Adventures in Mamboland
"Jazz Fish, a saxophone playing wanderer, finds himself in Mamboland at a critical phase in his life." --Howie Green, on his book Jazz Fish Zen
Yeah. That sounds about right.
Yeah. That sounds about right.
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Date: 2011-05-05 07:57 pm (UTC)Obviously there were other factors, but I think that was a significant factor in the 2010 election - sure the Republicans drove the country into the ditch, but at least you felt like there was someone behind the steering wheel. Despite having had Congress more or less handed to them on a platter in 2008, it felt like we were careening down the road without a driver.
The Canadian election really had some surreal moments that almost make the US look sane. Michelle Rempel's easy election despite having been replaced in a debate with a potted plant and a website that might as well have read "Lorem ipsum.." on the one side and Ruth Ellen Brousseau on the other.
The again, Montgomery county kicked out Boucher after a long and effective career of getting funding for the area in favor of someone who's platform seemed to consist of "I sure do hate that Obama fellow and the gays and love the unborn babies."