jeez. can we vote already?!?

okay, today i'd like to officially hate on a group of people i'll be referring to here collectively as "political types." that term should not be taken to mean a body of people knowledgeable about their government and the world around them, but rather should call to mind a specific subset of people who enjoy any (or all) of the following:

• going to parties and drunkenly scoffing with friends at party-goers' political persuasions
• inventing a political version of a well-known game such as "john kerry monopoly" or "pin the tail on dennis hastert"
• attending the kennedy school of government
• naming drinks and/or recipes after politicians (for example a "nancy pelositini" or "steak a la ashcroft")
• being able to name, as of today, the exact number of days until the election off the top of your head

that's a relatively short list of the complaints i have about political types, but i think you can get an idea about whom i am writing. if you have one of these people in your life, please try to keep them in check so as to minimize their annoyance of the rest of us...and yes, i realize it's an election year and these people are roaming the streets and crowding bars en masse, but seriously, they are the WORST! 'tis all.