The Palmyra Sliver

I wonder what has happened to "The Palmyra Sliver?" There's been very little activity over there since the election and the "VOTEVOTEVOTEVOTEVOTEVOTEVOTEVOTEVOTEVOTE" post. I sure hope everyone is ok.

Maybe the entire staff has packed off to Ohio to try to dig up voter fraud evidence. Its possible. The Sliver had been fairly outspoken in its support of the Kerry/Edwards ticket. Since it seems the neither Senator Kerry or Mr. Edwards will be doing much about it I could see how the editor of the Sliver might send their entire reporting staff to do their own independent investigation. Perhaps they're all in one of those precincts where something between 100 and 5000% of voter turnout. That's a neat trick, someone ought to be investigate it. Maybe they can pass the methodology on to the IRS and they could collect taxes from 5000% of citizens with income. Be a cool way to deal with that whole deficit thing.

I guess its possible that the Sliver's reporters didn't go to Ohio at all. Maybe they've been embedded with a military unit currently tasked to the invasion of Fallujah. Perhaps the editor herself is currently battened down inside a US Bradley fighting vehicle cursing her international cellular provider and desperately looking for a scrap of paper on which to document her experiences. Its unfortunate that the military rules and the technological limitations will cause us to have to wait for the story, but what a wonderful story it will be once she returns. I sure hope that if the staff of the Sliver has gone to Iraq that they all return safely.

My real hope is that in the wake of the terrible election disappointment the editorial staff of the Sliver has decided to take a vacation. It would be great if there's a little Tequila and sand therapy being used to salve the lumps from the vote count. A little nap on the beach, a margarita or two, or three, then maybe a little nap in the hotel room. Sounds nice. I vote for this one.

Or maybe she's just busy.