Political Odditities

Sometimes politics is ironic, sometimes it just doesn't make sense, and sometimes it's just funny...

-Missing out on hearing Bill Clinton speak because I'm in the nation's capitol.
I go to UCLA for four years and yes, I did get to see John Kerry speak more times than I could count, Howard Dean, Joe Lieberman, John Edwards, Michael Dukakis, Gary Hart; basically everyone who lost the presidency. Yet, as soon as move to the political mecca, President Bill Clinton comes to speak. What's evern weirder is that I had a dream on Tuesday night that I met Clinton at UCLA, and the next day I find out that he's coming. First my dreams are crazy, then they're psychic. I guess I can't complain too much, I was able to see Clinton 4 years ago dancing to California Love in Compton and then 2 years ago at the National Convention.

-Rooting for a Trojan over a Bruin.
In the Virginia Senate Race, Democratic candidate Jim Webb attended USC for a year before transferring to the Naval Academy. Incumbent George Allen attended UCLA for a year before transferring to UVA. Even though they're both only a 1/4 of these two So Cal schools, I think that rivalry is funny. Too bad the schools weren't switched, then I could cheer for the Bruin and the school colors would match up with their political parties.

-Seeing a billion commercials for people I can't even vote for.
I'm still registered in California, but even if I reregistered to my address, I still wouldn't be able to vote for anyone I see on TV. We commercials for candidates on both sides of these races: Virginia Senate Race, Maryland Senate Race, Maryland Gubernatorial Race, Maryland Congressional Races. I think they like taunting Washingtonians.

-Having the party trying to pass a Federal Marriage Amendment be afraid of looking homophobic.
Yes yes, I know that a lot of Republicans don't hate gay people, but when did their leaders ever worry about looking that way? Yet another reason why I can't stand Newt Gingrich is that he says that Republicans didn't come down harder on Foley earlier is because they didn't want to look homophobic. This is either a very dellusional thought, or it's just such a bad situation that he couldn't even come up with a decent excuse. For other excuses, see this funny clip montage.

-I move to the heart of politics, take a break from politics despite a lot of temptation, and the Democrats might win (knock on wood).
If the Democrats take control of the Congress in November, I might just make that political sabbatical a permanent retirement for the good of my party.