Can this really be true?

Can 50 million of my fellow Americans be so enraged at their economic situation, at ethnic minorities, and at their elected representatives (most of whom they re-elected tonight) that they voted for the least qualified and least decent candidate in our 230-year history? The analysis of these results is going to be fascinating. I can …

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I voted!

The State of Hawai’i doesn’t give out nifty “I voted” stickers, just the torn-off stub from the ballot. Economy! We had 20 (twenty!) City Charter Amendments and 2 State Constitutional Amendments to vote on in addition to the Federal offices. Annoyingly for those who’d prefer competition in politics, my State House District race was over …

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