So Kerry has won the New Hampshire primary and will probably get the Democratic nomination. I am prepared to support him, but I am not enthused. I recently took an online poll that indicated that both he and Dr. Dean (my preferred candidate) agreed with the exact same percentage of my positions (although they matched me on different issues). My gut feeling, however, is that Kerry is too “establishment,” and he does not seem as passionate about standing up and consistently speaking out against the unmitigated disaster the current administration is making of this country and the world. He must know that he is (and we all are) doomed if he does not appeal to the Dean supporters, so I hope we start to see a little more backbone in the months ahead.

In other news, Goblin has not chased a squirrel in days. Despite the fact that my coat pockets are filled with peanuts, none of the bushy-tailed rodents have appeared to claim them.

Times are tough all around. Surely, no one expects any sort of hope or compassion from the government anymore, but when you cannot even get a squirrel to take a peanut, we are living in dark times indeed.