Should Matt Dunne and Susan Bartlett have been included in Team Recount-unity? Will it all be enough to keep Democatic primary voters’ enthusiasm up and tempers down? Is the motivation self-interest or team spirit?
These are quantum, unknowable questions that can, and will be debated. One thing that can’t be debated, however, is the unprecedented solidarity between the apparent winner, the second place finisher calling for a recount, and the third place finisher who is also entitled to a recount by virtue of the historically tight finish. And while the party-togetherness alone is nice, it is hardly the unprecedented piece of this. It’s the actual coordination, allowing the Shumlin campaign to move forward without worrying about damaging blowback from other candidate’s supporters – that’s the truly unique and extraordinary part.
In light of this, it is meet and right to honor and praise St. Deborah of Montpelier and St. Peter of Putney, the Democratic Party’s patron saints of lemonade.
Generous St. Deb & St. Peter, you gained this crowning grace with your act of self denial. By faithfulness in the bigger picture you were ready for your vital trial. Please teach us by your example and help to use the lemons of life so that we may not miss our chance for lemonade eternal. Help us, too, to watch and pray for ourselves and others. Amen.
I’m sure you meant no offense, Odum, by putting the observant Jewish Deb Markowitz in the Christian religious garb.
I dunno what Peter’s religious preference is (though he says here that his dad was a “third-generation Jewish immigrant from Russia”). He’d probably be the first to laugh at being called “a saint.”
Maybe they could be “champion” or “hero” lemonade makers instead — picture on the Wheaties box with lemons, etc.
Perhaps more important, I’m not agreeing with you that Doug Racine’s request for a recount is a “lemon.” If there was no recount, Deb would be back in the SoS office overseeing the November elections. I’d say all three candidates were handed lemons with a vote outcome that was so close, and Doug Racine has made lemonade by asking for the count to be affirmed, to clear away any potential questions, to have an open process overseen by the County Clerks. So Racine also gets a “Champion Lemonade Maker” award from me.
NanuqFC
We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope. ~ MLK, Jr.
I thought it was pretty funny. As a politician, I thought it was dead on. Doug is a good guy, but every day that goes by is a lost opportunity.
Unfortunately, I think that my previous predictions are coming to fruition. This recount ain’t going to be over for 3-4 weeks minimum. I do not think that it was intentional or malicious, but it was naive and misleading for Doug to publicly state http://bit.ly/cjOvjF that it would only take a week.
Please reconsider Doug. The outcome of the governor’s race is hanging in the balance.
Best,
Ed
The recount is happening, it is being supported with good grace by all the candidates. It will make some people feel better about the result, and will make others feel annoyed at the delay.
OK. That’s out of the way.
NOW, since it IS happening, let’s do what we can to make it quick and efficient, while we all keep working our networks of friends and family to get them psyched up to work and vote in the general election!
If you’ve stopped getting your friends and family ready for the general, start. You do not need to know who the candidate will be (though it’s probably safe to make assumptions), since you already know who the opponent will be, so work that angle.
If you haven’t stopped, keep up the good work!
Yeesh!