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Four more years

First the good news: My homestate of Wisconsin stood up to the Republican smear machine, and voted for Kerry.

And now the bad news: It appears that Bush has been re-elected for four more years of extreme right wing governance.

Fear won.

The five stages of grief

Definitely worth reviewing at a time like this:

Denial: I'm not talking about the river that Bush will need to invade some day. My denial took the form of turning off the news, and staying off the internet for about one hour. That's a long time for me.

Anger: Then I went running. Down to the lakeshore, through the woods, with improbable visions of revenge floating through my head.

Bargaining: By the end of my run, I had worked out where the Democracts went wrong. If only we had nominated Gephardt! If only Teresa kept her mouth shut! If only Kerry shot more geese!

Depression: Back in my kitchen, I snarfed down some marshmallow pumpkins that the kids brought home from Y Camp. Then I drank coffee. Then I showered. Then I read Tara's message and ate some more marshmallow pumpkins.

Acceptance: Never!

3.11.04 14:36

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Tara / Website (3.11.04 17:18)
What's a man to do?

(3.11.04 19:00)
Are you trying to cheer me up?

Dave Dempsey (3.11.04 23:07)
Never surrender, Ken. I'm heartened that Wisconsin went for Kerry -- I didn't know that until reading your blog. That means 6 of the 8 Great Lakes states voted for him; one more and we'd have been over the top. Idea du jour: Why don't we create a Great Lakes States of America?
Dave

(4.11.04 00:01)
Yeah, we have all the water!