Well, we gave it our best shot. John Kerry was only a handful of votes from being our next President. Now George Bush feels emboldened. Claims he has a mandate. More people voted against George W. Bush than have ever voted against any candidate in the history of The United States. Some mandate.

So, we move on. Normally, I say "Well, it could be worse...." But that doesn't seem to work here.

We move on hoping that somehow we can get out Iraq before another 1,000 young Americans die. We move on hoping that the next Bush war won't take our own sons and daughters. And we move on hoping that we can continue to find the good in the world to make it all worth fighting for.