But if you, or anyone else, is interested in doing a guest piece, e-mail me about it.

Wait – do you mean you want a new post that’s only about election results? I can do that.

He V! We need a new thread here. Or are you on vacation? How about a guest piece?

V is that the final tally? Lame turnout.

Politics is a strong and slow boring of hard boards. It takes both passion and perspective. Certainly all historical experience confirms the truth –that man would not have attained the possible unless time and again he had reached out for the impossible. But to do that a man must be a leader, and not only a leader but a hero as well, in a very sober sense of the word. And even those who are neither leaders nor heroes must arm themselves with that steadfastness of heart which can brave even the crumbling of all hopes. This is necessary right now, or else men will not be able to attain even that which is possible today. Only he has the calling for politics who is sure that he shall not crumble when the world from his point of view is too stupid or too base for what he wants to offer. Only he who in the face of all this can say ‘In spite of all!’ has the calling for politics.

They have counted thousands of additional votes, and posted revised totals.

http://www.acgov.org/rov/current_election/index.htm

By the way, I was trying to remember who said, “Democracy is the slow boring through thick boards….” — – does anybody know who this was?

Change is possible. And takes time. Please, do not give up.

And, for Sean (And SS supporters): I know, and I hope, that your participation in Oakland’s future is not ending — this is only the beginning …. (Barack Obama lost his first campaign for Congress, Harvey Milk lost his first campaign for Supervisor).

I do concede the point of understanding what people thought of their own history in different time periods. It can give insights into the motivations of individuals and the trends of society. But you have to keep separated the perceived history of some and the actual history that happened in the real world. It’d be like people taking Ceasar’s claimed virgin birth at face value. Okay, so people in the Empire believed it. Are you going to? You need to uncover the real reasons, events, facts and actions to truly gain the benefit history has to offer to present day.

That said, Herodotus can rock an awesome tale. (history nerd throwdown is teh awesome)

But seriously. That man could tell a story like nobody’s business. I get goosebumps just thinking about it.