In light of the senate election I thought everyone might like to take their minds off of the serious implications of republicans vs democrats and turn our minds to the root of the problem.

The word origin of senator: Senator is from the Latin word "senex," which means "old" and is thus related to being "senile." Well that explains a lot! Thank goodness for Mr. Obama!

It seems that my Commonwealth of Virginia will be one of the deciding factors in wether the Democrats gain control of the senate. Jim Webb (D) is currently in the lead over George Allen(R), but it's still too close to call. The independent candidate Gail Parker has really screwed up the Democrats, taking 1% of the votes.

We're still waiting on absentee ballots from the Military, which could easily go to Allen, but it's hard to say because Webb does have a naval record on his side. There are also the votes from Northern Virginia that still need to be counted, which typically are expected to go Democrat. It's still just too close to call. There could be a recount in our future.