Aren't we all happy to have the elections OVER with? Why do so many candidates campaign by denigrating their opponents rather than by talking about their own qualifications and visions for their positions? If Candidate A spends more time blasting his opponent, Candidate B, than telling me about why I should vote for Candidate A, I'm suspicious.

That's not to say that I haven't done my share of voting *against* a candidate rather than for his opponent. In Tuesday's election, I was grievously angry with our governor and state rep for raiding the retirement funds of downstate teachers, so I vote against them. Unfortunately, both won ~ reference the cartoon posted here.

However, what upsets me even more is their cocky attitudes since. Both are acting as if they won mandates within their state/district. The governor won by less than 50% of the vote ~ the third party candidate won 11%! Some mandate! And the rep won by just 100 votes ~ recount pending. Barely getting elected didn't teach either of these guys anything.

I'll stop now because I'm getting mad all over again, and Sundays are for *peaceful* reflection. :)