Ok, it's almost 5am and there still is no "official" winner, even though we know that The President will be re-elected. Seeing as I work 2300-0700 and have had the opportunity to listen to alot of the developments, here are some random observations:
- President Bush is going to win the popular vote by almost 3.7 million. In 2000 when Gore won the popular vote, he only won by 500,000 or so. The Democrats made a big stink back then about him being the popular choice and not paying any mind to the electoral college. I don't think the Democrats will be using the popular vote argument this time around.
- The democrats made a big point of focusing on how they registered so many new voters that, in their view, would push Kerry past Bush and not have a repeat of 2000. The new voters voted alright, they just voted for Bush. The Dems weren't expecting that.
- Over 10,000 people huddled in Copley Square for a "Victory Celebration" for Sen. Kerry for over 12 hours. It was cold, raw and raining a good portion of the night. Do you think Kerry would at least make an appearance? Nope. He sent out pretty boy Edwards to say the fight isn't over. (yeah right) The majority of those that got soaked and probably got pneumonia were the grass roots people that worked so hard for Kerry for so long. They helped register voters, worked the phones, donated money, held signs, all for no money. The egotistical bastard couldn't even show up and say Thanks?
- Man, the democrats are sore losers. To this day, they claim Bush stole the election in 2000 and he was "selected not elected" by the courts. Wait a sec, who initiated the lawsuits? Oh yeah, The democrats. They started out in the local courts in Florida. They got shot down. They moved up to the appeals courts in Florida, Sorry. They went to the Florida State Supreme Court, no chance. Ok, let's try the federal district courts!!! Florida district? Eh-Eh! One of these will pan out eventually. The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals? Sorry, try again. As we all know, the US Supreme Court finally heard the case and lo and behold, they came to the same decision as all of the other courts, Bush won. So, now they want to wait and see how Ohio turns out. Jeez! Show a little class and dignity as well as respect for the Office of the Presidency and do the honorable thing, concede.
- Finally, how many lawsuits are going to be filed in about 4 hours by Democratic lawyers who claim voter fraud and disenfranchisement (not sure if that's even a word?) etc. Give it up, you lost!
Advice for the democrats, start working on your Hilary Clinton signs for 2008.