This has been a very interesting, even intellectual thread but for two exceptions.

CBS news, the New York Times, CNN et.al., did a long range recount of the 2000 Florida ballots. This is not your average "right wing" group and their results closely matched the final State tally.
Millions were spent, many counts were made and the result was the same. Besides, that was 5 years ago and it is time to get over it!

Secondly, I must be a lot slower than I thought. There was no way in whatever that I could obtained enough information to develope an informed opinion on the nominee as was done by "21 July 05 - 10:12"
in this thread. Gee Whiz, that was about an hour after the announcement!

I did, however, notice the marked resemblance of the 3 people to the left of the President; Jackie, Johnboy and his sister?