One day in a distant time and age, Joseph Stalin, dictator of the Soviet Union, was greatly agitated when he discovered that his pack of cigars had gone missing. He immediately contacted the head of the KGB and ordered him to locate the person who had stolen his cigars. The next day, Stalin opened one of the drawers in his desk and — wonder of wonders! found his missing pack of cigars inside. He phoned the head of the KGB and told him to call off the search, and that he had realized that he'd misplaced them in a drawer in his study. Then the KGB officer said, "Uhhh, too late, sir, three people have already confessed!"

Haha, just a Communist joke that my dear father imparted to me. If you didn't understand it… just know that basically everyone accused of conspiracy or treason in that time had to "confess" even if they were innocent and had no knowledge of the crime.

Hmmm, I was just wondering… Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton? I'm bringing this up today because Obama just happened to visit a certain city in close proximity to our suburban town… they're both excellent candidates, in my opinion. But I'm a bit torn between the two. Anyway, go Democrats 2008!

So. Last Tuesday was the U.S. midterm elections. After two days of anxiety, the results are finally in.

Democrats took both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

In addition, Ohio is now a blue state.

Tracy Russo of the Democratic Party Web site offered this statement: "There are no words. This is amazing… This is what happens when you fight everywhere, when you show up, when you ask people for their votes and when you offer people something they desperately want — a new direction for America."

What can I say? I'm overjoyed. My fellow Democrats have finally triumphed, and the end of the accursed Bush regime is soon at hand.