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[razorjak]

I was holding out hope. I was really hoping we'd get out from under the thumb of this regime.

I had a feeling that the Smirking Chimp and his zookeepers would "win" by some electoral debacle. I was prepared for that. It happened last time after all.

What I wasn't prepared for was that he'd win the popular vote as well. That leads me to believe that there's a vast majority of you out there who couldn't be bothered to vote OR that this country truly has willingly swallowed the tainted opiate that BushCo has been spooning out since September 12th, 2001.

Either way, this is no longer my country. This is not the country that I spent years defending. I will always consider myself an American but I cannot call this country America anymore.

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[50-ft-queenie.livejournal.com]

*huge hugs*

I feel for you Jak. I really do.

[raindrops.livejournal.com]

Children get lost. We have to go find them, because that's what we do.

Been saving the world since 1983, not going to stop now.

[montieth.livejournal.com]

Blame the Democrats dude. They put forward a wooden post like Kerry and you're surprised Bush wins? Gore lost because he was a strong Gun Control proponent. Kerry has been one for 20 years. Suddenly, he's turned over a new leaf because he goes Duck hunting? Yeah, right. The Democratic National Party doesn't get it. They didn't get it when Gore lost, and they don't get it now. The DNC needed to pick someone better than Kerry if they expect to get the moderate's votes or better yet, the libertarian vote.

I vote my guns first, other freedoms second along with other major issues. If I can't defend myself in a life or death situation, it doesn't do me much good if I have access to free birth control or not. You think 10 million gun owners who care about other issues but care more about their firearms are going to vote for someone that runs towards strong gun control when ever he can? There's your election margin right there.
Until the major players like Feinstein, Boxer, Daschle (now a lame duck!) and others get a clue, the Democrats are going to have uphill fights.

[baronesskimchi.livejournal.com]

***hugs***

[mrph.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Today sucks.

I suspect I'll feel much the same way if we fail to shift piety Blair next spring. Which seems increasingly likely. :-/

[jruske.livejournal.com]

sigh

What I wasn't prepared for was that he'd win the popular vote as well. That leads me to believe that there's a vast majority of you out there who couldn't be bothered to vote OR that this country truly has willingly swallowed the tainted opiate that BushCo has been spooning out since September 12th, 2001.

An alternative explanation is that Kerry was a bad candidate that never really connected with a lot of voters because he predominately existed as an opposition to Bush. I don't think Bush, with his fumbling presence in the debates and inability to provide a clear message himself, can be blamed for people not liking Kerry enough to vote for him.

This was, as someone else said elsewhere, the Democrat's election to lose. And lose they did - without any undo chicanery or trickery.

And this is still your country, and the country you spent years defending. So you need to stand up and remind your local municipality and county and state that being righteous is not an acceptable alternative to being tolerant and just. And this is still America, moreso because each one of us will need to work on building a stronger America so hopefully we can have solid candidates that understand the tyranny of a minority (like the fundamentalist christians) is not acceptable nor tolerable to most Americans.

[mr-sharkey.livejournal.com]

http://harpers.org/ElectingToLeave.html

and

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/index.html

M.

[flameswithin.livejournal.com]

I had a feeling that the Smirking Chimp and his zookeepers would "win" by some electoral debacle. I was prepared for that. It happened last time after all. What I wasn't prepared for was that he'd win the popular vote as well.

i was thinking the same thing on monday.