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I'm agnostic about claims that Ohio was stolen. The Republican Party certainly seems capable of it. Particularly when you consider that arrogant turd Blackwell was responsible for counting the vote.
But I'm agnostic for two reasons:
a.) Suppose Ohio was counted for Kerry in the 2004 election. Would he have had the popular vote? I think arguing that the Republicans cheated enough to steal that is much more difficult than arguing that they stole enough electoral votes to give the victory to Bush. Would it have been that great to have a president who had won the electoral college but lost the popular vote again?
b.) There are so many issues with much more concrete evidence to nail the Bush Administration on, from the running of the war to the starting it, the environment, the list goes on and on. There are far more effective issues to bring up when arguing with a Republican friend or acquaintance.
Having said that, I do believe we should conduct more effective investigations into this. I don't trust the Democratic investigation much as I have lost faith in the Democratic party establishment. And I don't believe in slamming someone as a Fox operative just because they don't agree with me.
George
