Politics

[tania_c]

Gods, but I love politics. Reading, discussing, analyzing. Why did I end up with all these obligations right now? For the next ten days I've barely got time to eat, much less read up on or comment on current events.

I like to read Scalzi's I hate your politics to keep things in perspective.

I know he's not all there, but I love Mike GravelAnd

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[fledgist]

Well, that last is!

[kouredios]

I know my student who's looking at going to university in Alaska was very excited to hear that last too!

[tania_c]

As the VP of the local chapter of the University of Alaska Fairbanks alumni association, I am obliged to ask if your student would like any information on that fine institution?

BTW - the Cassie anecdotes and pics are completely charming!

[serge_lj]

I take it that Alaska is not a... ah... hot bed of liberalism? Or a bastion of the Democratic Party?

[tania_c]

When I was growing up, there was a very strong libertarian movement. REALLY strong, and it's what I grew up expecting. Sometime about 1985 or so, the evangelical fundies started getting active up here (and everywhere else too), and things have been going to hell ever since.

I'm not a huge fan of our governor, but I can appreciate that even though she's a Republican, she responded to a question about her being used as a diversity candidate by the national Republican machine with this:

And who do the Republicans have? Good old rich white boys. I think that's another factor that has to be considered by Republicans, that in some way their candidates are a reflection of more politics as usual. Not to slam good old rich boys, but it sure wouldn't hurt for new energy and new perspective to be enveloped by the Republican Party.

[serge_lj]

The fundamentalists take over and everything goes to Hell? That reminds me of an episode of the mid-1980s revival of The Twilight Zone, with John de Lancie as a fundamentalist put in charge of the selection criteria as to who goes to Hell and who goes to Heaven.

That being said, it's nice to know that your governor isn't blind to the flaws of her Party. Meanwhile, today, my cubicle neighbors were making fun of Democrats. Had they started that conversation while I was with them, I might have said a few words that'd have clarified what Democrats (and atheists) really are like.

Silly people.

[tania_c]

Oh, that's reminds me (I'm trying to flee work and get home) - I was going to share this with you and Fragano last night, but I forgot.

Irreligious questions for the candidates