A Rare Political Post...

I used to write more about politics. Ever since the election, I've needed a break. I still follow stuff, but not with the intensity I had pre-election.

I am kind of excited about this Arlen Spector defection. Not that I think it's going to have a huge impact. At least it will force republicans to continuously answer questions about why they suck so bad for a few news cycles. It would be so cool if Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe, the two moderate republicans from Maine, followed suit. I wonder if people within the republican party have figured out how they would respond to some sort of mass exodus.

I can only imagine the sort of behind-the-scenes political gamesmanship that went on to make this switch happen.

I Guess I Might As Well...

I've noticed a lot of campaigning on other people's blogs for this year's Drysdale Awards. Normally I'd say that it's an honor just to be nominated, but since I nominated myself in every category, the honor is somewhat diminished.

Here's the thing: I know a lot of you have already voted. Now it's time to have a little fun! If you'll notice, unlike other votes you may have cast in your life, this one can be changed! So what I'm asking you all to do is go over and change your vote temporarily (or vote for me if you haven't already), then right before the deadline, change your vote back to whoever you really want to win. It will freak out the current front-runners and this panic will result in much more interesting posts from them. Everybody wins!

What I'm banking on is that a lot of you will be too drunk or too busy masturbating (the two activities I assume you're all engaged in while not blogging) to remember to change your votes back, thus allowing me to walk away with an armful of trophies. What's that? You need an incentive? Well, I was going to post a video of some maggot-infested turds from our cat that recently had a tapeworm. Do what I ask and I'll spare you. I'll be checking the polls every two minutes to keep track of the progress. Come on, team! Together we can do this! Here's the LINK again.