Arrogance

I'll  bet someone is PO'ed, Florida Today returned this to their Blog Page,  minutes after I announced publicly it was gone.
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Election Eve here in Florida, not that term applies any more, since roughly ha 50% of the votes here in Florida, and many other places have already been been cast.  I miss the time when Election Day was a Holiday and most people where off.  Generally it was a boring holiday.  

Well except for the year when a buddy of mine turned 21 on election day.  The poor guy was a Vietnam Vet, but couldn't buy a drink across the bar,  He'd gotten busted trying the Saturday night before his Election Day Birthday..  So  on Tuesday Morning we went looking for an open bar, then an open liquor store, finally had to settle for a "beer only" bar another friend managed.  With the back door unlocked we started inviting friends about 10:oo am that morning.  Since the cash register was full by the time he could legally open, the owner didn't even object to loudly about the couple holes birthday boy shot into the ceiling.

This election has been every bit as entertaining, but a lot less fun.  Two years ago the American people voted for change, and they got it, in ways they never imagined.  Washington DC was taken over over my a one party system of arrogant educated elitists who decided they'd been mandated to "Rule", not lead the country.  They boasted they'd rule for the next forty years without opposition.  For two years they ignored everything the voters told them.  If sixty or seventy percent of the voters told them something was a bad idea, the Administration with a rubber stamp Congress was almost certain to do it.. The economy, jobs, bailouts, stimulus. Obamacare and the War on Arizona come to mind, I could think of dozens more, but you get the idea.

The Administration, and it's supporters went to great lengths to vilify it's enemies, enemies being anyone who questioned the judgement of the chosen one.  They were called neanderthals, knuckle draggers, inbreds, ignorant, violent extremists, racists, teabaggers and worse. Did I remember to say racists?  That seemed to be the favorite accusation. Since the administrations supporters had to "sound" intellegent whether they were or not, let me defer... Dennis Prager put it this way in Frank Rich and the state of liberal commentary

It is commonplace for liberals and leftists to avoid refuting conservative arguments and just dismiss the conservative with one of seven epithets: "Racist," "Bigoted," "Sexist," "Intolerant," and the three phobias: "Homophobic," Xenophobic," "Islamaphobic."
Such ad hominem dismissals of conservatives and their arguments testify to the shallowness of those using these terms, meaning, unfortunately, most mainstream commentators and spokesmen on the left. The fact is that epithets substitute for thought -- and at the same time render it easy to write a left-wing column

The the next thirty hours will determine if America wants to be Ruled by people who talk like that, or led by people who not only talk like the rest of us, but understand and listen to us. I'm betting on the latter, it's a pretty basic concept and one Americans have gotten used to over the years.  Traditionally we've never reacted well to being ruled, or dictated to..Surprised they don't teach that at Harvard.

Earlier today is saw the tally of Florida  Early Voters According to their Party Affiliation there is no way to tell who actually got the votes, but if the Party Afflitation is any indicator Arrogance is in deep do do..

Party .................2010............................2008................................. 2006

Dem .................36.5% ........................45.6% ................................43.6%
Ind................... 14.3%........................ 17.1%................................15.4%
Rep.................. 49.2% .......................37.3%.................................41.0%
Source: Early voting is over in Fla., and Dems still trail badly

The early tally represents approximatley 50% of the expected vote total and untill they are counted there is is no way of knowing who actually got the vote.  All indicators are that this is going to be a vote very much along party lines with the Independents likely to vote heavilly against arrogance.

If these numbers hold throughout the day tomorrow, Florida is going to be a very Red State

I'm looking forward the post mortum on arrogance