Politics

Yeah, yeah, yeah... It's been a while since I last posted to this blog. So what.

Here's my thought of the day: If Obama does not win the presidency, it's going to cause an even bigger problem in America than the problems we already have. I can only think of ONE valid reason for Obama to loose in November. This would be an October surprise... and it would have to be a good one to make MANY, MANY people choose to either not vote or to vote for another candidate.

This is my prophecy: 286/252... Obama wins, taking the west coast, New England, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Colorado and the upper mid-west (MN, WS, IL, MI, IA). Oh... and he takes Virginia. Yeah, that's what I said. Virginia votes for a (half) black president.

Screw Ohio and Florida, those electoral miscreants. You can keep your 47 electoral votes. For all I care, Florida can succeed and join Cuba. Puerto Rico can go, too...

But... Here's my nightmare. Imagine this: Election night... Electoral votes are split 269/269. (yeah, it actually could happen... as above minus Virgina and New Hampshire). Now, image a deadlocked Senate (ok, that's not too hard, huh?). Then the House votes Palin as the next VP.... and since the Senate is deadlocked, deciding the next president... well, well, well... Palin then becomes the 'acting' president of the United States.

Fuck me.

Granted, even the seriously right wing pigeons are now coming to the conclusion that Palin is nothing but hot air... Ok, perhaps luke warm air, I dunno. Talk about 'dumb as a box of rocks', man, this chick is one pebble rolling around inside. I mean, couldn't you just see Katie Couric thinking, "Shit! I should run for VP. I'm more qualified than this lady."

Granted, this may be a Lou Dobbs moment but I know illegal immigrants who are more qualified on foreign affairs than Palin is! (Well, they come from another country!!!).

Ok, so... main point. If Obama is not elected and we have anything (and I mean anything) like the BS we had in Florida/2000 or Ohio/2004, you're going to have a riot on your hands. I'm talking PISSED OFF BLACK PEOPLE. You remember Rodney King? Now imagine that nationwide. Ok, perhaps not Montana. How many black people are there in Montana, anyway?

Here's a picture: Oakland, L.A., Denver, Chicago, Atlanta, New Orleans, New York, Washington, Baltimore and Boston... all on fire. Imagine gangs of angry, young black men roving the deep south stringing up anyone who they think is a Republican.

Imagine Rwanda.

And this is what will happen if the Republican machine decides to play the corrupt, unethical, dare I mention illegal games they played in Florida and Ohio which gave us Bush, which led to two wars, a disaster of an economy, a surplus-turned-deficit and a world where our government has further and further isolated us from our friends and allies.

Republicans: This is not a warning. This is not a threat. It is not even a promise.

It's a fucking prophecy.