First off, sorry to hear the Parkside Democrats were shut out last night. If it’s any consolation, SU managed to lose to its Division II neighbor LeMoyne last night. Truly shameful. Nice going guys – way to waste my Three Philosophers buzz. Praise Allah it was just an exhibition game. In other news, a huge loss for the Teabag crowd, as Bill Owens took down the asshole Doug Hoffman by about 4%. A wingut with a truckload of wingnut money couldn’t win in a solidly Republican district. Good deal. Syracuse elected its first-ever female mayor last night, as Stephanie Miner won handily. Though turnout was less than 30%. WTF is up with people? The news was not so bright in NJ and VA, unfortunately, as Republicans took both statehouses. Despite the fact that these are just state races, and, in the one national race, a district that’s been Republican since, like, the 1800’s, this is being hailed as a “big night” for the GOP and a referendum on Obama by the traditional media.

You gotta believe all the corruption and arrests of public officials in NJ earlier this year led to a pretty big anti-incumbent mood there, and was at least partly responsible for Corzine’s loss. As for VA? Well, there’s a reason Richmond (and then Danville) was the capital of the Confederacy. Other state’s Governors don’t really affect my life, anyway, and I had no plans to visit either NJ or VA.

In my Town races…. It appears they lost the votes, ‘cuz I can’t find any results whatsofrickinever. Must be those damn lever machines.