not enough reasons to smile....

ok, so our annual election party with our friends and progressive neighbors was marred by jamey gay's mayoral loss......you would think that the democratic takeover of the house, and the failure of the south dakota abortion ban and the catch-up-with-potential in the senate would be plenty good enough...but we sat huddled listening to the returns read precinct by precinct over the radio....and other than the local coverage of ann northup's defeat in louisville, we mostly mourned for jamey......there is always next time, i suppose...but it is so sad that he will not be in local government for at least 2 years.......