Election commentary

As of this moment, I have two thoughts:

1. 51% of Americans are pathetic, frightened little lemmings and
2. Ohio is shaping up to be the new Florida

America the pitiful

I was up late last night watching the polls come in for the presidential election. From 8:00PM until a little past midnight, I watched George Bush take an early lead, only to have John Kerry rush past him when several northeastern states reported their results and then I watched as that glorious brief democratic lead was wept back under the rug again. I went to bed Tuesday night, the last poll indicating that Bush had the majority of the deciding electoral vote as well as a two point lead in the popular vote. The next morning, I bemoaned the fact that Ohio was setting up to be this year's Florida only to have Kerry concede the election to Bush around 11:00AM. The Republican incumbent had managed to do something I didn't think was possible: he won an election fair and square.

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