I want to pose a question about the Florida "toss-up." In 2000, Bush carried his Brother's state by an official tally of only 537 votes. Of course, various recount and probable misvotes for Buchanan indicate a much larger margin of victory for Gore. But here's the rub... As the post-election furor died down, the disenfranchisement of thousands of Black voters was revealed. A similar scenario would likely have happened this time around, but the spotlight shone too brightly on Jeb and consequently, these folks will be able to cast ballots this year. What's more, they will be trucked to the polls by the bus and vanloads thanks to the efforts of rightly-disgusted Black voter corps and Democratic poll watchers. Since we KNOW the pollsters are under-representing Black voters, doesn't it seem reasonable to presume that Florida is actually MUCH more likely as a Kerry win by thousands of votes? Just something to ponder. Thanks for reading.

Mary Cheyney is a grown woman. She is an employee of her father's campaign. She is also a lesbian. Sort of a professional lesbian inasmuch as her pre-campaign job was improving Coors Gay market share. Thanks to the homophobic pandering of the (not-much-longer-God-willing) President, she can't be married. However, she DOES wear a "wedding" ring. As an out, professional, "married" lesbian, one imagines that she is not ashamed to be who she is. But somebody IS ashamed. The Cheney's are mad as hell and they're not gonna take it anymore. Dick, Lynne and Big Sis (BS) Liz have all made scathing remarks about Kerry's brief and, frankly innocuous, comment in response to a debate question about homosexuality. Dick is an angry Dad. Lynne says he's a bad man. Mary says... well, NOTHING. Hmm, how come we haven't heard from the "injured" party. At Paula Zahn's town hall meeting, BS Liz labeled the remark being offensive. ...

Kerry reinvigorated my belief in his candidacy last night. And Bush reawakened my fears that he is even a bigger idiot than I ever could have believed. Did no one remind him that a split screen means that folks can see him grimacing like a petulant child? Doesn't he remember how Gore was excoriated for his exasperated posturing in the 2000 debates? Kerry obviously had it figured out. Calmly taking notes while Bush rambled. Preparing to skewer Bush on his half-offered "broken-record" platitudes. Actually KEEPING UP with the dialog and thinking on his feet to craft credible, measured responses... It was a breath of freshness from Kerry that had me on the phone for hours after the debates with folks (and not al Qaeda folks either). When will someone call Bush on the fact that the authorization vote was about Saddam's imminent threat as outlined by the President's intel about the purchase of nuclear fuel? Disputing the yellowcake claim is all the reasonable doubt a...