Politics: This Fucking Sucks.

It doesn't look good for Kerry. Even if he wins.

It's 2:00 am and it really looks like we won't have a definitive answer until 11 days from now. I can't believe that's the case, but unless Bush picks off a few (4 of 6?) of the remaining non-Ohio states, no one gets to 270 and they cannot declare the winner.

Even if Kerry wins "electorally" this country is fucked. Republicans strengthened holds on the House and Senate, and will thwart him at every turn. President Kerry will take office after losing by 3% and over 3 million votes. He will be given no grace period or leeway at all. Hell, even I have to admit that's some pretty good grounds for "sore loser" status.

I'm going to sleep totally depressed. The electorate of this country just overwhelmingly approved the worst President of our lifetimes. The damage done to the environment and the Supreme Court will be decades-long. We are laughing-stocks (or worse) on the global stage. Here in Michigan, ignorant voters (I'll call 'em ignorant, because the initiative was so misleading, and the alternative is that they are hateful bigots) overwhelmingly approves constitutional discrimination for an entire class of citizens.

My wife has to drive through Canada to go to New England next week, I'll have her keep an eye out for a nice '20s bungalow...