I won't impose my politics on you too much - if you can bear with me..

Just in case we thought we didn't see this one coming...

Wisdom of Mencken [sandhill.typepad.com]

"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron."

H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)

Here are some interesting maps (and a few lists) that give different perspectives on why Bush won... They're worth a skim - some are quite funny (funny ha-ha? or funny omigod? or both?).

This post gave me some things to think about regarding our beloved*gag* USAPATRIOT act [slashdot.org].

IMC: FBI and other legalbreaking news [indymedia.org]