In times of old, The Furies protected Mother Right. If a mother (or any woman) was harmed, The Furies swooped down and took their vengeance. They were one of the last vestiges of a world that existed before the patriarchy. When we feel righteous anger, it is The Furies who are calling out to us to make what is wrong right again.

Tuesday, October 26, 2004

Holy Crap! 

Thus was Mario's response when I told him that The American Conservative was endorsing John Kerry.

Here's a story a friend of mine who used to be Republican told me. (Now think back to the days when being on "opposite sides of the aisle" did not make you enemies. My college roommate was a Republican.) Anyway, this friend, who is a librarian in Oregon, was being taunted by a patron as she was leaving the building. An elderly man was telling her that Kerry was a liar and a cheat who didn't deserve his medals. My friend said, "You're saying Kerry didn't bleed enough for his medals?" "Exactly," the man said. "So are you are also then saying that all those World War II veterans who got purple hearts didn't bleed enough for their medals either? Because Kerry didn't give himself the medals, an independent nonpolitical group gave them to him!" That stopped the man, so my friend went on to say, "I was a Republican for a long time, but I would never vote for George W. Bush. He's a criminal!" And she walked away.

I voted. I filled out my ballot, and it's sitting on my stairs. I'm not confident about turning it in because the county auditor is a Republican who is also the campaign manager for one of the candidates for commissioner. (The county auditor is an elected post.) That seems like quite a conflict of interest. However, I talked to someone else in the county who is also an elected official (of a different party), who said not to worry because since it is a partisan office the auditor is obligated to support his party's activities outside of work. I trust her. But it still seems odd. Why are they elected offices?

Here's an interesting article. The writer urges us to chill out about the polls. (I pay absolutely no heed to them. Kerry in a landslide!) Since 1976, 86% of the undecided voters have gone with the challenger. So there you have it.



Posted by: Kim Antieau / 10/26/2004 08:56:00 AM
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