four more years

well, it’s official: george w. bush has been re-elected. i don’t think bush is the devil—like many democrats do. for one, i really doubt the devil would be from texas. and second, i really think the devil would be smarter than bush is. but anyways, i was watching kerry’s conceit speech this afternoon and i almost started to cry. i actually got teary eyed. okay yes, i am in that blessed-damn-you-eve time of the month so i tend to be more emotional. but honestly, for a girl who hadn’t been able to cry in nearly two months to get teary eyed over a political speech—come on. it is really quite pathetic. i did really want kerry to win. i wanted democrats to win. i wanted women to be assured their rights wouldn’t be taken away one policy at a time. i wanted gay and lesbian couples to be treated equally under the law: both in marriage and ability to adopt children. i wanted stem cell research to be supported and funded. i wanted the environment to be a priority. i wanted to see big business buried. i wanted to be told the truth by my government. i still do. so senator kerry, i, like you, am not going to give up.