The Red/Blue Divide has been the source of much speculation by both sides of the aisle. This is an interesting (albiet negative) feeling about why people gravitate to cities. It does, however, explain why small town America remains much the same. It appears that Blue staters realize they cannot connect with people in "flyover country". I doubt they'll do anything to bridge that gap. They can't. They simply cannot see the world through red state eyes. They'll make some noises about "moving to the center" but in the end, the MoveOn wing of the party is driving the bus so you'll get something akin to Dean 2.0.
Quarantine 2008 has ended
Fair warning: possibly graphic post and not for the squeamish. So it all started Friday night. Wife and I had a long day (as usual) and had finally finished with dishes, laundry and the rest of the normal daily grind. The baby had been fussy most of the day and had spit up here and there. Mostly we thought it had been switching from formula to milk which can sometimes cause this type of thing. By the time kid #4 rolls around you tend to let these things slide. If this were #1 we'd have called in a medivac at the first sign of vomiting in a 1 year old. He finally calmed down and we got him off to sleep. We watched a bit of The Wire and retired (very) late. About 10 minutes later #2 wakes up crying complaining of a stomach ache. I ask if he has to go to the bathroom and he says no, it's not that. His stomach really hurts. OK, into my bed and I'll get the heating pad for a bit. We get him settled and he calms down. Knowing that he tends towards the dramatic, I s...
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