Political Hangover

[ship_go_boom]

Great googly moogly, I'm tired.  This may have more to do with theatre crunchtime than with the election frenzy, but the fact still stands.  (And I've just realized that despite my involvement in SOAP and suchlike, I managed to not to say a word about it in this blog.  Must fix this.)  I went out and picketed for about an hour yesterday afternoon (I had a "People of Faith Vote NO" sign out on Veterans Parkway), and was pleased to see more thumbs up than middle fingers (a few rounds of whoops and applause, as well), which made the whole experience very rewarding.  Plus, I feel more justified in being bummed about election results since I've done a bit to try and influence them.  As readers in the U.S, are likely aware, Democrats took the house, which makes me happy, as does Arizona deflecting the Marriage Amendment.  Wisconsin's version of said amendment, however, went through (the swing vote swung the wrong way).  I plan to keep wearing my "Vote No" pin and bracelet for a week out of mourning (true devotion - the bracelet may be classic red, white & blue and kind of pretty, but the pin is blue & orange and ugly as hell...).

On the bright side, Rumsfeld stepped down.  Yay!  Although it did produce this quote from Dubya, which I found in the LA Times: "To our enemies, do not be joyful," Bush said. "Do not confuse the workings of our democracy with our will."  Umm... what?  ::is confused::  Can anyone make sense of that sentence for me, please?  Also, I won't be surprised if that phrase makes it to Newsweek's Perspectives.

In other news, Antigone seems to be shaping up fairly well, with opening night on Friday.  I'm still having a great time, but honestly?  I'm going to be very happy when it's all over and I can sleep for a week.  ::collapses::

Comments

[lyr]

I'm a little bummed about my local politics, too. But still! The national stuff makes me feel a lot better. Rumsfeld's resignation alone will keep on making me happy for days. And no, I have no idea what the hell that Bush quote means, either. Because hey, isn't democracy supposed to be run according to the will of the people? Of course, I can see why Bush might be confused on that point, since he doesn't seem to think that's what democracy means at all.

Also, good luck with Antigone's opening night!

[ravenwings-7.livejournal.com]

Dubya: the man who should have been a talk show host, but became president instead. Yeek.

Thanks for the luck, I'm going to need it. The preview last night went well, but I mysteriously lost one of my ever-present necklaces and am hoping that's not an omen...

...I've just realized that I never responded to you last comment here. Sorry! Your thoughts were appreciated.