Well, there isn't much left to say. I guess, looking on the bright side, things can't get much WORSE in the next four years, right? I have to say that when Kerry gave his concession speech this afternoon, he seemed really sad and disappointed and that's more than I can say for Gore last time around. I wonder if you are going to lose the Presidential election, is it better to lose it in a really close race like those two men did or is it better to lose like Walter Mondale did, when he only got like 13 electoral votes. One of the commentators today mentioned that John Kerry received the second-most votes for President in history, but is that supposed to make him feel better? Maybe it does. At least he still has his old job.
Even though I know the results, I've still been captivated by CNN's online election coverage. Their map is awesome. You can check the results state-by-state and county-by-county so I've spent a lot of time seeing who got votes where. It's really amazing to see that even in most of the "blue" states, the majority of the counties in those states are actually red. Kerry seems to be able to only win the highly-populated, big city counties. For instance, almost every single county in Illinois was won by Bush. Yet, Kerry won Cook County, where Chicago is, resoundingly and therefore, won the entire state. In fact, Kerry won more counties in Ohio than he did in some of the other states where he earned the electoral votes. Kerry won almost every major city in Ohio: Cleveland, Columbus, Toledo, Akron, Canton, Dayton, and Youngstown. In fact, he won Cuyahoga County 67% to 33%, which is something for me to be proud of, I suppose. Unfortunately, the rural areas of Ohio outnumbered the big cities.
One last thing to say is that apparently, the main issue that drove voters to the voting booths is their desire for a candidate with "moral values." All I can say to that is WHAT THE F**K? Certainly John Kerry has moral values, but, regardless, what good are moral values when you don't have a job? Or a home? Or an education? Or when your children are dying in Iraq? And when did it become the President's job to infuse values into the country - isn't that a parents' job? Take some responsibility, people. If you are upset that you saw Janet Jackson's breast during the Super Bowl - well, no one put a gun to your head to force you to watch the Super Bowl halftime show. If you don't like what Howard Stern says on the radio, listen to a different station! If you don't believe in abortion, then don't have one! If you think gay people shouldn't be married, then don't attend their weddings! I have a lot more respect for the people who kept Bush in office because of the Iraq issue than I do for the a-holes who voted on the "moral issues" agenda.
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