Bittersweet Election Results

Chris Simmons & I at the CCR "Victory" Party

Last night was as interesting as it was depressing. I had been sick for the last few days, but was assigned a story dealing with the election "aftermath." So what better place to go than the Calhoun County Republican "Victory" party?

The results of yesterdays election are bittersweet. Most of the candidates I endorsed lost while most of the proposals I endorsed passed. The sad fact is that I predicted it almost perfectly. I was wrong on 1 proposal predictions and 1 county prediction. Other than that, my predictions were dead on. This is as sad as it is true.

On a positive note, affirmative action has been given the big boot, eminent domain has been strictly regulated, and mandatory public school funding increases were shot down. Also, Tim Walberg won. As hard as Schwarz may have wished otherwise, "I'm pro-life because I oppose the Iraq war" Renier did not have what it took to beat off the Reagan Conservative from Tipton. Thank God!!

PS- I had the privilege last night of finally meeting Chris Simmons. He is the host of AM 930 WBCK's Hotline program. We have spoken over the phone many times, and he has seen my show, but we have never actually met face-to-face. It was nice to finally meet him.