Anyone note that Kerry's concession was actually a class act? By doing so he effectively stopped such as mess as happened last time -- the lawsuits, etc.

Well, the country will survive. These mountains have been here a very long time. It'll just be more aggravation in my life.

But don't forget about the "Second Term Curse." Nixon, Clinton, Johnson (not his second elected term, true), even Reagan were all visited by ugliness in their second terms. And if you're in deep enough, even your own party will turn on you.