i cast my vote for (the) president about 3 hours ago. the lines were a bit larger than i remember seeing in past elections. i'll take that to be a good thing. i suppose that apathy is not as bad as purposeful ignorance, but it is pretty bad when you consider what is at stake.
i just heard a john kerry spokesman compare his candidate to winston churchill. had to sit down for that one. more like chamberlain. i remember an expression that a friend of mine, a retired ambassador, once used - "whiffs of chamberlain's umbrella."
early projections are coming in and i'm feeling rather anxious. i really should not fear the result, regardless of how it comes out. however, i am rather hawkish when it comes to the actual safety of the nation (which is the primary duty of the chief executive).
i remember watching an episode of "the west wing" where there was an issue dealing with international terrorism and anti americanism abroad. being a decidely left of center program, i was surprised by a little golden nugget put forth by one of the main characters. when asked how we make anti-american radicals like us more, he replied "we win." with brilliant brevity, a brilliant clarity.
however the election comes out, we'll have to deal with it. i have a strong preference and i voted that way. one big downside of a kerry win would be for those with bin laden sympathies to see it as another spain - a concession to terror. this, i fear, would embolden them and their ilk. the question that is begged by this would be "what will they do then?"
we'll hopefully know the answer to part of this scenario by morning.
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