They do everything bigger and better in the U.S.A. and I think a lot of Canadians know it too. And honestly, I think Harper had to have that in mind when the election is called. Everyone will be paying attention to what’s going on south (and a bit Northwest from us) and meanwhile Canadian politics will just do their thing and run their course and maybe, just maybe the status quo will at least remain. I don’t know, I’m possibly reaching there. I’m one of those guilty of paying a lot more attention to American politics than I normally should.

I have a lot of respect for Obama, and I have a lot of respect for McCain. I’m thinking Obama has the potential to be conniving and ruthless, but I also think he’s extremely smart and passionate about what he does. McCain, I think he’s a good person to be honest, but I don’t think he’s all that bright. And I know the election is run between these two people, but every single time i hear more and more about Palin, especially about her personal life and personal thrills such as aerial hunting (fucking coward, sorry did I say that out loud?), I dislike her more and more. I wish McCain could have picked any one else other than her to be his running mate because I have lost so much respect for his campaign. This is unfortunate, I did genuinely have hope that he would reform his party and bring it out of its dark and dank social conservatism past. Now, I’m not so sure.

I’ve been indulging in news and politics and pretty much anything that will keep my mind distracted lately. I’m still dealing with a lot of guilt and grief from the events of last weekend, and this morning I was told that I could pick up Niko’s ashes any time. This isn’t the first time I’ve had to go through a death in the family, but this is striking me as the most difficult because of what Niko meant to me. I’m still really sad about it, but I’m hoping I can learn to live with it all and just cope.

Did you know that Sarah Palin also hated cats? True story. As another Pamela in the news once said recently, “She can suck it.”