Will the by-the-coffee-machine chitchat include at least a hint of the honest question, "How could we have been so wrong?"

Being a liberal means never figuring out how wrong you are, therefore never admitting it. Its the 95% of the voting public that voted Bush who are wrong.

Maybe it'll be like 1994, when one of the network anchormen explained that the public had thrown a temper tantrum in electing Republicans.

Had Hitler survived WWII he would have stood trial along with the others at Nuremburg. Upon conviction of war crimes and genocide he would have visited the gallows. He was Germany's commander-in-chief and ultimately responsible for all the deaths caused by those serving him. George Bush deserves to hang for his conduct as our president. He has brought shame to our nation and is a war criminal and murderer. May he burn in whatever hell there is hot enough to torment him for eternity.

C Matt,

95%? Talk about optimistic!

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Ben,

The same quote occurred to me. I think it was Peter Jennings.

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Steve,

Thanks for being a first-hand example of why I'm a bit frightened of the reaction on your side come a Republican victory. I'd reassess my ire if I were you.

Justin, I think you're probably fully justified in fearing the reaction of some should Bush win. There is certainly more than one patriotic citizen out there that wouldn't allow the destruction to be wrought by four more years of this dangerous insanity.

That's one example of why I call them Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode. I'm reminded that it was said last fall that, when forming an office pool on the gubernatorial recall election in California, hardly anybody at the L.A. Times wanted to bet that Davis was going to get ousted. Of course, he got whacked real good.

Comparisons of George Bush to Hitler are psychotic insults to the millions of people the Nazis enslaved and murdered. And it stinks of Marxoid agitprop.

Steve,

I think you meant to insert a "However" at the beginning of your second sentence.

I'm loathe to be over-confident, and I have to admit being a bit fearful of its extent, but I am so looking forward to reading around the Internet the day after President Bush wins (perhaps in a landslide). Will the by-the-coffee-machine chitchat include at least a hint of the honest question, "How could we have been so wrong?"

------ How's this (Mike, are you listening ?). I completely agree. Even I, supporter of gay-rights, opposer of the FMA, think GWB will win in a landslide and think that his win is a good thing for the country. Those that refer GWB to Hitler in any way don't even deserve a place at the debate table - in my humble opinion.

"Mike, are you listening ?"

No, but I'm reading... ; )

I think the reaction will depend upon how big the margin of victory is. Pray that it isn't close like last time, because there will be all kinds of legal challenges (not to mention illegal activities), that will throw everything into even worse turmoil than 2000. If Bush wins clearly, but not in a blowout, it will probably be enough to keep most of the media ensconced in their cocoon, coming up with rationalizations about how the Swiftvets "lies" did the trick, etc. If it is a blowout, it might cause some serious soul-searching by the MSM, but it also might cause a significant portion to go completely Michael Moore, which will lead to a lot of bankruptcies.

Perhaps Ms. Estrich and Mr. Duncan can be of some solace to one another on Nov. 3rd. My mind is finally catching up with my age, but didn't she figure into the Dukakis campaign a few years back? That brief tenure apparently went a long way to establishing her as a sound political analyst. As for Mr. Duncan, no explanation is needed.

I think it is very unlikely that Bush will win in a landslide, if he wins at all. Of course, I would need to know what people define as a landslide. For instance, some would describe George H. Bush's victory over Dukakis a landslide. I would call it an easy victory, but not a landslide.

Besides, I don't rule out a Kerry victory. He has the harder road to travel, but anyone who underestimates Kerry is something of a fool. The Republican leaders don't underestiamte Kerry. That's why they invited Zell Miller to address to convention.