With the "official" results barely in, it has been no surprise to see the outcry and protests decrying a "stolen" election; and I am neither convinced of it nor convinced that the idea is altogether ridiculous; I straddle the fence on this one. But there are some issues that we should consider.

If the electoral process has truly become so utterly corrupt, it is fair and reasonable to assume that nothing but violent revolution could see an end to it. Violent revolution is not an outcome for which most Americans have the stomach, we whine when the power goes out before Monday Night Football, for crying out loud, how would we respond to a systematic shutdown that could last months or even years in the wake of such a response? If the election truly was stolen, however, much more proof would need to be provided before a true inquiry would or could be undertaken.

I think it more likely that in many ways the Democrats were there own undoing. Not only from the blatant disregard for moral values common to many of us, not only the backlash against the push by Soros to buy the presidential election, but in addition to those, quite possibly a rebellion against early exit polls which skewed the results to Kerry while there were many hours left to vote in all time zones. I know if I were an undecided or independent voter who felt there truly was a lesser among these two evils, I would sprint to the polls if I hadn't already voted to ensure that the other party didn't seize power. And that, I believe, is what the American voter did. I believe the lines of voters remaining hours after the official poll closing time would bear me out on this.

So, Democrats, mark this down as a lesson learned. And for crying out loud, try to come up with a candidate WORTH voting for in the next 4 years (if you nominate Hillary, I can honestly say I'll vote for a Republican president for the first time in my life!).

respectfully submitted,

Gideon MacLeish