The results from yesterday's special election for New York's 20th congressional district are still too close to call, though Democrat Scott Murphy reportedly has a slight lead over Republican Jim Tedisco. So after hundreds of thousands of dollars were spent by both sides, we're still not going to know the outcome for two weeks, after the absentee ballots have been counted.
And in what seems to me like a clear instance of media-generated hype, yesterday and Monday CNN was referring to the special election as an early referendum on President Obama's administration. Give me a break. Though to be honest, I'm surprised that the race didn't receive more national attention, since the news media will favor process over issues seven days a week and twice on Sundays. I know I'm sick of the commercials.
And in other news, tonight is the series finale of ER, and it only comes about 7 years too late.
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Just to keep it light, your ER reference is sardonically funny. To be honest I never really got into watching that show and the fact that it lasted so many years maybe is some type of TV medical show miracle where they learned the art of life support and applied it to themselves instead of pulling the plug however many years back you think they should have been declared brain-dead.
The election tally doesn't seem possible with the totals being that close. Not to get all postal-ethnic, but may the Irish Dem be successful over the Italian Repub.
Signed: LP Mann
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