Whoever gets more electoral votes is president.   Period.

The insanity has already begun in Florida with lawsuits already being filed by DEMOCRATS.   Part of the preemptive strategy as published on the Druge Report to file lawsuits and claim equal protection EVEN WHEN THERE IS NONE.   It is my opinion that most of you feel the ends justify the means and support this kind of action.   It doesn't matter.   Dick Morris reported yesterday that Kerry has already given up on Florida and pulled all his commercials.    If you don't believe this, check the Kerry schedule and notice no trips to Florida this week.

A few facts on Florida.    For those of you who don't like to face the truth please skip the next paragraph.   (This was your public service warning)

Most major media including the NY Times recounted and recounted the votes and chads.   The finding from the combined media was as follows.
1. If the court had let Gore follow ANY of the legal actions he persued, he would have lost the election in any way of counting votes. That means the Supreme Court had NO EFFECT on the ultimate outcome of the election.   If they had voted in Gore's favor, they would have counted the votes and came to the same conclusion of a Bush victory.   Sorry for all of you "selected not elected" assholes out there.    The facts do not back up your contention, but feel free to live in your fantasy.

2. The media concluded that there were 6 ways to count chads.   If they used any of the 4 most common methods, Bush would have won.   If they used the two least common methods, Gore would have won.   Those are the facts.   Spin them as you will.    If you are brain dead partisan you can continue to claim that Gore should have won using the two least common methods.   That is your perogative.

3. The claim of 1 million african americans not being able to vote was investigated and totally debunked as fantasy.   (kind of like reading most of the other postings)   The suit claimed that there was an empty police car three blocks from the voting site and that intimidated African American voters from voting.   I guess a Duncan Donut shop accross the street would have the same effect.   Compare that to Gore trying to prevent Florida military people from having their votes counted, or the Govenor of Pennsylvania preventing his military votes from counting in this election.    You should be ashamed of this hypocrysy, except you believe that any way of defeating Bush is justified.    And you wonder why the country is so divided.

With Florida, I have the count at 261 for Bush and 228 for Kerry.   States that are toss ups are Ohio, Minnesota, Wisconsin, New Hampshire, and New Mexico.    (Hawaii might even be in play)   If Bush wins either Ohio, or Minnesota, or Wisconsin, or New Hampshire + New Mexico he will be president.   Of course, we still have 6 days to go and anything can happen.

Wouldn't it be a blash if the vote hinged on Hawaii. (it could) which is 5 hours behind EST.