Bright and sophisticated on the east and west
coats and the upper midwest, and

Look at the bright side, Harry. If we can liberate a few minds in just a couple
of little states across the northern Rockies, the moderate to liberal blue
states will have the more conservative red states "surrounded." :-)


When the war between the red and blue states erupts, the reds will have the
geographic advantage of being contiguous. The blues will have the advantage of
controlling most of the economy, (between the NE and California).

Or we can just suck it up and go on. The increased Republican majority in
congress and Bush's 3% "landslide mandate" will move America even more to the
right than we have gone in the last four years. Unless
the population follows along, (as it appears
to have done, somewhat, in the last four), our conservative friends and
brothers will appear pretty far out of the mainstream next time the big prize
is up for grabs. The pendulum will swing back toward the middle in '08, it
always does.Take heart. Kerry made a much better showing than Dukakis or
Mondale in similar situations. Remember when Fritz Mondale won Minnesota,
period?