I Just Got a Robo-call from Sarah Palin...
...and now I have the heebie-jeebies.
Tomorrow's the big runoff election here in Georgia, and over the last few days we've gotten a lot of robo-calls, from both Saxby Chambliss and Jim Martin, as well as from surrogates such as John McCain, Michelle Obama, and Bill Clinton. Surprisingly, none of the calls have been particularly nasty; both camps seem pretty worried about turnout, and they're imploring people to get out to the polls.
Also of potential interest, and related to the runoff: I was given the hard sell by a commenter on my other blog, trying to sway me to vote for Chambliss so the new administration would have an effective check in the Senate, using the rationale that I should vote Republican so the minority has a voice. I disagree with that rationale; you can find the original post here, and another exchange here, as, since I disagreed with the commenter, I quite obviously revealed myself to be an idealistic Democratic dupe.
*Just now, as I was typing this entry, I got another robo-call, this one from Barack Obama, which was highly effective in counteracting the Palin-induced heebie-jeebies. Thanks, Mr. President-elect.
-EB
Tomorrow's the big runoff election here in Georgia, and over the last few days we've gotten a lot of robo-calls, from both Saxby Chambliss and Jim Martin, as well as from surrogates such as John McCain, Michelle Obama, and Bill Clinton. Surprisingly, none of the calls have been particularly nasty; both camps seem pretty worried about turnout, and they're imploring people to get out to the polls.
Also of potential interest, and related to the runoff: I was given the hard sell by a commenter on my other blog, trying to sway me to vote for Chambliss so the new administration would have an effective check in the Senate, using the rationale that I should vote Republican so the minority has a voice. I disagree with that rationale; you can find the original post here, and another exchange here, as, since I disagreed with the commenter, I quite obviously revealed myself to be an idealistic Democratic dupe.
*Just now, as I was typing this entry, I got another robo-call, this one from Barack Obama, which was highly effective in counteracting the Palin-induced heebie-jeebies. Thanks, Mr. President-elect.
-EB
