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Since it does not include any apology for his lies, damned lies and sKerryisms, I’m not ready to call the material below “gracious” as some suckers on the right have:

Earlier today I spoke to President Bush, and offered him and Laura our congratulations on their victory. We had a good conversation, and we talked about the danger of division in our country and the need, the desperate need, for unity for finding the common ground, coming together. Today, I hope that we can begin the healing.

In America, it is vital that every vote counts, and that every vote be counted. But the outcome should be decided by voters, not a protracted legal process. I would not give up this fight if there was a chance that we would prevail. But it is now clear that even when all the provisional ballots are counted, which they will be, there won’t be enough outstanding votes for our campaign to be able to win Ohio. And therefore, we cannot win this election.

It was a privilege and a gift to spend two years traveling this country, coming to know so many of you. I wish I could just wrap you in my arms and embrace each and every one of you individually all across this nation. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Thank you.

To all of you, my volunteers and online supporters, all across this country who gave so much of themselves, thank you. Thanks to William Field, a six-year-old who collected $680, a quarter and a dollar at a time selling bracelets during the summer to help change America. Thanks to Michael Benson from Florida who I spied in a rope line holding a container of money. It turned out he raided his piggy bank and wanted to contribute. And thanks to Alana Wexler, who at 11 years old started Kids for Kerry.

I thank all of you, who took time to travel, time off from work, and their own vacation time to work in states far and wide. You braved the hot days of summer and the cold days of the fall and the winter to knock on doors because you were determined to open the doors of opportunity to all Americans. You worked your hearts out, and I say, don’t lose faith. What you did made a difference, and building on itself, we will go on to make a difference another day. I promise you, that time will come — the election will come when your work and your ballots will change the world, and it’s worth fighting for.

I’m proud of what we stood for in this campaign, and of what we accomplished. When we began, no one thought it was possible to even make this a close race, but we stood for real change, change that would make a real difference in the life of our nation, the lives of our families, and we defined that choice to America. I’ll never forget the wonderful people who came to our rallies, who stood in our rope lines, who put their hopes in our hands, who invested in each and every one of us. I saw in them the truth that America is not only great, but it is good.

So here — with a grateful heart, I leave this campaign with a prayer that has even greater meaning to me now that I’ve come to know our vast country so much better and that prayer is very simple: God bless America.

Sincerly,

John F. Kerry

Now, is there anything in that concession note, from, “Today, I hope that we can begin the healing” to “I leave this campaign with a prayer… ” that rings true? Indeed, if sKerry truly (if he even knows what “truly” means) meant, “I’m proud of what we stood for in this campaign…” then he’s psychotic, sociopathic or a typical modern Democratic politician (there I go with the redundancies again… [sigh]).

Heck, he’s not even honest enough (I can’t believe I even used the phrase “honest enough” in a comment about sKerry!) to sign his name “Jean Fraud sKerry”!

[heh]

I’ll not believe anything from that snake’s lips (snakes got lips!) until I see something genuine from his behavior. (Let’s see… that’ll be when he finally lays down the ghost and exhibits consistency of character… in a coffin. But that day is no doubt quite some few years down the road, in the natural course of events.)

Well, at least this may fool enough of his moonbat supporters that we won’t get the riots Elizabeth Edwards hinted at…

A little note from Kim du Toit to spread as oil… on the fire [heh, heh]:

“I note with interest that eleven out of eleven states believe that marriage is a union between a man and a woman, and not a man and a man, a man and his dog, a woman and her cat, or Kim and his Mauser.

No doubt, the Professional Bedwetting Set will decry this as yet another example of krool & hartless konservatism, but I prefer to see it as a (most welcome) sign that ordinary people are telling the social rearrangers to drop dead.

Will of the people, and all that…”

Oh, Kim; tell us what you really think! (Good going, BTW!)

Kim du Toit posts this comment from Adam Yoshida:

The Democrats are now talking about how this is a signal that Bush should “bring the country together”. Translated into American, this means “now that you’ve won, you should surrender to us.” The hell with that. We’ve won. Winning means not having to say you’re sorry. Bush already brought a majority of Americans together: they voted for him. He doesn’t need to reach out to [Democrats]: they need to reach out to him.

If anyone needs to work to “bring the country together” it’s those on the left who have divided it so badly. Those who sought to destroy this great man should get down upon their knees and beg the victors for mercy. And maybe, just maybe, we’ll let a few of them linger on for the simple reason that they amuse us. My life’s goal is to see the Democratic Party virtually obliterated and left as a rump of people like Stephanie Herseth who both mostly agree with us anyways and are easy on the eyes.

That’s the future of the Democratic Party: providing Republicans with a number of cute (but not that bright) comfort women.

Oh. Heavens. I hope that last sentence isn’t true. Can you imagine Hilary as a “comfort woman”? [shudder]

Glenn Reynolds, has a new article up for the British paper, the Guardian. Worth a read. It’s linked in this post’s title, too.

Roger Morrow has this succinct observation:

“First President Bush was misunderestimated.

Now he has been unredefeated.”

[heh]

William Dyer observes this election’s historic place in spreading democracy, here. (A cogent, on-target observation about one campaign in the War to Preserve Western Civilization 😉

Carol Platt Liebau shouts “O Happy Day!”

A Small Victory notes the reaction of some of her moonbat friends and aquaintances to this new day, here. Commenting, for example,

“I woke up to a very different world in which people I assumed were rational Democrats are spitting poison nails. I received some nasty emails and comments (since deleted) that were alarming in their venom and hatred. People I never had a harsh word with were suddenly knocking down my virtual door to leaving the equivalent of letter bombs. This did not frighten me so much as make me sad.”

And Polipundit lists six reasons he labels the election results a “mandate” for W and his party.

Hugh hewitt, posting in the early hours–about 3:45 CT—noted the contrast apparent at that time between Pete Coors’ concession and sKerry’s recalcitrance (sKerry has, of course finally conceded):

“Pete Coors is a gentleman. Trailing by less than 50,000 votes out of nearly 1.8 million and with 12% of Colorado’s precincts yet to be tallied, Pete nevertheless took a calm look at the numbers and called Ken Salazar to concede. Classy.”

Well, that’s enough for now. Go. Read.

See Link

Or—just read the entire text of the ABC “News” release here [heh]:

Kerry Concedes Election
Kerry to Make Concession Speech in Boston, Bush Set for Re-election Victory

Sen. John Kerry conceded defeat to President Bush in a phone call this morning. (Reuters)

Nov. 3, 2004 — Sen. John Kerry will publicly concede the presidential election this afternoon after a victory in the battleground state of Ohio appeared hopelessly out of reach.

“Appeared”?

Walking down the center stripe. “What’s that comin’ over the hill, yonder, Ma?” “Cain’t tell from here, Pa. Looks like a semi, but let’s wait til it runs over us to say for sure.”

Dems Too Tone-Deaf to Hear Her Sing 

Thanksgiving will be celebrated early here, this year. A clear majority in both the ECV and the popular vote for President Bush will make it difficult for sKerry and his ilk to pull an Algore. Aside from a disappointing loss by Pete Coors in Colorado, substantial gains in both the House and Senate for the President’s party will mean an opportunity to be a uniter… from a position of strength (wanna throw some tantrums? Go sit in the corner for a time out… 🙂

So, here’s my signoff for this long election night:

Now thank we all our God,
with heart and hands and voices,
who wondrous things hath done,
in whom his world rejoices;
who from our mother’s arms
hath blessed us on our way
with countless gifts of love,
and still is ours today.

O may this bounteous God
through all our life be near us,
with ever-joyful hearts
and blessèd peace to cheer us;
and keep us in his grace,
and guide us when perplexed,
and free us from all ills
in this world and the next.

All praise and thanks to God
the Father now be given,
the Son, and Holy Ghost,
supreme in highest heaven,
the one eternal God,
whom earth and heaven adore;
for thus it was, is now,
and shall be evermore.

Words: Martin Rinkart (1586-1649), 1636
trans. Catherine Winkworth (1827-1878), 1858

It’s 3:17 a.m., 11-03-04. This just in from Realclearpolitics.com:

Presidential Race – State by State Results

(With apologies to RealClearPolitics for adding the essential “s” to sKerry’s name)

This may change… for the better, as New Mexico might well drop into Bush’s column, and Iowa is looking better and better. Bush already leads in Iowa and is still gaining in the count there by close to 20,000 votes, with 2063 of 2079 Precincts Reporting.

I think I’ll sleep for a coupla hours, now.

Looks like a solid majority in the popular vote, so far, for President Bush. Solid gains in the House and Senate. Possibly as many as 320 ECV. Enough to compel a concession from Jean Fraud sKerry? Probably… not. Or at least not one he won’t (or can’t) flip-flop on…

We’ll see, won’t we? If the Mass Media Podpeople had shut up about their stupid (and almost invariably wrong—or at least misleading) exit polls, the gap would likely be larger. Maybe even large enough to have depressed the Left Coast Dems a little. Payback from the real world for the Florida panhandle depressed vote of 2000.

Oh. Well. Take what comes, come what may.

Anyone checking here: check

http://www.worldmag.com/ and

http://news.yahoo.com/electionresults

For regularly updated maps showing ECV and breakdowns of the vote state-by-state.

Update: OK, the 320 may be over the top optimistic, but over 300 isn’t unrealistic, at this stage. 🙂

While Bush is racking up the ECV and leading or doing well in all the states he must (and some of the “bonus” states, as well), Senate races are also going well.

And on the voter intimidation front, Lori Byrd at Polipundit notes a report that

” …the GOP has a list of documented Democratic voter intimidation cases longer than your arm. Or, longer than a John Kerry speech. Or, longer than John Edwards spends fussing with his hair. You get the idea.”

Add that to the Daschle embarrassment for the Dems in SD (no matter how the race turns out), and “litigating the race” (and doing so via the Mass Media Podpeople) becomes problematic for the Dems.

As many have noted: if the polls are still open, call Uncle Zed and Aunt Polly and get them, their kids and their dogs down to vote.

And pray.

Maybe pray first. And keep on.

🙂