not kinky

Today was big victory for the democratic party in the US, they have now won the majority of the seats in the House and there is one final race in the Senate that is yet undecided. If they win this, that means that the Dems hold the majority in both branches of the government. Basically, it means that Bush has been sent a clear message that he's not doing a great job.

Sadly, the Texas gubernatorial race went to the incumbent Republican candidate. It was a memorable election year because there were two independent candidates running for govenor in addition to the two main parties.

Kinky Friedman, one of the independents, is a somewhat infamous musician, writer of mysteries and overall cut up. His platform was primarily based on the fact that he is not a politician and that he would be able to do a better job because of this. I would have voted for him, but sadly, my absentee ballot did not arrive here until last Saturday afternoon. Even if I had mailed it first thing Monday, it would not have made it back to the US in time to be counted. Yes, I could have paid to FedEx my ballot in, but without a steady income, I wasn't really prepared to spend the money. I have been assessed a poll tax of sorts.

Due to this I was a bit despondent about the elections in general. I have always voted and consider it an honor and a duty. You can imagine how happy I was to wake up and find that even without my vote, the US is making a change. I just hope it's for the better.