Super Duper Tuesday has come and gone. The candidate from the second freakiest cult has withdrawn, leaving the Republicans with an obvious front-runner. The Democrats are left with the wife of a philandering, but popular formal president and a man with Kennedy’s charisma but without his amorality. The choice should be obvious, but the economic upturn at the end of the twentieth century has left a fond memory of the Clinton occupancy of the White House.
I do not get to vote, but when the field was open I would have supported Bill Richardson or Edwards. Now, there is no doubt that Barrack Obama is the least worst of what is left. That may sound like damming with faint phrase, but Obama is one of the best three candidates in my lifetime. (Bonus points for identifying the two others who make that top three.)
In the UK, people go to the polls in schools and village halls. I can still recall having days at home in 1974, while we had two General Elections in the same year. Here in the US, any building seems to be a possible venue. My Mother-In-Law voted in a BBQ shack that despite my love of ribs I have never visited.
Double bonus points for anyone who can tell me what is meant by “Collared Greens”
Well Bobby Kennedy obviously and perhaps Ralph Nader. My knowledge of other failures is somewhat limited. Al Gore is too dim (and got elected anyway if you count his vice-time)
Collard Greens are a type of brassica – cabbage – so I doubt that you’d eat them! Oh, and I did NOT have to wiki that!
No ‘collared’ but ‘collard’. My grandmother hailed from genteel Virginian roots, and though collard greens are associated with those who are both slightly further south and less privileged than her clan, a bit of happy dancing light illuminated her eyes when she cooked Southern dishes – which included collard greens, fried chicken, and black-eyed peas.
I ate the fried chicken and left the greens and peas withering on my plate.
As for Presidential candidates … I look forward to the day President Obama is sworn in to serve this country. He is both charismatic and pragmatic. Charisma may sound like a poor qualification, but we must remember that he is foremost a leader, so his words and actions by necessity should inspire confidence and constructive action. We need someone like Obama who will not only lead but exude the type of positive energy that engenders the interest and support of our nation’s erstwhile allies.
Bush fails the charisma test (unless we are looking for someone to inspire us to buy a kegerator).
lol ilegal @ kegarator!!!
I believe that those greens in question are what we call in the UK Kale.
Im actually hoping beyond hope for Obama.. but I am resigned to the fact of McCain. It makes me want to puke. This is despite I am a registered Republican who is more left of the party policies.
I find it odd that the Collard Greens would be the highlight of the menu, above the rib tips. However, that might be because of less than total love for green vegetables.