Bush Philosophical at End of Campaign [View All]

By SCOTT LINDLAW
Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush was all smiles but no swagger as he finished the campaign he said would be his last, a marathon that seemed a sure thing after the Sept. 11 attacks but ended up a likely photo finish.

He voted one last time for himself in his tiny Central Texas hometown of Crawford, made a quick stop in Ohio to pump up get-out-the-vote troops and was welcomed back to the White House by hundreds of flag-waving, cheering staffers - and his dog.

Tuesday night, alongside family and top aides in the White House residence, the 43rd president monitored the voters' verdict on whether he would get a second term, a plum coveted all the more as it was denied his father, the 41st.

"We campaigned as hard as we possibly could," Bush said at his campaign headquarters in Columbus.

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This looks like the AP is talking about a defeated President...Do they know something we don't??