Victory is Mine!

Although frankly, I don't think much is going to change, I did feel a ripple of excitement to see a Blue Ohio last night.

The thing I'm happier about, actually is the downfall of soon-to-be ex-Senator Conrad Burns (R, MT) who, back in the late 90s, publicly referred to Arabs as "ragheads," yet kept getting himself elected. How grotesque and shameful. On the upside, the raghead comment did eventually spur my political sweetheart, Brian Schweitzer, to victory. (I dream of an Obama-Schweitzer ticket....)

And now ladies and gentlemen, Jon Tester. During the campaign, Conrad Burns ran an attack ad on Tester that went like this:

It features a barber who says, "Fella comes in for a trim on his flattop because he's running for U.S. Senate. Guess he didn't want anybody to know he opposes a gay-marriage ban. Thinks flag burning is a right. And supports higher taxes. So I told him, 'You're gonna need a lot more than a haircut to cover up all that' ... Didn't leave much of a tip either." from Time

I'll be glad to see Burns slither back to the bottom of the Berkeley Pit, where he belongs.