As you can see from the picture in the previous post, just post election I had a little vacation.  A much needed vacation.  While I can’t say it was perfect, it was as perfect as it was going to get and I enjoyed myself, the ocean, and a few Mayan ruins while I was at it.  It was a reprieve from an election season that had more personal ups and downs than political for me.  But hey!  We got a new Prez!  Let’s just hope we don’t have a “nit”.  Odds of that are pretty low but tough times lay ahead for the big O!

Locally, I’m still licking my wounds over the Moser - Klippert race.  Klipperts last minute smear on Moser may have cost her the election.  A man of God?  We shall see.  But the bottom line is he got a free pass from local media.  Sure it was late in the game, but the bald faced lies Klippert tossed in voter mailboxes were as outrageous as Klipperts claim that he knows transportation issues because “he’s driven on Interstate 5″ (yes folks, he said that… and you voted for him).

Additionally, George Fearing’s campaign was a dissapointment as well.  I figured a good showing and possibly a win if all the stars aligned with the planets and a bug got eaten by a fish on Venus at just the right time.  But no such luck.  I guess fish on inhabitable planets are hard to come by.  But then again, so are strong Democratic candidates in Washington’s 4th CD.  Thinking a down ballot rush with Obama on the ticket didn’t turn out.  In fact, it may have been a backlash.  I’d never talked to so many people who were convinced Barack Obama was a muslim.  Or so many who just started to use the word “socialism” for the first time without actually understanding it’s meaning.  Well they all got a big taste of socialism in the form of corporate bailouts and perhaps more to come as we bail out automakers.

The irony?  Today, Obama and Biden were at a democratic governor’s conference discussing some real socialism.  Federal funding for state infrastructure projects that will help states jumpstart, or perhaps just avoid, the worst of the economic recession, as announced today, we are officially in.  I’m sure all my conservative friends think that is outrageous too?

So what’s in store for McCranium?  More than likely some big changes.  Details are being worked out and if all goes well, good things.  If not, well… still good things.  Just different.  More media, and more topics for sure.  It might take awhile but my guess is that there is plenty of time.  Post election buzzkill is in the air and despite the teevee news desperately reporting every move, I’m pretty sure most of us are just burned out.

Stay tuned!