'The Silver Lining', per Hoffmania

Please read this, it is a good summation of what happened and where we go from here.
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(NEGRIL, JAMAICA) - Silver lining #1: Air America Radio will continue for at least another four years. Los Angeles might actually get an affiliate.

Silver lining #2: New York, Washington DC and Pennsylvania all resoundingly rejected George W. Bush. In case you forgot, New York, Washington DC and Pennsylvania were scenes of the 9/11 attacks. What these voters said Tuesday night means more to me than anything else.

There's another silver lining, but that in a moment.

What happened? The reasons that voters gave for voting for their guy speak loudest of all.

The number one reasons (a tie) people voted for Kerry were "Economy/Jobs" and "Iraq." Kerry voters voted for a president.

The number one reason people voted for Bush this year was "moral values." Bush voters voted for a televangelist. A moral leader. A daddy.


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EDIT: on the 'daddy' factor. I was in a store yesterday and two ladies asked my opinion about a purchase. They noted my saddness and asked about it. I said "I voted for Kerry, I'm in mourning." The older lady said "well, we are * supporters", maybe we should not say any more". I said "No, please, tell me the main reason you voted for him, I want to know". She said "He will keep us safe". I said "So, what about the fact that our worst attack was on his watch?" She said "Well... and didn't say any more.

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