h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Yes!!!!!!!!!!

She has her 35,000 vote lead with 88% of the vote counted so I'm going to bed. I have to work in the morning.

Well done Hypatia.

I heard your interview.

How did I know that it was you?

Because I had read on this thread that you had phoned in to the powers that be, that you had said that there were other topics to discuss such as stem cell research and the tobacco tax!!.

I hope that you are sleeping peacefully in the land of Nod ,having done your bit and got your new Governor in. And you also have a female Speaker of the House. Wonderful !!

Thank you for bringing us into the battle for hearts and minds in the USA. I am so sorry that I was off line for some of it. But thrilled that I was able to be in at the finish.

Again Felicitations.

Very sincerely,

Christiane M. Elias.
aka AlsoRan1

I know too little about how USian elections and politics function.

I've heard the Tuesday bit with Hyp, now, and I really like your voice. Very clear and distinct on radio.

And the content was very good and to the point. I would have liked to have heard much more and asked a few questions myself. (Says the nosey journalist )

Well done, Hyp - and a very good idea from the BBC.

Good morning and well done, Hyp! And what a good morning it is for America and the world! The third section down in this BBC story should make particularly happy breakfast reading: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6127480.stm .

Thanks everyone. So, my question for radio commentators everywhere is how on earth do you keep talking and talking and talking without losing your voice?

In retrospect I feel good because what I told people the first night turned out to be spot on the mark. The stem cell amendment helped Talent in the 7th District and McCaskill statewide. I feel bad because the returns had barely started coming in last night, so the percentages I reported were very preliminary and might have confused people outside of the state who don't understand how elections work here. The rural areas come in first and always give Republicans the lead. Then hours later the urban areas come in and the lead often changes.

Excellent stuff, Hypatia!

May I raise my hat and a toast to 'murkins all over? Glad to see Arnie got his 'sequel', we now have a woman running the 'show', a muslim right in the thick of things, and Chafee out: "the rage against our president proved insurmountable"...

I was especially pleased with OH and PA but still cannot work out what Liebermann has done. Did he get the Republicans to back him then walk in as a Democrat supporter?? Sneaky

Yep, well done you American peeps!
....the world feels just a little safer today, any chance of you lot sorting out Tony Bliar too?

You know, this is the second time today I saw Tony Blair's name mispelled. Then I realized that it is not a mistake - it's intentional!

Yep sure is, Tony Blair The Liar, Tony Bliar!
Or Bush's Poodle as he is known!

All of Bush's critters are looking a bit mangy this morning.

The BBC news front page is reporting that the Democrats have taken a Senate race in Montana, giving them 50 seats

So has it been confirmed the Reps took VA? Or are they going to do a recount? If it's split 50/50, the Rep whip is going to work overtime to make sure the Reps all vote that way and then any ties will be decided by Dick Cheney.

There are two independents in the Senate, one of whom is Joe Lieberman (I don't know who the other one is) - a former Democrat, although you might not know it sometimes. If he votes with the Democrats that'll give them 51 votes if all the Democrats vote the party line, even without Virginia.

I think Virginia is still considered too close to call.

I believe they are including the two Independents in the Democratic column since both of them will cacus with the Democrats.

Dang it, I keep reading the red column as the Democrats cos red = left wing in the UK and blue = right wing

Rummy's gone

The other Independent is Sanders in Vermont. He is the Socialist.

I know! I just heard! Good ridance.

My Backwards Bush keychain is now at 803 days, 9 hours & 51 minutes.

So, 48 Democrats, two independents and VA still to come.

Rumbo go bye-bye!!! Woohoooo!