What am I going to do

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

if bush wins?

Seriously. I just THINK about it and am in a horrible funk for hours. And I am a naturally optimistic, upbeat person. I really really really think Kerry will win.

But when I imagine Nov. 2 and imagine the unthinkable, I don't what to do with myself.

So I guess my question is, is there anything I can do to prepare, emotionally/mentally for that *possibility* (no matter how slim)? I just don't want to be unprepared and blown away.

[Jokinomx]

1. I keep telling myself that I lived through the Reagan/Bush years...

They actually made me sick. If the unthinkable happens again... I know that I have been volunteering in this election..and I have been voicing my opinion whenever its appropriate.... so I will feel I did my part...

The only thing you have control over is yourself. Do the best you can and Kerry On....

:kick:

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

4. True and good advice

I think I will have to do like I did in 2000 and have a total media blackout for myself. No internet, no papers, no news magazines, no TV, no nothing. I just will NOT want to see or hear any of it.

I will go into mourning for my country. Wear black a lot. Cry and scream.

[WMliberal]

2. you can emigrate to the UK with me!

we'll be just in time for Blair's impeachment.

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

3. Yes

I have actually looked into emigration but it is JUST not practical for us right now and probably will not be until we are of retirement age.

But I'll tell you one thing, if we don't turn this country around, you can bet your ass Mr. Moonbeam and I will spend our remaining years in another country. Preferably far far away and very progressive.

The Netherlands, anyone? Gotta brush up on my Dutch.

[WMliberal]

6. i dated a dutch girl

HOT!!!!! sweet, well-mannered, witty. I could deal with more of that.

[crispini]

5. Start thinking NOW about the NEXT election.

Seriously. Who do you know that would make a dandy local candidate? Start working on them. Or maybe you want to run yourself. City council? Statehouse? County commissioner? Howard Dean says, we ALL should run for office! Let no race go uncontested!

What are some pet causes you'd like to devote some more time to? Election reform? Clean elections? Environment? Seriously, I've already got some fun ideas rolling around in my head. I'm not doing anything with them NOW, but I'm thinking. And, if Shrub wins, I can wake up on Nov. 3 and start thinking about 2006.

Also, I think I need to start planning myself a vacation. :) That way I'll have something to look forward to!

[gmoney]

7. Run for local office...

School board, city council, whatever... keep a freeper out of at least that one seat.

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

8. To you and crispini

I already do that. We kept a fundie from taking a seat on the school board. And we are running a great candidate against the only fundie on our school board next year! So we'll get her off.

We're also backing more progressive candidates for city council and supporting the ones who are already there and progressive.

I've given money and time to Martin Frost and Katy Hubener, both Dems running in Texas in my area.

I'm gonna work like HELL to support any Dem running against our two Senators in 2006 and I am gonna work like HELL to get Governor Goodhair into early retirement the same year. Bastage.

So yeah, I agree...the grassroots level is VERY important, state, local, everything.

[crispini]

9. Hey,

you must live in big D area! :) me too!

my precinct races SUCK. we got gerrymandered into Eddie Bernice's area so our US house race is uncontested and our TX statehouse races are also uncontested. So I've been working for some of the judicial candidates.

we're doing a precinct walk Sunday! c'mon over! :7

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

10. Yeah

I live in a burb of Dallas. I'm going over to Ft. Worth on Saturday to help put together *1500* Kerry signs and for my help, I get to take a couple. Then there's a party just for Democrats later at a private home.

Eddie Bernice? Where the heck are you? REDISTRICTING SUCKS!!!

I'll give you a hint as to where I live: we LOST Martin Frost.

:cry:

[crispini]

11. Ah! I know where you live.

More or less...I met lots of folks complaining about that at the Truth festival last week. Poor Martin. Maybe I'll see ya at a blockwalk some time, I blockwalk for him some Saturdays.

I live in East Dallas, near White Rock Lake. There are three different congressional districts within a couple of miles of my house. Bastids! how so does that serve the constituents? grrrr.

Eddie Bernice got every blue precinct even NEAR her district. We have a nice shabby hippy artist neighborhood so of course we got put with her.

Maybe see you around sometime! I need a DU pin or something. (so DU people could say HI!) Is there such a thing?

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

12. I love the White Rock area

my mother went to W.W. Samuel High School and my dad went there, too. My stepfather went to Bryan Adams HS.

My stepfather grew up in the Casa Linda neighborhood.

As a kid, I spent the first four years of my life living in Pleasant Grove. Then they got the hell out of there and moved to Garland (yawn).

[crispini]

13. Casa Linda

Yep, I'm just south of there in Little Forest Hills. Cool! :)

I grew up in Richardson. Yawn, but less yawn than Plano these days.