I’ll be en route from Philly to Dallas. I’ll have to catch you on the replay. Knock ‘em dead! Love to you and the family!
Mia Frederiksen

I often wonder what my “meaning” is. It’s not a philosophical quandry or question, nor one causing me angst, soul searching or going off to “find myself”.

As with many things, I think we realize only in hindsight what we are meant to do, once we’re doing it. I mean, is my job (and it is a great honor and humbling responsibility) to just be a stay-at-home dad and raise my boys, or am I meant for something more, but I still need time to prepare?

When I was very young, my mother thought I could be a politician or a preacher, both of which I naysayed. Now, years later, who knows!

Years ago walking back in my faith in the Lord I felt led to go on some mission trips. I stepped out in faith and I received tangible proofs – to me – that it was what I was meant to do.

I applaud your efforts and your work Erick. Keep it up. Maybe one day I’ll be in a place where I can solidly preach the gospel or expound on our American heritage and government. For now, I feel I still have so much to learn.

You’re challenging Michael Steele, aren’t you?

how about some dull stuff?

AS far as I can tell the GOP set another primary turnout record for a midterm election in Wyoming on Tuesday. Turnout was slightly over 100K compared to 90K or below in 2006-2002-1998. Democratic turnout was below what it was in 2006 and they actually had a contested primary this year.

So here’s a list of states where the GOP set primary turnout records for a midterm election. Maine-South Carolina-Georgia-Alabama-Tennessee-Kentucky-Michigan-Arkansas-Missouri-Iowa-Kansas-Colorado-Texas-Oklahoma-New Mexico-Utah-Nevada and now Wyoming. By my reckoning the democrats set a turnout record this year in CO and that’s it folks. So where is the passion this year?

Just a note on WA’s results. There was a new voting system in place this year. In previous years a voter could vote in for a democrat in the senate primary-a republican in the governor’s primary then an indie in a congressional race. All the choices were listed on one ballot and you just picked one person from any party in a single race.

This year you had to choose a party ballot. You could choose any party but if you did democrat you could only vote for democrats. So the ratio between Rossi and Murray is not as crucial as indies probably did not choose a primary ballot.

Just a note that in 2008 the party ID was 36D-26R or roughly 3-2 in the democrats favor. This year apparently the primary breakdown was roughly 50%R-50%D. So again GOP voters are turning out.

I love it when you open the mailbag. You just weren’t getting enough from the CNN gig. But with just a little effort on your part, you’ll have that bag full in no time and we’ll be laughing all the way through November.

Golden mic will happen REAL soon. I will bet money on it!

Now the Progs can have blood spurting out of THEIR eyes.

I am sure the guy was as guilty as hel!, and then some. I’m sure he did try to sell the O’s seat. I am also sure that the O, Emanuel, Jarret and Axelrod were doing some dirty dealing on their own, as well as Jesse Jackson Jr. The Washington elites were protected from having to testify, well, because they are above the law. So in the end, I’m glad that one person only didn’t fry for what many were involved in.

Now Fitzgerald is going to do another whole round, and, bring up the same tried and failed charges. He did the same to Scooter Libby. He will only help the Republicans, because this whole mess will stay on TV through election season.

and I’m sure will be appropriately rewarded. Blago’s conviction probably won’t survive appeal, but by jumping the gun on the investigation and indictment, he saved Obama, Emanuel et al. from actually getting caught doing what everyone knows they were doing.

Says something that the major cable provider put it on their channel statewide, public TV has it on statewide, and even the CBS channel in Anchorage has it. The had a wake at the major Episcopal Church in ANC and the funeral itself is at the Anchorage Baptist Temple, the largest church in Alaska with seating for a couple of thousand in the sanctuary and then an overflow room with video for almost that many. Not a seat in the house or a parking space within miles. The streets were lined with people for the procession to the ABT. Lots of people hated him, as did many here, but the people of Alaska loved him and have only now realized what a mistake they made in Nov. ’08.

Appropriately, full military honors and all the ceremony that goes with that. The pallbearers are all military from all the branches. Everybody who’s anybody in Alaska is there, and a lot that are pretty important elsewhere as well. Don’t know if Sarah Palin is there, didn’t see her. I’d be happy if she’s not. There’s not much else happening in Alaska today.

You can say you’ve seen Alaska when you’ve seen some of it hanging upside down from the seatbelts of a badly bent Cessna.

I’m a skeptic on glass decks. Don’t know planes so well, but on boats you can do the discrete units or the all glass with the black boxes. Lose a screen or a processor, you lose all the functionality. With discrete units, lose one, you’ve got another one or at least a substitute.