paint! The one advantage I got at the cost of signing several papers is a preview of our local ballot. The libertarian party is the ONLY third party group on the ballot. No Nader or anyone else. Of course we can write one in if we want, i.e. Micky Mouse. Oh, and while I was helping my mom vote, WAND, the ABC affiliate channel from neighboring Decatur, caught us on their camera and we were in their news.

The talk on the news of course is if a repeat of 2000 will occur. For the first time in our history, international observers will be involved! I don't know what will happen November 3rd, but we all fear a slew of law suits will follow and I won't be surprised if we won't know who won for at least a week... hopefully not any longer than that. There is also a number of reports of which the TV media promise to practice restraint on saying which state's electoral votes go where.

The other big news item is the bin Ladin tape. At least we know his is indeed alive. The news are zeroing in on a phrase he used which now believes to mean something important, his attempt to effect our election. Any state that gives its electoral votes to Kerry will not be attacked, those that give it to Bush will be. Although I am voting for neither, I guess I should be relived since Illinois is believed to be going to Kerry.

As of tonight, I say who freaking knows. A Democrat puts Kerry at 298, Bush 231 electoral votes. A Republican: Bush 286, Kerry 252. I have been trying to find an alternative and found this one, which leaves the toss up states a toss up: Bush 227, Kerry 207, and Toss Up 104.

Senate races: It is believed the Republicans will pick up a seat and perhaps more. However the Democrats does have a fighting chance in retaking the Senate. My state is going to give a seat to the Democrats. I got the most pathetic race in the nation! Our local Republicans are STUPID! The more interesting elections are in South Dakota (Senate minority leader may loose his seat!) and Louisiana where the Republican has a fighting chance to win the required 50% of the vote and leading by a wide margin, but could loose in a run off.

Finally something lighter. Here is some election omens! Also my request to all of my e-pals to elope with one of them to start a penguin breading career in Antarctica - the most peaceful continent on Earth - still stands.