Just call me "Cracked"

[ November 09, 2004 ]

 
Well, the election has past and I am still almost in shock about it. I have had illness and mechanical troubles and changes at work to deal with concurrently, but I am still overwhelmed by it.

Things were looking fairly dreary, I would say. No ability to get a clear lead in the polls, Straw Issues supported by the press, lack of faith in my fellow Americans and in God too, I suppose. I was dreading the election and wondering how I would be able to face the day in the event Bush lost to Kerry. At the very least, I thought, we will have to deal with weeks of acrimonious wrangling over issues related to the election, with charge and countercharge and legal maneuverings galore.

Thank God such was not the case. Thank God for a decisive result, one way or another and specifically for the fact that Bush won.

We got together as a family to go to the polling place, a new one for us. We waited in line for longer than I have before and then voted for the first time on the new elctronic devices. To tell you the truth, I liked the old punch cards better, nerd that I am. I did not enjoy being under the watchful eye of 'Democrat Poll Watchers', I found it insulting, actually.

Later on, we ignored the results for most of the evening. Prayed a lot, hoped for the best, tried to trust God for the outcome, whatever it might be. Really not interested in watching it all play out in slow motion like we did in 2K. Man, that was a mess, was up all night that time and could hardly stand the stress, not willing to do that again! Apparently we missed the exit polls that called it crowingly for Kerry. I am glad of that. Checked on it later, it looked like Bush was leading. Checked on it later still, Bush still leading but Kerry catching up. Woke up later and Florida had been called for Bush, but Ohio was being stubborn. Went to bed again, woke up bright and early and Ohio was still being held out and the news anchors looked like they had been kicked in the stomach. It appeared that Bush had won Ohio but they refused to call it for him for some reason. Disbelief? The Dem's came out with some stuff about counting every vote but it soon was apparent there weren't enough left to make any difference.

Later in the day, Kerry, surprisingly, called Bush to concede. I was surprised, basically the second honorable thing I had seen him do.

It has been interesting to watch at work. No crowing in earshot of those who have lost, no real mention of it or discussion between myself and the other groups. Not that I haven't wanted to though.

Some soul searching and recriminations and false charges being thrown out by various media Dem's, but nothing too exceptional there. A political forum I sometimes frequent had it's share of Bush haters represented noisily and obnoxiously. No surprise there, either. Trying to shove their opinions down our throats and acting as if any who disagree with them are totally stupid was the norm anyway.

So now let us hope that things work out well. As we could see was in the wind, the pacification of Fallujah is under way. Need to pray for them and think of how easily it could have been my son in there in harm's way.


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