Post-election wrap-up

Nothing/No one I voted for yesterday won, well, except for the decriminalization of marijuana. So, at least I can drown out my political sorrows with some whackytabacky. I kid (maybe). I did vote for John McCain but note that my vote was not a vote against Obama. My political views are much more aligned with [...]

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Presidential Election anecdotes

Today is Election Day (duh) and it also marks the third time I have voted in a Presidential Election. The first Presidential Election I can remember was 1988. My very old fourth grade teacher told our class she was voting for George Bush because she thought Dan Quayle was “soooooo handsome.” The only other thing [...]

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A nine-year-old’s perspective on the presidential election

As we drove to Wakefield for fireworks the other night, my boyfriend, his son, and I started discussing the history of the Fourth, such as the Declaration of Independence, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson. Out of the blue, the kid asks who we want to win the upcoming presidential election. “John McCain, I guess,” I [...]

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