As a California resident that voted for Kerry, I would like to say a couple things as my last post on the election.
First, congratulations to President Bush. While I was more anti-Bush than pro-Kerry, he did win the election fair and square and Kerry did the right thing by conceding the election when he did. There was no sense in dragging out the counting and slapping democracy in the face yet again.
Second, I'm really starting to see some equality flaws in the electoral college system. Even if Kerry had won the election, it seems stupid that where you live determines how much your vote is worth. Let every vote be counted yes, but let's pay special attention to the votes from these few states because they are worth the most electoral votes.
Shame on the Democratic party leaders. Out of all the resources we had to pull from, John Kerry was the best we could come up with? Yes, I voted for him, but it was a "lesser of two evils" vote IMO. As the news has been saying, people preferred the devil that they know...
I am proud to see that so many people hit the polls. Our Republic wouldn't work without people doing their civic duties.
And finally, now that the Republicans have majority control in the Legislative and Executive branches, when the current government screws up the Republicans won't be able to pass the buck and blame the Democrats anymore. Let's hope Bush can accomplish some "tangible" good for the country in the next four years...