First, it’s already been one long, fatiguing road for the Democrats. With the Hill-dog lingering, I thought it was already November and I missed something. Although, Ron Paul held on longer, besting her Guinness record for the longest goodbye just this week. Actually, he had an even longer and drawner out and tortured goodbye than her waiting to the weekend, since he also stopped in March.

Anyway, it’s not the retarded shenanigans that are robbing me from the thrills and chills of a campaign year (and the FINALLY final end of the Bush years). Nope, it’s old Tim Russert, may he rest in peace.

NBC was the de facto election night channel when you got tired of zippy graphics and all sorts of counting doohickies and just wanted to see, you know, like regular math. Tim was markers and a whiteboard in the face of layered, animated maps and special effects. (I’m pretending the 2004 tablet never happened. In my mind it’s whiteboards, Florida and less flash.)

Who the hell is going to eschew the bullshit this year and just provide straightforward info?

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