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clevermanka) wrote2006-11-08 09:37 am
clevermanka) wrote2006-11-08 09:37 am
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First, wow Kansas voted blue for the first time in a loooooong time. Today is a far cry from how I felt after the last election day. 'Bye-bye, Mr. Klein, Mr. Ryun. Please let the door hit you on the ass on your way out. Hard. I'm pleased as punch for all of us, and I'm especially happy for ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
tmseay, who worked so very hard for this for about as long as I've known him. I would like to join auroraceleste, however, in cautioning against too much optimism. Her post on the issue is f-locked, so I'll paraphrase here: Change was a key phrase for this election--but lasting change must happen slowly. Getting hopes up too high for fast, effective change is just setting the Dems up for failure and will lead to their demise when the 2008 presidential election rolls around. I hope people realize that, or we're gonna be even more fucked than we are now.
In lighter news: Making paper waterproof--and writable. My only concern is that everyone and their dog will use it, thus adding to our landfill problem. But it would be a terrific boon to libraries.
tmseay, who worked so very hard for this for about as long as I've known him. I would like to join auroraceleste, however, in cautioning against too much optimism. Her post on the issue is f-locked, so I'll paraphrase here: Change was a key phrase for this election--but lasting change must happen slowly. Getting hopes up too high for fast, effective change is just setting the Dems up for failure and will lead to their demise when the 2008 presidential election rolls around. I hope people realize that, or we're gonna be even more fucked than we are now.In lighter news: Making paper waterproof--and writable. My only concern is that everyone and their dog will use it, thus adding to our landfill problem. But it would be a terrific boon to libraries.