Last presidential election I was sitting in a Fullerton bar contemplating the next four years.
Mind you there were drinks in my system so I was not really thinking clearly, but once Bush won Ohio, my heart would have cried even if I were sober.
In 2004 I was still an undergrad so hanging out with other college students who ordered complex and fruity drinks was part of the deal. Fruity drinks have since been eliminated from my system and it's self assuring to know that I will toast the new President Elect, Barack Hussein Obama this evening with a manly beer of my choice.
Come to think of it I was at a bar in the Chill Zone on the night that eventually lead to Bush's official but controversial victory in 2000. Maybe a bar wouldn't be the best place. Home would be the best place to see this and boy do I have some good beer to choose from.
Should I go for the Youngs Double Chocolate, Ayinger Dark Lager, or Taj Lager? The choice is not easy. Remembering what beer you drank on a big day should rank up their with remembering your current booty call's name. Not because there is any correlation between the two. It's just that they are both important.
I was also on a student newspaper staff during those elections. Now I'm advising a student newspaper staff. Maybe being a mature, working-world man who does light partying at home will be a good omen for the this election and for the future. Obama will win today because of me.
Lets take care of ourselves the same way we hope that a president will take care of the country. Here is to a good future. Health and Happiness to all. Nader 2012.
