<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53413372731129348.post225989996418314517..comments</id><updated>2008-11-03T17:58:10.387-06:00</updated><category term='bloggers'/><category term='Rick Perry'/><category term='Texas Democratic Party'/><category term='McCain'/><category term='Biden'/><category term='Debates'/><category term='Serious stuff'/><category term='Farouk Shami'/><category term='Corporate shills'/><category term='2012 Republican nomination'/><category term='Fun Stuff'/><category term='Herman Cain'/><category term='Texas Senate'/><category term='East Texas'/><category term='Houston DisAstros'/><category term='FUBAR-CAM Updates'/><category term='Talk Radio'/><category term='Texas House'/><category term='Austin Living'/><category term='Book Reviews'/><category term='Conservatives'/><category term='Band Names'/><category term='Telling Tall Tales'/><category term='YNN Capital Tonight'/><category term='rumors'/><category term='FUBAR News'/><category term='Cheney'/><category term='Contests'/><category term='Obama'/><category term='Royce West'/><category term='SBOE'/><category term='Bill White'/><category term='Hutchison'/><category term='Headline of the day'/><category term='David Dewhurst'/><category term='Housekeeping'/><category term='Ron Paul'/><category term='Consumer Raves'/><category term='Random stuff'/><category term='Bush'/><category term='City of Austin politics'/><category term='Tributes'/><category term='Yikes'/><category term='Palin'/><category term='Anti-social media'/><category term='Molly Ivins'/><category term='Goofballs'/><category term='Elections'/><category term='Press Corps'/><category term='News Briefs'/><category term='Consumer Rants'/><category term='Admitting you have a problem is the first step to recovery'/><category term='Wendy Davis'/><category term='Big Bend'/><category term='Recipes'/><category term='Polls'/><category term='TPA blog round-up'/><category term='Odor in the Court'/><title type='text'>Comments on Letters From Texas: How to Watch a Presidential Election Unfold on Ele...</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.lettersfromtexas.com/feeds/225989996418314517/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/53413372731129348/225989996418314517/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.lettersfromtexas.com/2008/11/how-to-watch-presidential-election.html'/><author><name>Harold Cook</name><uri>https://profiles.google.com/111162169078146665532</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh5.googleusercontent.com/-CghT9uaFdZw/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAA1o/0NFooq_7AC0/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>9</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53413372731129348.post-1827710914423759665</id><published>2008-11-03T17:58:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-03T17:58:00.000-06:00</updated><title type='text'>HAHA! Hmm, very appealing!! &lt;i&gt;(She said as she cr...</title><content type='html'>HAHA! Hmm, very appealing!! &lt;I&gt;(She said as she cracked her first election-eve beer)&lt;/I&gt; But for the record, I do live in the little solid blue spot... &lt;BR/&gt;http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2008/11/03/us/20081103_HOUSE_GRAPHIC.html&lt;BR/&gt;Kinda like Austin is to Texas, albeit considerably less hip.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/53413372731129348/225989996418314517/comments/default/1827710914423759665'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/53413372731129348/225989996418314517/comments/default/1827710914423759665'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.lettersfromtexas.com/2008/11/how-to-watch-presidential-election.html?showComment=1225756680000#c1827710914423759665' title=''/><author><name>Bridget</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00397883773710631750</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.lettersfromtexas.com/2008/11/how-to-watch-presidential-election.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53413372731129348.post-225989996418314517' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/53413372731129348/posts/default/225989996418314517' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1218920232'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53413372731129348.post-6989234504930142766</id><published>2008-11-03T16:24:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-03T16:24:00.000-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Bridget - You live in Kentucky. That's reason enou...</title><content type='html'>Bridget - You live in Kentucky. That's reason enough to start drinking NOW. Don't worry about the election night schedule. If I were you I'd get a copy of the bus schedule and GTF out.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/53413372731129348/225989996418314517/comments/default/6989234504930142766'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/53413372731129348/225989996418314517/comments/default/6989234504930142766'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.lettersfromtexas.com/2008/11/how-to-watch-presidential-election.html?showComment=1225751040000#c6989234504930142766' title=''/><author><name>FUBAR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03010954178860545794</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Fhd2UZ0pRYs/SLuCUZQ1A2I/AAAAAAAAAMw/HYk_PDyp7NU/S220/cook+headshot.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.lettersfromtexas.com/2008/11/how-to-watch-presidential-election.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53413372731129348.post-225989996418314517' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/53413372731129348/posts/default/225989996418314517' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1134464178'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53413372731129348.post-3156327527497862303</id><published>2008-11-03T16:10:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-03T16:10:00.000-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Because I live in Kentucky I'll adjust the times t...</title><content type='html'>Because I live in Kentucky I'll adjust the times to eastern for poll-closings - - but I think I'll pretend the times are already eastern for drinking...  Speaking of Kentucky, polls here actually close first, 5pm Central.  Shouldn't we start drinking then??  If so, then I'm not sure how much to drink, depending on the outcome of the McConnell/Lunsford contest.  Please advise.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/53413372731129348/225989996418314517/comments/default/3156327527497862303'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/53413372731129348/225989996418314517/comments/default/3156327527497862303'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.lettersfromtexas.com/2008/11/how-to-watch-presidential-election.html?showComment=1225750200000#c3156327527497862303' title=''/><author><name>Bridget</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00397883773710631750</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.lettersfromtexas.com/2008/11/how-to-watch-presidential-election.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53413372731129348.post-225989996418314517' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/53413372731129348/posts/default/225989996418314517' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1218920232'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53413372731129348.post-4109471462613771640</id><published>2008-11-03T15:24:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-03T15:24:00.000-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Quite the astute analysis, fubar.  I shall print i...</title><content type='html'>Quite the astute analysis, fubar.  I shall print it out and keep it handy, so as to properly pace my drinking.  I cannot tell you how greatful I am.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/53413372731129348/225989996418314517/comments/default/4109471462613771640'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/53413372731129348/225989996418314517/comments/default/4109471462613771640'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.lettersfromtexas.com/2008/11/how-to-watch-presidential-election.html?showComment=1225747440000#c4109471462613771640' title=''/><author><name>Don't Mess w/ Pink</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.lettersfromtexas.com/2008/11/how-to-watch-presidential-election.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53413372731129348.post-225989996418314517' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/53413372731129348/posts/default/225989996418314517' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-954638172'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53413372731129348.post-2185684733977118885</id><published>2008-11-03T00:03:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-03T00:03:00.000-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Pete, as long as you've already voted before imple...</title><content type='html'>Pete, as long as you've already voted before implementing that plan, I think, because this is America - the land of the free and the brave, that you can do any little thing that blows your skirt up. More power to ya.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/53413372731129348/225989996418314517/comments/default/2185684733977118885'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/53413372731129348/225989996418314517/comments/default/2185684733977118885'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.lettersfromtexas.com/2008/11/how-to-watch-presidential-election.html?showComment=1225692180000#c2185684733977118885' title=''/><author><name>FUBAR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03010954178860545794</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Fhd2UZ0pRYs/SLuCUZQ1A2I/AAAAAAAAAMw/HYk_PDyp7NU/S220/cook+headshot.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.lettersfromtexas.com/2008/11/how-to-watch-presidential-election.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53413372731129348.post-225989996418314517' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/53413372731129348/posts/default/225989996418314517' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1134464178'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53413372731129348.post-5700220569299422381</id><published>2008-11-02T23:05:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-02T23:05:00.000-06:00</updated><title type='text'>My plan was to just get drunk about 5:30, pass out...</title><content type='html'>My plan was to just get drunk about 5:30, pass out, and read about the election sometime around noon on Wednesday.  Is that OK?</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/53413372731129348/225989996418314517/comments/default/5700220569299422381'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/53413372731129348/225989996418314517/comments/default/5700220569299422381'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.lettersfromtexas.com/2008/11/how-to-watch-presidential-election.html?showComment=1225688700000#c5700220569299422381' title=''/><author><name>Pete</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.lettersfromtexas.com/2008/11/how-to-watch-presidential-election.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53413372731129348.post-225989996418314517' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/53413372731129348/posts/default/225989996418314517' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-289607726'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53413372731129348.post-4812750801537238781</id><published>2008-11-02T17:55:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-02T17:55:00.000-06:00</updated><title type='text'>E-day isn't E-day without some sort of drunk text ...</title><content type='html'>E-day isn't E-day without some sort of drunk text message floating around. I fully intend to exercise my right to drink (liberally) and try to hold meaningful conversation...</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/53413372731129348/225989996418314517/comments/default/4812750801537238781'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/53413372731129348/225989996418314517/comments/default/4812750801537238781'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.lettersfromtexas.com/2008/11/how-to-watch-presidential-election.html?showComment=1225670100000#c4812750801537238781' title=''/><author><name>Your Friend FancyPants</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04161388330371769097</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BgrTnVQ2HiE/SQvlIjA4E2I/AAAAAAAAANM/arxVX7Dl5_c/s1600-R/fbookphoto-1.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.lettersfromtexas.com/2008/11/how-to-watch-presidential-election.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53413372731129348.post-225989996418314517' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/53413372731129348/posts/default/225989996418314517' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-522358922'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53413372731129348.post-3303104262415377742</id><published>2008-11-02T13:46:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-02T13:46:00.000-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Phil, that's fine for what it is, but it sheds abs...</title><content type='html'>Phil, that's fine for what it is, but it sheds absolutely no light on the accompanying alcohol consumption.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/53413372731129348/225989996418314517/comments/default/3303104262415377742'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/53413372731129348/225989996418314517/comments/default/3303104262415377742'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.lettersfromtexas.com/2008/11/how-to-watch-presidential-election.html?showComment=1225655160000#c3303104262415377742' title=''/><author><name>FUBAR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03010954178860545794</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Fhd2UZ0pRYs/SLuCUZQ1A2I/AAAAAAAAAMw/HYk_PDyp7NU/S220/cook+headshot.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.lettersfromtexas.com/2008/11/how-to-watch-presidential-election.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53413372731129348.post-225989996418314517' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/53413372731129348/posts/default/225989996418314517' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1134464178'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53413372731129348.post-5927892947402318492</id><published>2008-11-02T13:43:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-02T13:43:00.000-06:00</updated><title type='text'>In chart form:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;http://www.swingstateproject...</title><content type='html'>In chart form:&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;http://www.swingstateproject.com//showDiary.do?diaryId=3641</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/53413372731129348/225989996418314517/comments/default/5927892947402318492'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/53413372731129348/225989996418314517/comments/default/5927892947402318492'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.lettersfromtexas.com/2008/11/how-to-watch-presidential-election.html?showComment=1225654980000#c5927892947402318492' title=''/><author><name>Phillip Martin</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07459554837848862539</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.lettersfromtexas.com/2008/11/how-to-watch-presidential-election.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53413372731129348.post-225989996418314517' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/53413372731129348/posts/default/225989996418314517' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-966418785'/></entry></feed>
