2014 in Review: October

As the calendar turned from September to October, and the leaves began to fall from the trees, the old Green Day song "Wake Me Up, When September Ends" ran through my mind. Baseball season ended, and the playoffs began. Football was ongoing at all levels. The NBA tipped off. Hockey was back. October is the best month for a fan, because everything is going on. It's also my busiest month of the year though, and I spent it mostly in New Jersey, working in the 12th Congressional district, staying very busy.

Here's the news:

• In the battle of the Philly ex-pats, the Royals beat the A's in the AL Wild Card. In the NL Wild Card game, the Giants beat the Pirates, ending Buctober quickly.
• The director of the Secret Service stepped down amidst scandal. She was the first female to lead the agency.
• Ben Affleck and Bill Maher had an on-air fight over Islam, and whether or not it's good.
• Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was re-elected in the run-off. 
• Garlic Fest came to Easton and was just plain awesome.
• The Giants beat the Nats, the Cardinals beat the Dodgers, the Orioles beat the Tigers, and the Royals beat the Angels in the LDS' series to advance to the LCS' series.
• Hillary Clinton lead off a line of major surrogates coming to Pennsylvania for Tom Wolf.
• Bethlehem City Councilwoman Karen Dolan resigned after a grand jury report was very harsh on her non-profit management and relationship to the city.
• Paul Ryan became the latest climate change denier.
• A New Hampshire Republican State Representative called Congresswoman Kuster "ugly as sin."
• I went back to Moravian College for Homecoming. It was fun. Very fun.
• The Giants and Royals roared into the World Series with LCS Wins.
• A porn email scandal took down PA Supreme Court Judge Seamus McCaffery, and others.
• An ebola scare took hold over America.
• After spending millions of dollars in Kentucky, the DSCC pulled out, a sign of things to come.
• The San Francisco Giants won their third World Series in five years.