I’ve decided that I want no part of either George Allen or Jim Webb. Or the independent candidate. And talking to some of my friends, we discovered we feel about the same.
So I’m announcing my write-in candidacy for the U.S. Senate position in Virginia.
That’s right. Vote for me. I’m fairly honest, haven’t got any skeletons in my closet that I can think of (other than a few embarrassing facts about what I did during college and immediate post-college years). I think we need to tighten up our policies on illegal immigration while revamping our entire outlook on legal immigration (there, there’s your national issue). I am totally against that stupid marriage amendment, because I don’t have a problem with gay marriage. I support the war against terrorism, and as my readers know, am a staunch proponent of Israel.
And I am definitely not in favor of excessive taxation—particularly when I look at my paycheck every Friday.
Let’s see: I’m also pro-choice, in favor of Affirmative Action, an unabashed feminist, in favor of the fence along our southern border, pro-death penalty in most cases, but in favor of strict rules of evidence to make sure we’re not executing the wrong person.
So there, I’m sort of a mix between the two candidates without the added baggage of being a career politician. And I promise to serve two terms and let someone else have a chance, because in twelve years I’ll be—wow, twelve years older. Never mind, don’t ask, but I’ll still look better than Hillary will by that time. Hell, I look better than her now.
As for PAC money and soft money funds: Um, do they take Paypal?
By the way, nope, not kidding. I’m writing myself in come Election Day, and I think I just convinced Sarah and Larry to vote for me, too.
If you don’t want to vote for the two goofballs running on the party tickets, then vote for me. At least you know I’d be an honest goofball.
We could use someone like you in the Knesset, but I wouldn’t wish that on you.
Best of luck ! I live in South Carolina.
And who, pray, will take care of the cats while you run around all over the place politicking?
Nah… I am against.
And unlike Senator Macacawitz, your mother won’t make her special Yom Kippur Pork Chop Surprise for the victory party…
Unfortunately, since the moonbats will definitely vote against you, your candidacy could put Webb in the Senate. That is almost as bad as letting Hillary into the White House.
Like I said before, when the choice is for the lesser of two evils, we should not allow the evil of two lessers to win.
Besides, how will you be able to keep up your blog.
Go Meryl!
And make sure that every morning when you leave your home for your Rayburn Building office, you bring your cats with you. Visiting constituents can scritch them and rub their tummies. Great PR. Perhaps you can train them to recognize lobbyists and shred their trouser legs.
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Well, although I disagree with some of your causes, if I were an American in Virginia, I’d vote for you. Amateurs can’t be worse than professional politicians, and in most cases they’re much better.
Good luck.
I will indeed vote for you. (I’m the Larry who Meryl refers to in the post). I essentially agree with all of your positions, except for one. Can you guess which one?
You’ve received Tim Blair’s endorsement:
You’ve received Tim Blair’s endorsement:
http://timblair.net/ee/index.php/weblog/tip_of_the_republican_gayberg/
I just heard that the two interstate highways that go through Richmond (the capital of Virginia) are closed down because President Bush is coming for a George Allen fundraiser. People in my downtown office (as well as many others) are quite pissed off about this. Another reason to vote for Yourish rather than Allen or Webb.
Listening to WRVA now… the motorcade went through but there are residual delays.
I’m heading down Gaskins on my way to visit Gracie. I don’t think Chippenham will be a problem.
Darn, you had me until you mentioned you are racist (pro-affirmative action). Boo! Hiss! Join the color-blind part of the nation please. We need you.
Well Kevin you have hit on the one issue where I don’t agree with Meryl. I had intended to bring it up a bit more politely though. I don’t think Michael Jordan’s kids should get preference over the poverty-stricken children of Vietnamese immigrants or poor kids of European decent in Appalachia for that matter. If affirmative action were based on economic status rather than melanin content it would make more sense in trying to make-up for initial uneven opportunity. In any event, calling Meryl a racist was rude.
Indeed it was. Don’t think I feel good about it. But being that affirmative action is a racist policy, and she supports it, there’s really no other way to put it without sugarcoating it. Racism shouldn’t be sugarcoated.
The reason I’m still for affirmative action is because I think there’s still too much discrimination. We’re not there yet.
But Larry’s got an excellent point about making it purely economic-based. That would solve the problem on an equal basis.
I’m open to changing my perspective to that one.
I don’t live in Virginia, but Meryl, you absolutely have my moral support.
Interesting! It’s normal, even respectable to be pro-racism to counter past racism as you appear to be Ms. Yourish. The only problem is that it never allows racism to end. We will always be ‘leveling the playingfield’. This is clearly simple NY thinking that will lend credence to keeping the races in America separate.
My apologies if you are not from NY. They are just a good example of how not to be colorblind. Can’t we base income on merit? Or is that somehow racist?
When you say, “I think there’s still too much discrimination” as you did, you play into the racist’s game. There will ALWAYS be some racist person who ‘thinks’ there is too much discrimination. What ever happened to MLK’s colorblind nation? I’m willing to embrace it. Are you?
I never cared much for people who define something they don’t like as “racist” [for example Zionism] and then anyone who disagrees with them is by definition a racist.
You want racist? Try corporate america, where if you’re black female or Jewish or hispanic or [etc] the likelyhood of rising to the top is low [and look at overall statistics, not individual high-profile individuals].
Or you could discuss all these things without calling people racist without good reason…
I don’t agree with Meryl on many issues, but calling her a racist because you don’t like affermative action is a bit much.
I’m not calling anyone racist because I ‘don’t like affirmative action’. I’m calling people racist who support racist policies, like affirmative action. My likes/dislikes don’t enter into factual statements.
“You want racist? Try corporate america”
No, I DON’T want racism at all. I support cheap government loans for college, but I don’t support someone’s ‘right’ to take a job from a more qualified person because of the color of their skin (affirmative action), or their parent’s income (Larry G’s idea). That’s not equality, and America should be about equality.
Should I go into feminism now? (just kidding :))