Counting Sheep

It’s been a while since I updated, mainly because it’s been a crazy few weeks personally, and rather unexciting politically.  This blog isn’t dead yet, though — maybe just in hibernation.

When I get a reliably-working computer put back together again, and get caught up on work, and get over my cold, and get past the holidays, etc., I’ll get back to writing.

Hillary-as-SoS is about all I’ve even thought about discussing lately, but there just wasn’t time (or enough interest to make time).  On that note, though, I think (1) it’s obvious this was the deal in advance (i.e., she concedes in the primary, he names her SoS); (2) it’s probably a good move for her; (3) it’s probably a bad move for Obama; and (4), 3 and 4 are because for all practical purposes the position of Secretary of State is far more important than Vice President even if it is more subordinate to the President (at least in theory).

Anyway, if I’m not back before the end of the holidays, I will almost definitely be back around the New Year, and I wish all of you joyful holidays of whatever type you celebrate

Now that the hectic pace of the election has slowed down I will probably be posting somewhat less frequently.

Although I occasionally try to provide content that isn’t (easily) available elsewhere — such as my post on Biden’s gaffes and lies and my analysis of the first Palin ethics report — this blog is mainly my soapbox to stand on and give my opinions.  I try to avoid ‘me-too’ type posts, so I usually only write when both a topic catches my interest and I feel that I have something to say that hasn’t been said elsewhere a dozen times already.

I mentioned before that I am willing to give Obama the benefit of the doubt, and part of that involves not nitpicking everything he or his surrogates says over the next few weeks, waiting instead for something substantive to discuss.  I will also probably post more non-political content now that the election is not eclipsing my interest in technology news and  current events.

I will still be blogging, but more likely at a rate of one post a week than several posts a day, like I was doing for a while.

Since 1936, with the lone exception of 2004, if the Redskins won their last home game before Election Day the incumbent party won the presidency.  If they lost, the incumbent party lost.

Playing at home Monday night, Election Day-eve, the Redskins lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers 23-6.

The ‘Redskins rule‘ is now 94.8% accurate in predicting the winner of the presidential election.  I don’t think there are any political pollsters that can claim that kind of record.

As I’ve mentioned before, I think the only way an Obama presidency could be successful was if he became a lying weasel that has only one guiding light — opinion polls.  Kind of like Bill Clinton, who may have disgraced the office of president but, in some ways, did more to advance conservatives ideals like free markets than his successor.

Whatever may come, however, there are some good things about an Obama win.  None of them, individually or in the aggregate, were good reasons to vote for him (although many did just that, I am sure), but they are a consolation prize:

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McCain conceded shortly after 11 eastern time, but I was already heating up my helping of crow.

Congratulations and good luck to Obama, and I’ll put some of that crow in the freezer to hopefully eat in a few years if his presidency is actually successful and beneficial to this country.

I hope he gives a hearty thank you to Secretary Paulson and Rep. Pelosi — Paulson for transforming a difficult financial situation into a full-blown panic, and Pelosi for sabotaging the first bailout bill with her poisonously partisan speech, thereby undermining McCain’s work on pushing the compromise.

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I am not going to be linking the dozens or hundreds of election-related stories that will be breaking today — I’ll leave that to Drudge, Google News, etc.  However, I wanted to share an incident that just happened.

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