Al-Obama

While the polls lately have gotten me more excited than the prospect of a 'Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2' i'd like to cast a congratulatory note to states like Idaho and Alabama for having their priorities straight. While the Mccain/Palin ticket is nosediving into what's affectionately termed a "death spiral" with Joe the Plumber himself failing to show up to rallies for John, these states have their priorities straight. I'm talking about states like Idaho, where Mccain is leading by over 30 percent, and Alabama, a state that hasn't so much as joked about voting blue in over 3 decades (Carter!)

Why, it's almost as if i were trying to segue into the topic, as if i had this clip of Randy Newman i wanted to play the entire time.



And while i'm on this frivolous tirade, i might also bring attention to the fact that this is the first time in history BOTH non-contiguous states have had anything remotely significant to do with the American election. Being a native of the great Aloha State the majority of my life, i know of the unspoken rivalry between Alaska and Hawaii. While you might think it's enough to live in tropical paradise and break coconuts over giant lizards heads all day (when the surf isn't up) without making fun of Alaska, it really isn't. To Hawaiians, Alaska is generally regarded a distant province of Siberia, where they may or may not speak english, shoot wolves from helicopters, and watch Chevy Chase movies. This election will finally decide the importance/dominance of the non-contiguous states, and no matter what, we'll still have one more electoral vote. And this guy.