Musings in Search of a Muse

Sitting here watching the election on ABCNews (TV & Web), MSNBC, and BBC News on the Web. Respectively, the maps on these sites are non-existent, require manual refreshing, or absolutely fabulous. But I took a moment to relax and noticed when looking at my long-neglected blog that my recent remote post about Vaughn Meader's passing finally showed up -- several days after I initially mailed it. Don't be fooled by the date. It is timely, but like some of the posts that I have waiting in the wings as drafts it just got posted on a different date than I intended it.

By the way, if Arlen Specter is not re-elected in Pennsylvania (that's Penn's Woods, if you were wondering) then I might have to move to another state. His opponent managed to pass just one bill during three terms in the House. He got to rename a Post Office. Senator Specter, on the other hand, has thus far had a long and distinguished career working in a thoroughly bi-partisan fashion. I fear that his Democratic opponent may take office simply by riding the John Kerry's coat tails as people blindly go to the polls.

The angry vote factor is not to be dismissed. As a thinking voter I actually found myself splitting my votes and filled the circles for many Democrats running for offices that I would prefer to be Republican if the folks running hs been respectable.

Oddly, as I write this ABCNews/APNews has called Specter the winner with 45% of the vote compared to his opponent's 50%. Wonder which math classes they took. But the local "expert" seems to agree so what do I know?