As those of you who know me, um, know, I am an avid Democrat who voted for Kerry.
Bush won. Plain and simple. I don't like it, but it's what I'm having to deal with and live with right now. I don't really appreciate the rubbing in the face, but hey, the truth can be the hardest thing to take sometimes. John Kerry might as well have shot himself in the foot when he chose not to concede this race. I think this will kill whatever credibility he might have had, and probably muck things up for a long time. As for what the rest of the world thinks and the fact that certain Americans don't care... I'm not really that surprised, to be honest. I think the reason Bush won is because of this fact: enough Americans were stirred up by whatever GWB promised them, feared change in the midst of all that's going on, and/or made to (or decided to of their own accord) distrust John Kerry that, well, it just wasn't quite meant to be. You get enough Americans pissed off about something enough, and you get high voter turnout. High voter turnout plus scare tactics plus terrorism threat equals incumbent wins. A majority of Americans didn't want a change, they didn't feel they needed a change, and that's why GWB is looking at another four years. I am trying to remain hopeful and optimistic that it won't be so bad that I'll have to move out of the country, or go the more drastic and melodramatic route with the rope and all.
That people respond to other people's complaints about Americans, America, and GWB with statements like "take a long walk off a very short pier" screams of the kind of "f*** you" sentiment that caused me to vote for John Kerry. That these people are now vindicated makes me sick to my stomach. Still, I can take it like a man and admit that my guy lost.
Edit: I just read that John Kerry conceded the election. Good call.