I know a few places have been advertising specials for it: Mo's Teavolve, The Windup Space

Tell us more! EL

Columbia for Republicans...

Columbia is very liberal! A bunch of Republicans proclaiming themselves in a Columbia restaurant would be like a field trip.

I remember Rope Walk in Fed Hill proudly displaying Ronald Reagan and Ollie North photos above the bar. DItto with with the place near the traffic circle in Towson (not The Crease) the other place that used to be a real dump and is less of a dump now. Souris's ??? Probably any place place in LIttle Italy or Hamden definitely Remington is semi-racist right wing for all you gun-toting goppers.

EL-Though I am in Florence and have not been on top of things with the sandbox (sorry), my vote has been cast. I will celebrate with the gelato color of my winning choice. My daughter has been living here since the end of summer and knows every stand in the area. Her theory is simple. If they make or serve anything else, they are not serious about gelato. Works for me.I have tried many places in and out of the tourist guides. However, the winner is Gelateria Neri on the eponymous named street. The dark chocolate should be illegal. But Wednesday when I know the winner I will be having mirtillo.
I will try to send a photo.

I second Anonymous about Columbia; (s)he beat me to it!

Maybe Ellicott City for Republicans? At least, my friends who live there among a sea of McCain signs (in their neighborhood, at least) have had their Obama sign stolen twice.

Iggie's for the Democratic celebration or collective mourning!

Why Iggies? EL

mdlvrmuncher - you are so lucky to be in Florence. "A Gift", as Chaim Potok points out in Asher Lev. And gelato, (from my view point) a gift as well. I like it better than ice cream and apparently so do many others as there are at least 2 gelato stands in a 10 minute radius of my house. Especially love the hazelnut flavor!

EL-

WHY Iggies you ask? Because the owners are avid supporters of Obama and it is made clear by their special edition Iggie's/Obama memorabilia! They are oh so cute; but beyond t-shirts, the people there are great people and perpetuate an intimate and giving side of Baltimore that is worth being around during such a tremendous political event.

Plus- Their pizza can't be beat!

cupofjoe, any place in Hamden? Have you been there lately? Any place except for Rocket to Venus. Or Golden West. Or Holy Frijoles. Or Suzie's Soba. Or Dogwood. Or Dangerously Delicious. Or Cafe Hon...

Can anyone spell Hampden correctly?

Joyce, you are another Potok fan? Such lovely prose...

Obama is a secret Muslim. He was indoctrinated in Indonesia as a child and has been a stealth Christian ever since.Havne't you ever seen the old Manchurian Candidate about the man captured by southeat asians and tortured and brain washed into running for president and then setting forth their agenda?! That's totally Obama.

Heh. Whoops. Yeah, I can spell Hampton just fine!

Not since Summer1 last visited us has such complete ignorance been displayed as that in cupofjoe's Obama post. I devoutly hope its tongue in cheek.

Well, reading his post above, I assume one of them is. EL

Doesn't stealth Christian imply that he's secretly Christian? I don't think you can be a secret Muslim and a stealth Christian at the same time. Maybe he's also a covert Jew and a hidden Hindu! Invisible Buddhist! Zoroastrian double-agent! Clandestine Scientologist! Abstruse Pagan! Recondite Polytheist!
&tc.

Here's the thing about the Manchurian Candidate analogy: isn't John McCain the more likely sleeper cell? War-hero gruesomely tortured comes home and makes good. My question is: Is the Angela Lansbury character Cindy McCain or Sarah Palin? My money's on Cindy.

I know a lot of abstruse pagans and recondite polytheists. A few right angles, too.

Lissa - oh yes! Big Potok fan! But Asher Lev is the one I tend to re-read the most.

I third the comment about Columbia, at least its bars and establishments.

At some places I find the political mix about even, but in general I think things tilt fairly left in terms of ownership, management and clientele.

Its almost the inverse with Ellicott City. If you head to the parking lots earlier in the day where it's mostly employees and owners parked, you can't find enough car stickers with Obama, environmental causes etc. but the clientele are largely conservative once you get into town.

I swear, what passes for a liberal these days is what, in my misspent youth, we called centrist Republicans.

Asher Lev is an excellent book, indeed. Sad to say I didn't enjoy the Irving much (I am pretty much allergic to self-absorbed young straight men), but I'm glad we agree on Potok, Joyce.

Baltimore Beer Guy: Maybe that's why I fled Ellicott City for Baltimore City.

Well that and the availability of decent beer.

Jeez,
Down here its all McCain-Palin stickers. You do see the occasional Obama sign, but its few and far between.

Awhile back, some country singer (the Rich guy in Big and Rich) debuted a song about him and McCain flew in for the free concert (and speech) for it. So for one Friday afternoon, Panama City was Big News.

I prefer my bars/restaurants to be politics-free.

Lissa, I bet back when I read the Irving book, I was still involved with straight self-absorbed young men. Maybe that's why I thought it was so funny! Anyway, sorry you didn't enjoy it; but glad we agree on Potok - and I'm sure others too.

Lissa wrote: I swear, what passes for a liberal these days is what, in my misspent youth, we called centrist Republicans.

I laughed, right out loud.

However, I've a feeling that's about to change.

I will say that while I love bars, and I love talking politics, I hate talking politics in bars

Unabashed liberal that I am (which I take to include a generous amount of tolerance for different opinions), I am nevertheless planning on staying in. I have seen just two Obama signs in Harford County. Two Sundays ago the one I pass by every day had been defaced with the "N" word. Our local paper, The AEgis (published on Wednesdays and Fridays because "News happens more than once a week"), reported that it was being treated as a hate crime. Last Friday I noticed that the other one had been trashed. We'll have to wait until after the election to see what the status of that act of vandalism is.

For a time the Rope Walk tavern had a Bel Air branch, complete (so I've been told) with a statue of Reagan. A couple of months ago it suddenly became a Green Turtle.

MD Canon, if it makes you feel better, there are several Obama signs in my Harford County neighborhood, none of them defaced.

Bucky, back in the day, Hillary would have been a moderate Republican, and Obama is farther to the right than she is.

The only person who hasn't changed is Olympia Snowe. Gods bless Vermont and Maine, where Republicans are still Republicans, and an independent is electable.

Lissa, I just can't get into it here. D@L has been (to a great extent) my refuge from politics and this interminable campaign.

(That's why I only lasted a couple days in Z On TV--which I now call Zzzzzzz On TV. But EL can give you my email address, if you want.)

Great Line in a movie (Fritz the Cat?)
"What are her politics?
"
"Practically nil"

Where the New Era bookstore when we need it!!

Amen, Lissa. My SO says that Obama would have made for a fine 50s Republican if it weren't for his race.

Fair enough, Bucky. I don't watch TV and seldom turn on a radio, so all my exposure to politics is voluntary.

So, how about those Canadian elections? Can you believe they re-elected those western Reform types? And, Lithuania went conservative, too. Plus the ANC is splitting up.

I need a pizza.

Am I totally cracking up or did I really just see a story that the Iranian president is being impeached over fake degree? Now this is politics I can deal with!

I think, Joyce, that he was just a minister.

At least they impeach liars in Iran.

Lissa, once again my ADHD and relentless optimism led me down an incorrect news path. Definitely not the first time, and surely not the last! But following a day that began with losing my cell phone (it later turned up in that "hole" between the seat and the cup holder) and having a keyboard that was typing hieroglyphics, this day has actually improved. I remain (cautiously) optimistic about life itself as this election day draws to an end.

I'm watching ABC News, and in the Times Square crowd there are two signs: Cassoulet and Cassoulet Forever. I didn't even know Cassoulet was on the ballot. If so, I may have changed my vote.

RoCK -- RE: Cassoulet: I just saw those as well (and even emailed our fearless leader directly with a question about them).

I'm wondering if it has anything with the assortment of people and things that come together to make a night like tonight, or a dish like cassoulet possible. If so, I say "Brilliant!"

I wondered about those "Cassoulet" signs as well--which brings us back to ... DUCK!

The Times Square "Cassoulet" signs mystery has been solved -- the sound engineer for a French TV show was using the signs to send greetings back to his mother in France, according to Yahoo! Answers and Wikipedia.