And the results are in! Obama wins the presidency, Austin loses millions in a sales tax subsidy, California loses gay marriages, San Francisco loses its last chance to name a sewage treatment center after George W., Minnesota may or may not gain a comedian for a senator (still to be decided!), and Alaska elects a corrupt convicted felon for senator. That last point is particularly disturbing and indicative of how messed up politics are, IMHO. Alaskans voted for Ted Stevens because they thought he did such a great job; unfortunately, this really just means they like how he appropriates national funds for Alaskan pork-and-barrel projects such as the infamous "Bridge to Nowhere". In short: they disapprove of how he corruptly abuses his political power to funnel money to himself, but this is counter-balanced by how he corruptly abuses his political power to funnel money to the state of Alaska.I've been trying to stay on top of politics this election cycle, partially because I've irresponsibly shirked past elections entirely. I started by monitoring the bipartisan politico.com, then I started watching realclearpolitics.com and fivethirtyeight.com, but finally, I just started reading the very-trashy very-unPC but highly amusing wonkette.com. Unfortunately, I can't really say that I'm off any better for all the effort. :-)
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