Blue Again

11/8/06

I…I’m shocked. I woke up this morning stalwartly prepared to be disappointed only to discover that yes, Virginia, there really is a Santa Claus! These are the most current election results as of this morning. Let’s go to the Jett Election Score Board, shall we?

Missouri


U.S. Senator (3678 of 3746 Precincts Reporting) Votes % of Votes
Claire McCaskill (DEM) ………………… ……........................ 1,028,375 49.5%
Jim Talent (REP)……………………………………………….................986,007 47.4%
Frank Gilmour (LIB)…………………………………………….................46,977 2.3%
Lydia Lewis (PRG)……………………………………………................…17,994 0.9%

That’s right, ladies and gentlemen; Missouri is a blue state again! Granted, Claire McCaskill is at best a very conservative Democrat (no queers marrying, in other words) but I’ll take what I can get. This one was really the lesser of two evils.

Constitutional Amendment 2 (3570 of 3734 Precincts Reporting)
YES NO
Stem Cell Initiative 50.7% 49.3%

It seems that Missouri will indeed allow stem cell research. I’m dumbfounded. And very, very happy. Moving on!

Constitutional Amendment 3 (3570 of 3734)

YES NO
Tobacco Tax 48.3% 51.7%

The Tobacco Tax would have amounted to 4¢ per cigarette plus 20% of the initial price of the pack, which essentially would have almost doubled the price altogether. But it looks like it’s going to fail, gods be praised. Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em.

Constitutional Amendment 6 (3570 of 3734)
YES NO
Tax Exemption for Veterans Organizations 61.4% 38.6%

Admittedly, this one is kinda boring, but we will now have a tax exemption for personal property of non-profit or veterans organizations. Potential for tax dodging, sure, but it seemed to me that the good outweighed the potential evil. My vote wins again!



Constitutional Amendment 7 (3570 of 3734)
YES NO
Elected Officials Compensation Pensions 84.4% 15.6%

This one was pretty sweet; it was to vote whether or not an elected official or government employee would have their pension forfeited if convicted of a felony while in office, or removed or impeached while serving. Awesome.

Proposition B (3570 of 3734)

YES NO

Raising Minimum Wage 75.6% 24.4%

Hooray! We likes us some livin' above the Poverty Line!

For the most up-to-date results here’s the link for the State of Missouri.




Nationwide

I was elated last night while watching the Daily Show midterm election coverage when I learned that the Democrats had retaken the House of Representatives for the first time in 12 years of that GOP machine. Dems picked up at least 27 seats in the House and it’s still too close to call on the Senate, but it’s entirely possible they could take the entire Congress. Democrats took 4 seats in the Senate and need 2 more to take a majority. Right now it all hangs on Virginia and Montana, which are still returning very close race results. I…I’m just so proud.

All in all this election was better than I expected and more than I had hoped. Having my dreams dashed in the past two Presidential elections had made me a bit cynical and gun-shy as far as hope springing eternal, but there is light at the end of that demonic Dubya tunnel! “Stay the course” my ass!

Oh…right…he still has 2 more years. Well, see you at the apocalypse anyway, then.




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