Speaking as someone who voted for Bush, I have to say this though: I don't hate Kerry. If he's elected, I will support him as President. I can't speak for everyone who's voted for Bush, but I know some who have, and I think they feel the same. We vote our conscience, but if the candidate that we choose isn't elected, that doesn't mean that we hate them or despise their decisions.

[ I wish i shared your optimism. And I hope the nation survives the next four years, regardless of who's leading it. There is some incredible shit facing this country, and no easy answers to cram into a soundbite. Real decisions, many of them zero sum, and will have effects for decades.

And no, i'm not kidding, there is a financial crisis coming down the pipe, we're running out of easy access to non-opec oil, and we're still slogging in Iraq to an increasingly undefined goal.

Anyway, if nothing else, i can be glad that the past 4 years have vastly increased my political knowledge and involvement, and i don't see that changing... this has been a transformative period for me, and hopefully for many of my peers, and I think the next four will be even more active. -k]

RE: Election Eve 2004