ELECTION POST MORTEM

Winners:

1. George W. Bush - No longer see-lected, W. is ee-lected, and by a majority, too.
2. Hillary Clinton - Now the field is clear for a run in 2008.
3. Jeb Bush - Turns his positive image as the Governor in charge during adversity (four hurricanes) into a big win for his brother in the Sunshine State.
4. The Grand Old Party. More Senators, Governors and House members. Truly the majority party in America today.

Losers:

1. John Kerry - The dream of a lifetime has come to an end. Now we'll learn the true measure of his character.
2. Terry McAuliffe. Why does this guy keep his job?
3. The Democratic Party. Still unable to figure out how to reconnect with America's Heartland.
4. The Mainstream Media. A complete election night fiasco as anchors and analysts on all the networks continue to rely on completely bogus exit poll information long after it's erroneous nature became apparent. Would they have relied on the information if it had shown a Bush lead in the face of a real-world Kerry surge? Puh-leeeezzz.

Meanwhile, here in New Hampshire.....

Winners:

1. John Lynch. From relatively obscure head of University System of New Hampshire to Governor...as a Democrat, no less.
2. John Kerry. His campaign was turbocharged in the Granite State earlier this year, last night it provided him with a Red State takeaway.
3. Kathy Sullivan (Chairman of the State Dems). She gets a winner (which makes it easier to forget that her candidates for US Senate and Congress fell short...again).

Losers:

1. Craig Benson. Arrogant rich guy buys Governor's office, ticks off nearly everyone in sight, fails consistently to see ethical problems before they crop up, becomes first NH governor to be denied a second two-year term since the 1920s.
2. Government reform. Really good reform ideas crash and burn because....see above.
3. NH GOP. Lose conservative reform governor (see above) to no income tax/no sales tax moderate Democrat. Can you say four more years?