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ndrosenI voted yesterday — uh, make that the day before yesterday— before heading in to work. I even voted for a Democrat for Congress, although I’m not a Democrat myself. I met the Republican candidate at the farmers’ market not too long ago, and he didn’t seem bad, although he didn’t clearly commit himself to much. I asked him what he thought of Donald Trump, and he didn’t take a strong position; he said that he agreed with Trump on some things, but not others, and was prepared to work with him.
If he had said that Trump was unfit for public office, and that he hoped to join in impeaching him, he would have had my vote. As is, though, Democrats are at least not Trump suckups, and may succeed in holding him accountable, and preventing him from doing too much harm. By the way, I live in a progressive district which was pretty well guaranteed to re-elect its Democratic Congressman with or without my help.
I voted for the Libertarian candidate for Senate, although with a twinge of worry that the execrable Republican Corey Stewart might be elected, instead of the ordinary Democratic incumbent, Tim Kaine. Fortunately, Kaine won.
I also voted to re-elect the Independent member of the Arlington County Board, who was being challenged by a Democrat, and voted for the School Board member who seemed more level-headed, although I’m childless, and don’t know that much about the schools.
And I voted No on all of the bond issues on the ballot. I’m not certain about that, but I am against public debts as a general principle, and if some politician or civic leader wants to persuade me that this is the time to make an exception, the burden of proof is on him. I hadn’t heard much of anything about these specific bond issues, so I acted on my general presumption.
If he had said that Trump was unfit for public office, and that he hoped to join in impeaching him, he would have had my vote. As is, though, Democrats are at least not Trump suckups, and may succeed in holding him accountable, and preventing him from doing too much harm. By the way, I live in a progressive district which was pretty well guaranteed to re-elect its Democratic Congressman with or without my help.
I voted for the Libertarian candidate for Senate, although with a twinge of worry that the execrable Republican Corey Stewart might be elected, instead of the ordinary Democratic incumbent, Tim Kaine. Fortunately, Kaine won.
I also voted to re-elect the Independent member of the Arlington County Board, who was being challenged by a Democrat, and voted for the School Board member who seemed more level-headed, although I’m childless, and don’t know that much about the schools.
And I voted No on all of the bond issues on the ballot. I’m not certain about that, but I am against public debts as a general principle, and if some politician or civic leader wants to persuade me that this is the time to make an exception, the burden of proof is on him. I hadn’t heard much of anything about these specific bond issues, so I acted on my general presumption.
