In a related note: fuck you, Washington County. %49.51 for Kitz, vs. 48.45% for Dudley?* I know you're a bunch of Tea Party Security Moms, but still--that's a close freaking call for one of the most populous (and--compared with the rest of Oregon--progressive) counties in the state!

(*as of 8:28pm)

Spoken like a true, angry, sore loser lib - complete w/profanity! You should be very proud, no matter who comes out on top (of course, if it's Dudley, you guys will demand a "recount" [read: fixed, fraudulent returns] until your candidate "wins".) BTW, are you serious? Most of Oregon is non-"progressive"?!? PUH-LEEEZ!! If, in fact, Dudley prevails even once the votes from liberal Multnomah County are tallied, it will be further proof that the big-spending, big-government ways of Obama and the Dems are being rejected nationwide. YESSSSS!!!!

let's grow up everyone. Enjoy the sun today & who really cares about government. They're puppets of the rich and special interest groups. No matter who sits in the chair in Wash DC, they answer to big money.

Idiots elect basket ball players to political positions just as they do for B cowboy flicks and stupid action flicks.... BIG BUSINESS buys the vote of the ignorant masses who can only take in sound bites and tv commercials.... Unfortunately we all must live in the ruins of their ignorance, and laziness.....

So because someone was an athlete at one time, that's all they are capable of? How stupid. Prior experience in government does not make someone a more fit candidate any more than lack of experience makes them unfit. Dedication, vision, and for goodness sakes, a little bit of common sense! makes a good candidate. People are sick of the same old thing. Sick of having too much money fly out the window with nothing to show for it; sick of trusting government and having it come back to bite them. Maybe the "ignorant masses" aren't ignorant, just fed up with a stagnant status quo.
Our current president was elected on charisma, eloquence, and a good tagline. Any basketball player can pull that off.

Reader- Just curious, where are you getting your information? I have not read (yes, I am a Republican who also reads!) anything suggesting that Obama has cut the deficit in any measure. Would be interested in your sources. Thanks.