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I’m flabbergasted. I am now firmly convinced that people here in New England are complete and utter morons (not including those who read here). For the last eight some-odd years, I’ve listened to my fellow Connecticut residents and my co-workers in Rhode Island complain bitterly about the condition of their respective state economies and political climate. Yet, last night, we re-elected the same Democrat party assholes back into office.

On a sidebar, unbelievably, Massachusetts re-elected one of the most corrupt and detestable politicians, and one of the primary architects of our current economic mess, Barney Ffffffffwank.

Apparently, we’ve been inoculated against the anti-incumbent fever that has swept the nation. The only thing I can figure is here in CT, they love their handouts and their precious unions. In RI, the state legislature is hopelessly corrupt. So much so it’s the state joke. I just don’t get it. It’s not for lack of information. In this electronic age, you can go to dozens of sites and find all the information you need to make an informed choice. They’re more than happy to complain, but not passionate enough to change anything. I’ll tell you one thing they are passionate about here. It’s the one thing I hear discussed almost to the exclusion of all else. Spo-ahts. It’s all about spo-ahts. Spo-ahts, spo-ahts, spo-ahts. If my fellow New Englanders are going to stay glued to their televisions all year and not participate in your civic duties, do the rest of us a favor and stay home on Election Day.

The one bright spot in this election is that the rest of the country got it right. We have a solid majority in the House of Representatives, possibly even a veto-proof margin provided they can sway enough fence sitters. While we did not gain a majority in the Senate, they can’t steamroller us anymore. We can now safely filibuster any further harmful legislation. And, in just two short years another third of the Senate is up for grabs and it’s likely that there will be conservative gains then, too, maybe even enough to get that super-majority.

Maybe by then, when the rest of the country is starting to prosper again, and we’re still sucking, New Englanders will gain some IQ points, do their civic duty, and turn off the “spo-ahts”.