skippy the bush kangaroo: don't cry for me, ol' joe-nertia, or, no lament for lamont

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

don't cry for me, ol' joe-nertia, or, no lament for lamont

we were running around blogtopia (yes! we coined that phrase!) last week posting comments on various blogs, scolding people for being down in the dumps because ned lamont wasn't ahead in the polls after his primary win.

we cajoled people, reminding them that the goldwater contingent worked 40 years before they got control of the world (an aside: and look what they did with it!), so for bloggers and commentors to keen and rent their garments in mourning just because lamont wasn't automatically crowned the king of all politics after the primary was ridiculous. it's a long hard road ahead of us, and it takes work, work, and more work to get our world view of equality for all, fairness in government and media, and one person one vote to permeate the political landscape.

and, lo and behold, all things come to he who waits and works while he waits. the latest arg poll:

joe lieberman and ned lamont are in a statistical tie in the race for united states senate in connecticut according to the latest survey from the american research group. among likely voters in november, 44% say they would vote for lieberman, 42% say they would vote for lamont, 3% say they would vote for alan schlesinger, and 11% are undecided.

you heard it. lieberman and lamont are tied. stop crying already. get out and work.

and, as mydd and fdl and dkos (and our own carnacki) are reminding us, there's plenty of other races that need our attention, money, and elbow grease.

posted by skippy at 10:02 AM |