I voted too...

Well, here in Okieland, we'll have another four years of Brad Henry. He's been a good governer thus far. He got the lottery institued which is helping out the schools and a couple of tax cuts in four years has put money in my pocket. He's got a near 70% approval rating, and he hasn't been indicted for anything while in office like the last Democratic governor was. (See David Walters.) Interestingly, in the weirdness that is Oklahoma -- a red state through and through -- only 16 of its first 100 years will have been governed by a Republican...and never by any two Republican governors consecutively. Only Keating, in a ride similar to that of Bush's (he was in office for a mere four months when the Murrah Building was bombed) was elected to more than one term. Also, our fair Lt. Governor, Mary Fallin, won a U.S. House seat and willl be the first woman representative from Oklahoma since 1921, and second overall.

Also for this election, we had a few state questions to decide. State Question 724 asked whether or not to pay legislators while they're in prison (yes, in one of the most corrupt state legislatures in the country, before today, they still got paid). That passed easily.

SQ 733 asks whether or not to amend the Constitution to no longer ban the sale of liquor while the polls are open. Yup. It's in the Constitution. Some people thought that the law would also amend the 3.2 limit on alcohol content of beer to 5.2...but I can't seem to find that in writing anywhere. Anyway, while a little closer, it looks like it'll get 52% to pass.

So it's turning out to be a good day for change. Fundamental, constitutional, peaceful change. It really is beautiful, no matter who you wanted to win/lose. A woman third in line. Democrats controlling the House, and maybe the Senate. Maybe Bush will have to finally concede some things like stem cell research so he can get anything done. Otherwise, it'll be two years of stalemate shit and then President Obama and a Democrat House and Senate will get the chance to really get things going. So prepare for some good things in the near future, or just wait a couple more years and then it'll really be on. (And before anyone accuses me of bandwagon jumping, know that my Republican moniker has always been a misnomer based on that fact that I happen to agree with a few issues from the right side of the isle, e.g., retirement. I'm just not one to drink the Blue (or any flavor) KoolAid like the rest of my family. See, I can mistakenly label too. And if you do blindly support democrats, then it should actually be red KoolAid for Communists.....I'm kidding.)

Alright, I watched me some Daily Show/Colbert and will go to bed with CNN talking about the final results. Night all.