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Physically, today has been largely spent on moving into the new flat. We only have both flats until Monday, so time is running short. Thus far, we have been setting everything up as we move in, which is exceedingly convenient. I would like to be able to finish the job in this manner, but we shall see if there is enough time to do so. Alas, the move has been all-consuming and so I missed ringing bells at Iffley tonight[*] and had to skip a meeting. Thankfully, this job will be over soon... leaving behind a significantly nicer place for us to live!
Mentally, much time today has been spent mulling over the election results. Not good. Indeed, the title of this entry is my more succinct commentary on said results. Let's voice our discontent with the economy being a mess by re-electing the party that made a mess of it. Sure, that makes sense! Let's do the same thing again and expect different results, why don't we?
Of course, being an ex-pat, I get the dubious honour of witnessing two unfortunate elections in one year -- indeed, in under six months! Whee! At least the Democrats kept the Senate; this is actually rather unusual. Normally, when midterm elections swing one of the houses of Congress, they take the other along for the ride. Not that I have any love for the Democrats, mind you. I most certainly do not! However, I tend to eschew their policies a bit less than that of the Republican party. Honestly, the Democrats don't deserve to be in power, as they have no idea how to use it. With the slimmest of majorities in the Senate[**], W managed to ram policies through Congress during his first term with far more ease than Obama could with a fillibuster-proof super-majority. Oy vey! Many more thoughts here, but I will not bore you with them, dear friends. All I will say is this: The next two years are certainly going to be interesting ones...
Meanwhile, if the Republicans are on the rise in the United States and the Tories have free rein in the United Kingdom, is there another English-speaking country that I could considerfleeing moving to?
[*] After attending the Wednesday practice there for the first time last week, making it the tenth Oxford tower at which I have rung and the fifteenth overall tower. Last week, I managed to ring on all six of the Iffley bells, which was rather satisfying!
[**] In other words, a 50/50 tie with Vice President Cheney required to cast the deciding vote.
Mentally, much time today has been spent mulling over the election results. Not good. Indeed, the title of this entry is my more succinct commentary on said results. Let's voice our discontent with the economy being a mess by re-electing the party that made a mess of it. Sure, that makes sense! Let's do the same thing again and expect different results, why don't we?
Of course, being an ex-pat, I get the dubious honour of witnessing two unfortunate elections in one year -- indeed, in under six months! Whee! At least the Democrats kept the Senate; this is actually rather unusual. Normally, when midterm elections swing one of the houses of Congress, they take the other along for the ride. Not that I have any love for the Democrats, mind you. I most certainly do not! However, I tend to eschew their policies a bit less than that of the Republican party. Honestly, the Democrats don't deserve to be in power, as they have no idea how to use it. With the slimmest of majorities in the Senate[**], W managed to ram policies through Congress during his first term with far more ease than Obama could with a fillibuster-proof super-majority. Oy vey! Many more thoughts here, but I will not bore you with them, dear friends. All I will say is this: The next two years are certainly going to be interesting ones...
Meanwhile, if the Republicans are on the rise in the United States and the Tories have free rein in the United Kingdom, is there another English-speaking country that I could consider
[*] After attending the Wednesday practice there for the first time last week, making it the tenth Oxford tower at which I have rung and the fifteenth overall tower. Last week, I managed to ring on all six of the Iffley bells, which was rather satisfying!
[**] In other words, a 50/50 tie with Vice President Cheney required to cast the deciding vote.
