Mmm, the race that stops a nation, like, whatever. While a lot of the others at work were getting all a-flutter about the race and their sweep picks, I put the obligatory two dollars in for the one sweep entry, and was dealing with annoying customers and frustrating orders. No doubt with the Japanese winner and second place getter this year, there will be rules against unAustralianess at the Cup next year. Maybe the foreign horses will be sent to Nauru or something.
Anyways, frustrating day at work, hoopla about a horse race - but it is also the US midterms, woohoo. Tell you what, about eighty percent of my news reading the last couple of months has been about the elections - with the other twenty percent probably being Iraq. How on earth did I get so interested in such a dry topic? Some people can get excited about what is happening on Grey's Anatomy this week, whereas my interest is what is happening in the Senate races in Tennessee and Virginia.
I can understand my interest in general American history, and the Presidents and such, but Congress, I can't remember when I got interested in that. Maybe 1994, with the Republican takeover? And how did I grow up Tory back home in NZ but have become more progressive and liberal with my international political leanings?
If I could go back in time and shake myself out of my boring political leanings, I would. There was an interesting doco on TV before about Tiananmen Square in 1989 - how different it all looks with hindsight, communism in Europe fallen and socialism in Asia by lip service only. June 1989, it seems several lifetimes ago...
But on the US elections, we will see how things go early evening tomorrow. If the Yanks vote for the Republicans to keep their majorities again, things are seriously screwed up.
Paul
Anyways, frustrating day at work, hoopla about a horse race - but it is also the US midterms, woohoo. Tell you what, about eighty percent of my news reading the last couple of months has been about the elections - with the other twenty percent probably being Iraq. How on earth did I get so interested in such a dry topic? Some people can get excited about what is happening on Grey's Anatomy this week, whereas my interest is what is happening in the Senate races in Tennessee and Virginia.
I can understand my interest in general American history, and the Presidents and such, but Congress, I can't remember when I got interested in that. Maybe 1994, with the Republican takeover? And how did I grow up Tory back home in NZ but have become more progressive and liberal with my international political leanings?
If I could go back in time and shake myself out of my boring political leanings, I would. There was an interesting doco on TV before about Tiananmen Square in 1989 - how different it all looks with hindsight, communism in Europe fallen and socialism in Asia by lip service only. June 1989, it seems several lifetimes ago...
But on the US elections, we will see how things go early evening tomorrow. If the Yanks vote for the Republicans to keep their majorities again, things are seriously screwed up.
Paul
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