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March 04, 2010
Too late to change my vote
Glenn Reynolds quoted part of a remark by Ann Althouse which made me wish I had voted for Barack Obama: ...Barack Obama won the presidency by holding himself out as powerfully virtuous, as the man who would change the way Washington works. When I voted for Obama, I didn't think that was going to be the set-up for sarcastic, world-weary jokes.My problem is that I was sick of sarcastic, world-weary jokes -- my own jokes included -- well before the election. And I didn't vote for Barack Obama. While this may sound strange, I believe that had I voted for him, I'd have felt reinvigorated, and I would have taken new pride in my worn-out, world-weary sarcasm. It would have felt like.... an entitlement. I would have felt special! Like, you know, a genuine dissenter from the ranks or something. Instead, all I can do is lamely say "I told you so" like hordes of conservatives who have no regrets. Yawn.... Having been wrong and having regrets makes life interesting. Having been right is irritating and boring. What really hurts is to think of how much fun I would have been having by now had John McCain won. He'd be getting it from liberals and conservatives, and I would be able to get all defensive about my vote, defending McCain against the sarcastic, world-weary jokes by countering them with more sarcastic, world-weary jokes. And the coolest thing of all is that because McCain is a white guy, none of the sarcastic, world-weary jokes would be racist! Except I'd still be racist for having voted for McCain in the first place, wouldn't I? What this means is that, speaking purely from the viewpoint of a sarcastic, world-weary daily blogger, the most overall fun result for me would have been for McCain to win after I voted for Obama. Seriously, if you were able to pick an ethos, that's about as clear as a conscience as a blogger can get! But we can't have everything, can we? posted by Eric on 03.04.10 at 07:50 PM |
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"..Barack Obama won the presidency by holding himself out as powerfully virtuous, as the man who would change the way Washington works. When I voted for Obama, I didn't think that was going to be the set-up for sarcastic, world-weary jokes."
No better description of Carter's 1976 campaign could be written. And he won.