Brother is Gonna Work it Out

I am so excited for this election. I wish I could be there, but I trust you are holding things together Lindsay. This is the first presidential election that I can vote, and its so fucking crucial. I seriously believe that Obama will bring change to America and end the war responsibly. Just the fact that he isn't using negative campaigning or sleezy robocalls, like McCain, is encouraging enough of new politics.

Honestly even if he does a one-third of what he has proposed with health care, education and foreign policy, we will be so much better off.


I have said before that I am not leaving France if McCain is elected, but I think Tina Fey said it even better when she was talking to TV Guide:

"We're gonna take it week by week. If she wins, I'm done. I can't do that for four years. And by 'I'm done,' I mean I'm leaving Earth."

SO. I am being one of those people who is getting "cocky" and "feeling giddy" because I'M SORRY, he WILL win. ZIN. He has 264 electoral votes to McCain's 163. And there is only 111 points left from NV, CO, MO, OH,FL, IN, NC and VA (although only the REAL, AMERICAN parts of Virginia are going to count).

Le Monde had some great statistics from the last debate and un nombre des mots (word count).

• McCain said Joe the Plumber 21 times, and Obama 4 times.
• Obama said Economy 22 times and working class 6 times.
• McCain said economy only 7 times and didn't mention working class or middle class Americans.
  

I guess this really doesn't mean much, except that Obama is a better speaker. But he really did dominate in all of the debates.


"This election has never been about me. It's about you. In defining moments like this one, Change doesn't come from Washington, it comes to Washington. Change happens because the American people demand it. Because they rise up and insists on new ideas, and new leadership. New politics for a new time. America, this is one of those moments."

In other news, my brothers are coming to Paris in a week. I haven't seen Matt for six months and I have not seen "Chrisn' Matt" for almost 2 YEARS. GOD. How rich, all of us are 21 in Europe. I think we are going to go to London for Guy Fawkes day too. Unreal.

Hum Ho. miss you lindsay. miss pittsburgh and kelly martin.