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It wasn't the best post election morning but there were glimmers of hope.

The true fact is that the Democrats have some hacks among them and the two governors who got dethroned, well one governor was on the throne and the other wanted to be, were not the best raw material of the party.

Never mind all the analysis about how this is a blow to Obama and all. Headline fodder.

The victory of the Democrat in northern New York in an extremely conservative district did not get trumpeted nor the victory of our own democratic Lt. Governor John Garamendi who will matriculate to the House of Representatives. He won by a landslide in a liberal district.

The bigger disappointment is the loss of gay marriage in Maine.

There is not much to be said about it. On some issues hate and fear trump all else. Outside money. It is Prop 8 all over again.

Time to get moving on the next step. Another ballot. Some work on the judiciary. We will see.

For the time being, I am philosophical about it. Nothing good and new and threatening comes easy or quickly.

Labels: election, gay marriage, gay politics