Whew!!

Ah, all that fretting, useless in any event, was groundless as well. Praise be, and all that.

But poor ol' Mr. Frost doesn't have to go home empty-handed. His groundless, muddle-headed anti-tax demagoguery at least helped to kill several significant bond issues. I'm sure he'll sleep better at night knowing that he is in large part responsible for ensuring that our kids remain in sub-standard school facilities, that our parks remain ill-kept, and that our public safety systems remain state of the art, circa 1980. Heckuva job, Frostie!

The Fear

So I cast my ballot today ... and I did so with mounting fear. Fear that the good voters of our fair city may well just be stupid enough to select a vapid sloganeer with no ideas and no clue over an incumbent who has proven he can manage the city in a way that is frugal, focused, and effective.

Then again, this has been proven before.

And if we find ourselves dealing with the inevitable incompetence and croneyism of a Frost administration, I will mostly be wondering what the heck happened to the Begich Campaign over the last several weeks. Why do I hear and see 4 Frost ads to every 1 Begich ad? Why is Begich only answering specific (and demonstrably false) charges with slogans ("we're headed in the right direction!")?

... the Fear ...