Last night was high stress. I was watching the Cubs/Brewers game on TV. I was watching the Dodgers/Rockies game on mlb.com. I was switching over to the newschannels and sites to see how Lamont/Lieberman was shaping up. I had my cellphone on my lap, in case my best friend had time to chat before he boarded his flight. (He did, but he called on my landline so I missed him.) It was information overload.
So this is how it is in the new millenium, isn't it? We are constantly accessible to the world, and have 24/7 access to all kinds of information. Sometimes this old broad gets overwhelmed by it all, even though it's my choice to stay connected.
There are those out there who would say that the two ballgames weren't worth stressing over. We pity those sad people. There's something completely charming and right about how well the Cubs are suddenly playing, now that they are completely out of contention. And now, every 5 days, I am a Dodger fan because every 5 days Greg Maddux goes out on the mound for them. It's essential that the Dodgers make the playoffs. Otherwise the heartbreak of his trade won't mean anything, and I simply refuse to accept that.
There are those out there who say that a Democratic primary in Connecticut shouldn't matter to an Illinois resident. We pity those sad people, too. This was a referendum on the Iraq War, and on the heart and soul of the Democratic Party. It matters to all of us who vote in our two-party system. Now I just hope that Lieberman has the grace to leave the stage. I suspect he won't. I remember in the waning days of 2002 and early days of 2003, he insisted he had "Joe-mentum" and could wrest the Presidential nomination away from Senator Kerry, John Edwards or Howard Dean. Finally after losing state primary after state primary, he was like Wily Coyote after the ACME Anvil falls on his head, and Lieberman dropped out. I guess it'll be that way again. Someone is going to have to convince him that he cannot win, or that he shouldn't be siphoning votes away from Lamont, before he exits stage right.
Have you heard that some pundits are saying that if the new terror plot had been uncovered the day before the primary, Joe would have won?
ReplyDeleteI love politics, too, but sadly, I'm on the other side. Can we still be friends, though? lol
As long as you're polite about it, of course! It was simply amazing to me that when I worked for Senator Kerry, someone called me a "gay loving baby killer." We're so partisan in this country, and so mean. If Ted Kennedy can work with Orrin Hatch, if Senator Kerry can work with John McCain, I don't know why we can't be cyberbuds, right?
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