The Morning After

While I can hardly rouse any excitement over four more years of Obama, I am quite relieved that the elitist and misogynous Romney is not President. I hope the Republicans and Democrats can come up with some better candidates next time. (Biden will not be that candidate, Dems. Just say no.)

Despite the current economy and the inflation we're all suffering through, Austin passed every government expenditure proposed. Not surprising. Worst one is Prop 1, a 63% Central Health tax increase (from 8 to 13 cents per $100 home value) to build a UT medical school. Many UT employees didn't vote for it because a new med school will take money away from other university departments. I didn't vote for it because you don't build something you don't need, just to get federal matching dollars (which we also pay for, thankyouverymuch). Typical government logic.

I don't need a Lamborghini. If someone said, "Hey. If you put $100,000 towards it, I'll provide 146% matching funds," I still wouldn't buy one.

The positive thing in all this is that in another week or so, we will no longer have to wade through the political madness on Facebook. Whee!