It’s unclear if this Dilbert comic is about the inevitable arc of optimism-to-disillusionment in project managment, or if it’s about the elections. Or more likely, both. Either way, we’re frelled unless we break the pattern.
Original at Dilbert comic strip for 11/09/2008 from the official Dilbert comic strips archive.
The New York Times has a slideshow of various maps showing how the electoral results break down. The first map is notated “Only 22 percent of American counties voted more Republican than they did in 2004.”
This one shows that 78 percent of American counties voted more Democratic than they did in 2004.
I thought it was hyperbole when I read some pundits saying that the Republican party was on its way to becoming a regional, not a national, force in politics. But in this cycle at least, it seems it’s advantage: Democrats. We’ll see how we’re doing in about 4 years.
Sen. Hatch may become senior Republican in Congress – Salt Lake Tribune
WASHINGTON – The Senate’s most senior Republican was recently convicted of a felony corruption and may be forced out. The second most senior Republican could land a Cabinet spot under President Obama.
Waiting in the wings of GOP seniority: Sen. Orrin Hatch, a Utah Republican first elected in 1976.