Hopefully Last Political/Election Post

First, let me just say that this morning when I awoke, I was very glad I didn't live in Ohio. Been there. Done that. Wasn't fun.

Second, Son#1 woke up this morning and immediately turned on the news. He is now very well versed in the Electoral College and I think it's cool. We discussed the pro's and con's and why I think it should stay as is... and I think he may know more than the Average American now. It was just cool to have a kid old enough I could actually talk politics with and he could grasp it.

Third, and last, I’m not standing up and doing any great victory dance. Am I glad Kerry didn’t get in? Absolutely. Relieved? Yes. But no dancing from me. See, I don’t like George, I just really really didn’t like Kerry, so now GWB I say, “Put your money where your frickin’ mouth is, extend the hand to the other 49%, and press on.” He got my vote. He now needs to prove to me he deserved it. I could have just as easily thrown it away to some dork in protest, but I did not.

I don’t believe the average person who voted against Bush is angry. If Kerry got in, I would not be angry. I would have been disappointed. I would have been repulsed that Teresa was representing us as first Lady. But not angry. So I think that the average American who voted against Bush is not angry, so much as disappointed. Perhaps I am wrong.

I am hoping that something happens in the next four years that we have better choices next go round. As much as I am not the optimist, more of a realist, I have an abundant amount of hope and faith and I have hope that one day, one day before I die, that I will be able to vote FOR someone, and not AGAINST.

And to John Kerry I say, thank you for conceding. I was really not looking forward to our country being dragged through the mud. It’s been dirty enough the last few months. Let’s just hose ourselves off now and move on.