Sad Day in America—It's depressing to realize that most voters in the U.S. agree that the war in Iraq is being handled appropriately, that preemptive wars are OK, that there is no global warming problem, that tax cuts for the wealthy are a good thing, and on and on. It's really depressing to think that we'll have to watch Bush, who now thinks he has a mandate, wreak havoc in the world. I fear for the repercussions, both here and abroad. I guess we get what we deserve, an inarticulate cowboy.

I hope the people who got involved in the campaign don't slink away, that they stay involved to fight the forces of evil. It will be hard, but like the DailyKos says, “Don't Mourn, Organize”.

After a decent interval of licking our wounds and pondering what might have been and where we went wrong, we need to spit out our despair and return – united - to battling those who have for the moment out maneuvered us. Otherwise, we might just as well lie down in the street and let them flatten us with their schemes.

The one main criticism that I have of the Kerry campaign was the fact that there was almost no mention of environmental issues. Simply telling the truth would have been enough, but I sense that Kerry's handlers thought that this was a left-wing liberal issue. It's not; nearly everyone cares about the environment, and the damage done by Bush should have been told loud and clear.

Blogger seems to be overrun today. I tried to post earlier and there was no response. It seems like ever since the service was purchased by Google, there are times when it is really slow. One would think that Google of all companies would be able to provide the needed horsepower.

Speaking of Blogger, it's hilarious that the Blogger spell checker doesn't know how to spell Blogger or Google (googol?).
posted by Bruce Wright at 2:05 PM #