south dakota

As mentioned last night, Colorado and South Dakota both voted down draconian anti-abortion measures, and California voted down a measure to require parental notification for minors receiving an abortion.

Hey, I’m thrilled about the prospect of an Obama presidency, but there’s still plenty to be concerned about, in particular, the ballot measures in various states. At the time of this writing, it’s early in the counting, but California’s Prop 8 looks like it may pass, re-instituting bigotry in that state.

Anti-choice initiatives on the ballots in South Dakota and in Colorado, the former to almost completely ban abortion and the latter to define life from conception were both defeated tonight.

Louis Jacobson sees the number of them expanding:

Some states will throw out your ballot if you die before the votes are counted:

Is it coincidental that Kimberly and I are currently participating in the Weight Watchers Flex Plan for over a month now?

Just got back from a trip down to see Sheryl's brother and his wife down in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. A great trip as always. So, including the trip up to Flint, MI for my grandmother's funeral (1150 miles), the trip to South Dakota (3,000 miles), and this trip (900 miles), that's 5,000 miles in three months. And that doesn't include the flying I did with Kinsey to Colorado and the flight I took

OK, so I'll admit I'm in a foul mood today, and it goes back to the Roshomon-esque experience of seeing uncritical praise for Hillary's speech here last night. That speech made me want to run my fist through the wall.

The Politico looks at the stuff Veeps are made of and provides a checklist for nominees John McCain and Barack Obama: