You Don't Have a Daughter

Games

Beat Bioware's Dragon Age.  Not as great as Mass Effect or Knights of the Old Republic, but not bad either.  It is your standard Bioware RPG so you know what to expect.  You are a (choose class).  Eventually, (bad/good) fortune forces you to become a (jedi/spectre/grey warden).  You then save the known world from the (sith/geth/darkspawn).  The end. 

Beat Vigil's Darksiders.  It is exactly like Zelda.  I never once had to look up a cheat, trick, or hint in this game.  I have to admit that this is a rare occurrence.  The reason is probably because I've done all these friggin' puzzles before in a Zelda game.  Never played God of War, but everyone says that this game's combat rips off that, too.  Honestly, I thought it's combat was like Zelda, but okay, I'll roll with it.  Now, I would call all this a huge coincidence until I started shooting a hand gun that shoots orange and blue portals.  Now, either all game developers are fans of the UVA Cavaliers or Denver Broncos or there are some shenanigans going on.  Sony, Nintendo, and Valve may have a case to sue.  I mean, come on?  You can almost have a class action lawsuit of all the biggest developers against you Vigil!

Politics

Virginia has a Republican governor.  This should not be surprising.  Surely, the Gilmore effect has worn off and the Commonwealth has returned to it's Conservativeness.  For some reason analysts on CNN and probably all the other news stations were acting like Virginia was a solid Democrat state now since we voted for Obama.  Seriously?  First off, we can call that the Bush effect.  Second of all, Poli sci 101 should have told you that this wasn't going to stick.  You see, it is common knowledge that the more people vote the more likely Democrats will win.  Some would say that this is because most people in the United States are liberal, but I believe that the vast majority of liberals are slackers. 

These voters are a real problem.  They are the same guys that have an opinion about everything in the news, but cannot be bothered to spend any time on a Tuesday in November.  They don't understand that voting for President is probably less important than voting for Governor, or mayor, or SHERIFF!  These guys complain about red light cameras, sales tax, and unpaved roads, but they don't even vote in their local elections.  Either shut up or step up to the voting booth every time and not just when the presidency is at stake.

News website Hot Air reposted the President's speech to the kids. Surprise surprise - there's absolutely nothing to worry about. There's no socialist agenda being pushed; kids aren't expected to pick up a shovel tomorrow and fork over their paper route cash to an Obama representative. Old stiff Uncle Obie is just trying to connect with the kids through Harry Potter books, Twitter and Google. Why would anyone be surprised? This isn't a Republican issue; this isn't a Democrat issue. Once again, one party has completely overblown another party's actions. We saw it four years ago, we saw it 12 years ago, we saw it in the Adams vs. Jefferson election (both of them). It never stops. I hope the kids enjoy their day off. I know mine will when I get caught up in the madness and do the same thing 12 years from now.

One of the most interesting comments made was by someone named crosspatch. On the Hot Air blog, the blog author pointed out that when Reagan made a similar speech to classrooms in 1986, he made lots of references to how great he and his administration (and America's military) had performed recently. The author noted that if Obama were preparing to make a similar speech about how great he and his crew were, then Repubs would be up in arms. So does that make Reagan wrong for doing it? Crosspatch, however, had a quick rebuttal to make about that. Here's what he had to say:

"There is a huge difference between Obama today and Reagan in 1986.

Reagan won 49 of 50 states. He won 525 out of 538 electoral votes.
He beat Mondale in the popular vote by over 18 points. In contrast
Obama did no better in 2008 than Bush did in 2004. Obama carried 28
states, McCain won 22. Obama won 365 electoral votes. He won the
popular vote by 7 points.

Reagan was hugely popular with Democrats and Republicans and
Independents. He was inclusive, Obama is divisive. Reagan was like
everyone’s Dad or Grandpa. Obama is like a weasely snake oil salesman.

I believe the country’s reception of Reagan speaking to our kids in
his second term after he had accomplished a lot is much different than
Obama speaking in the first few months when he has pretty much
accomplished nothing."

Excellent point, sir. I made all my points in my earlier post, so I'll just end this one right here.