Feelin' a Bit More Blue

You know how excited I was by Blue Florida? And Blue North Carolina--that state that repeatedly elected Jesse Helms? And Blue Virginia. Ok, well this trumps 'em all. After recounting the votes, adding in provisional and absentee ballots, Obama took one of Nebraska's electoral college votes--the first time in 40 years a Dem has won in NE! (For those of you fortunate enough to not live with a political science dork, Nebraska is one of two states to divide up its electoral college vote by Congressional District.) So my GranNE no longer lives in a Red State! She was part of parting the Red Sea!

Get off my GraNE's Lawn!

Yesterday Sarah Palin was in Nebraska which is funny because it is usually a totally red state but her visit, many speculated, was prompted by fears that the Second District could be up for grabs and the Husker state divvies up its electoral votes. The stories of concern were in part due to the fact that the Obama campaign just opened up a second field office in Omaha which means they think they have a shot. But here's what Governor Golly had to say:

“The pundits today on TV—one of them was saying, check out the vice president’s schedule, check out where she’s going — she’s going to Nebraska,” Palin said. “But the pundit was saying the only reason she’d be going there is ‘cause they’re scared, so they gotta go there and shore up votes. And I so wanted to reach into that TV and say no, I’m going to Nebraska because I want to go to Nebraska.

But here's the thing. OK, two things. First, you are not vice president! Second, I know me some Nebraska and I know there's only two reasons to go there.

1. Cornhusker football.
2. GRAN-NE!

#1 is out because the Huskers played Saturday night and let's not talk about that. And #2 is out because I'm fairly certain my GranNE would rather clean the Cornhusker locker room with a toothbrush than see Governor Gosh Golly Gee.