As the election neared I became more and more convinced that significant change would indeed occur and so it did. I’m concerned that the change won’t be for the better, however.

The school funding issue was soundly defeated (bad). The marriage ammendment passed (good). The so-called property rights bill failed (excellent). Locally every Republican was defeated except for the one person running unchallenged (dumb).  Rumsfeld resigned (two years too late). Gridlock will be the norm for the next two years. The winds are blowing, but will anything really change?

I did notice, however, that the American public is fed up with tainted politicians. It looks like every one with any tar on them got defeated. That’s a good thing. Except that I don’t really think that Washington heard it … again.

Weather is changing again. We had a lovely, balmy day yesterday. Cold, wind, and rain today. Snow in the mountains coming overnight. Winter is settling in. And that’s the gloom for today.