After a particularly nasty campaign season this time, we finally have an end.
President Bush has been reelected, both by the popular vote (a 3.5 million vote victory) and by the electoral college. A President hasn't won by this great a margin since.......Bush 41, who beat Mike Dukakis (another Massachussetts liberal) in 1988.
Yes, I'm sure you liberals are saying "Wait! What about Ohio?" Well, what about it? Bush has a 136,221 vote lead in Ohio before the provisional ballots are counted. The estimates as to the numbers of those ballots vary, but most believe somewhere between 200,000 and 250,000 ballots. That would mean that best-case for Kerry, he needs 54.48% of the vote from those just to break even. Looking at the numbers from Ohio, I just don't think that is going to happen. Indeed, the Chief of Staff for President Bush has said that it is "statistically impossible" for Kerry to win Ohio.
George Bush is going to be our President until 2008. It is time for all the liberals to follow Kerry's words that he spoke yesterday after his "lucky" bowl of clam chowder in that "No matter who wins, Americans should unite behind the winner and the President."
Face it, libs. You lost. Get over it.
dragoman
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The goal of the “liberals”—as it emerges from the record of the past decades—was to smuggle this country into welfare statism by means of single, concrete, specific measures, enlarging the power of the government a step at a time, never permitting these steps to be summed up into principles, never permitting their direction to be identified or the basic issue to be named. Thus, statism was to come, not by vote or by violence, but by slow rot—by a long process of evasion and epistemological corruption, leading to a fait accompli. (The goal of the “conservative” was only to retard that process.) -----Ayn Rand
How sweet it is. And just look at the Senate and house races..... . Now for the important decission. which Cuban cigar am I having tonight for celebration.
I am a liberal for the most part but conservative in some areas....All I have to say is do not send this to the courts Dems. Have the count be made and that's that. No fraud B.S.
Piss on me once ...that's your fault...Piss on me twice that's my fault....
Posts: 249 | Location: Buffalo NY | Registered: July 09, 2004
After a particularly nasty campaign season this time, we finally have an end.
President Bush has been reelected, both by the popular vote (a 3.5 million vote victory) and by the electoral college. A President hasn't won by this great a margin since.......Bush 41, who beat Mike Dukakis (another Massachussetts liberal) in 1988.
Yes, I'm sure you liberals are saying "Wait! What about Ohio?" Well, what about it? Bush has a 136,221 vote lead in Ohio before the provisional ballots are counted. The estimates as to the numbers of those ballots vary, but most believe somewhere between 200,000 and 250,000 ballots. That would mean that best-case for Kerry, he needs 54.48% of the vote from those _just to break even_. Looking at the numbers from Ohio, I just don't think that is going to happen. Indeed, the Chief of Staff for President Bush has said that it is "statistically impossible" for Kerry to win Ohio.
George Bush is going to be our President until 2008. It is time for all the liberals to follow Kerry's words that he spoke yesterday after his "lucky" bowl of clam chowder in that "No matter who wins, Americans should unite behind the winner and the President."
Face it, libs. You lost. Get over it.
dragoman
You are wrong. The liberals have won. With Kerry losing they only have four more years to wait to get hillary ****ing clinton in the white house.
i'm not celebrating or anything, just like marginally liked the guy better than Kerry, marginally. . .I'm just happy it was at least decisive so we don't have to hear about it for the next month.
Posts: 1540 | Location: Boston | Registered: February 28, 2003
War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself. John Stuart Mill
Posts: 5955 | Location: Cincinnati | Registered: May 02, 2002
What makes you think, Tal, that the ultra-liberal senator from New York will be any more electable than the ultra-liberal senator from Mass?
I hope they put her on the ticket in 2008....I truly hope so. That will be even better than Dean would have been....
dragoman
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The goal of the “liberals”—as it emerges from the record of the past decades—was to smuggle this country into welfare statism by means of single, concrete, specific measures, enlarging the power of the government a step at a time, never permitting these steps to be summed up into principles, never permitting their direction to be identified or the basic issue to be named. Thus, statism was to come, not by vote or by violence, but by slow rot—by a long process of evasion and epistemological corruption, leading to a fait accompli. (The goal of the “conservative” was only to retard that process.) -----Ayn Rand
I couldn't bear to vote for either of them...so I wrote in John McCain. Some would call that a wasted vote, but at least I feel good about the man I voted for.
It's a shame a Centrist party isn't a realistic possibility in this country.
Congradulations, Mr. President. 4 More years. Talk about a mandate. First President to win over 50% of the vote since his father. Plus picked up seats in House & Senate. I'm so glad I don't have to hear all the liberal BS like in 2000 about the popular vote. Well Democrats wanted a high turn out & that is what they got. Thanks America
"It's the U.S. soldier, not the protester who gives you the freedom of speech"
Posts: 508 | Location: Dallas, TX, US | Registered: July 13, 2004
The country has spoken and I believe it is the correct choice (same one I made y'day). However, I am disturbed by the continued polarization of the electorate and would like to see some outreach. It would not surprise me to see Bush move towards the center a bit more. I think cabinet choices will be interesting. I hear Ashcroft is going to be replaced by a long time professional US attorney (hopefully strident libs will relax). I expect Rumsfeld will also be going. I have a hard time seeing Powell remain, but he may in a more moderate administration. Rheinquist replacement will be a brouhaha as Scalia is a likely Chief Justice candidate. This is where I think Bush tries to repay the right wing.
The risk of kicking butt is you get some crap on your shoe
That is what they said in 2000 & Bush went out and goverened like he had a mandate. He will do the same this time. American has always been closly divided. Bush should do what America elected him to do, be Bush. He did move to the center last time with Kennedy's education bill & more medicare, Look what it got him, nothing but people calling him a liar. I think he should be more conservative in spending, that is my only hope. As far as being more center in everything else, No. Why do people ask Republicans to be more center after they win, they same questions would not be asked of Kerry if he won. Just my opinion.
"It's the U.S. soldier, not the protester who gives you the freedom of speech"
Posts: 508 | Location: Dallas, TX, US | Registered: July 13, 2004
I am very happy that America came out and voted. Long lines and all.. This shows the world that we are going to be heard and our leaders must listen to us.
------------------------ I went to a cigar store, the man behind the counter asked me, "What kind of cigars do you like?" I answered, "It's a Boys." --Mitch Hedberg
And just look at the Senate and house races..... 
. Now for the important decission. which Cuban cigar am I having tonight for celebration.
