Initial afterthoughts

When I began this blog in its current form, a couple weeks after my coverage of the Democratic National Convention, I half expected it to be an exercise in masochism. McCain and Palin were riding high in the polls following her hard-edged acceptance speech at the RNC.

YEAH!!!!!!

[UPDATED 2:17am] Just back from the Gravity Lounge, where Tom Perriello and the C-ville Dems cheered the great news tonight in Virginia.

Frozen Novelties and McCain Country

Before heading to the Republicans’ party at Rivals Sports Bar, I decided to fortify myself with free ice cream from the Ben & Jerry’s at Barracks Road. B&J was giving out free ice cream to “all voters” between 5-8pm.

Positive Signs?

The Washington Post’s “Comics Riffs” blog is reporting that Garry Trudeau has drawn a cartoon for Wednesday presuming an Obama victory.