Sorry again for the spotty posting but, like I said, its midterms season–I have a lot on my plate and little free time.

I caught some of the World Series game tonight, which ended with Boston beating Colorado 4-3 to sweep the series.  I was rooting for Colorado, but the Sox were clearly the better team, and they deserved to win.  Congratulations guys–2004 wasn’t a fluke, your team is officially uncursed. Careful, though–once your fans get used to winning, they’ll be awfully disappointed if you get yourselves into another 86-year slump.    

In another hemisphere, Argentine first lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner declared victory tonight in her bid to succeed her husband, Nestor Kirchner, as President.  Nestor was credited with helping Argentina recover after the financial meltdown of 2001-2002, and Cristina has pledged to continue her husband’s successful economic policies. 

None of her rivals have conceded, but Kirchner presently leads with enough votes to avoid a runoff, and election officials have confirmed that there have been no voting irregularities.  The next president will begin a four-year term on December 10th, and will face a variety of problems such as inflation, an energy shortage and crime–this in a nation that used to rank among the world’s 10 wealthiest. 

Kirchner is the first woman elected to lead Argentina, though Isabel Peron–wife of Juan Peron–ruled briefly after her husband’s death before being overthrown several years later.  Kirchner joins Angela Merkel, Margaret Thatcher, Indira Ghandi, Golda Mier, and many others as the first woman elected to lead her nation.  

Congrats Boston and Kirchner–both of you are bringing home a victory tonight. And sometimes it just feels good to win.