a touch of jinx

in 2000, eyes twinkling with the fervor of someone who sees, I worked on the fundraising team for ralph nader's campaign. even when he selected winona la duke as his running mate. of course, we all know how that turned out.

2004 rolled around and I threw my weight behind john kerry, working the campaign phones. I especially loved his choice of john edwards, hero to the old- and modern american, a man who had been putting his money where his mouth and politics were for over 20 years, as his running mate. november 4th, 11pm, we sat holding warm beers and cold chili cheese fries at tír na nÓg, bleaking counting the points rolling in the wrong direction.

2006. it's a new year and I've new hope in the attorney from north carolina who was going to reform economic, education and healthcare policies in a way that finally would make sense to the people who needed some sense offered them. for the first time I not only contribute time but money, and put both where my mouth is.

2008 and there is the smell of something new in the air. there's no way I'm going to touch this one. if there's something I've learned, it's to stay away. all I did was push a couple of buttons this morning, and say a prayer.