well put yourself in our place Mike. The Religious Right and Deep South bigots have elected a President who:
got caught lying over and over (about Iraq and AQ etc)
cheated and STILL lost in a debate (little box on back)
is willfully ignorant (doesn't read the paper)
is a lifelong failure (never succeeded in anything but had daddy on his side)
can't speak clearly, no diplomatic skills
torpedoes the economy
takes us to war for no good reason
is an apocalyptic religious freak, prefers religious dogma over science
is an idiot in general (supported TIPS program)
There was NO reason to vote for Bush. His first term was a disaster, he's been a joke his whole life. Basically this election said to us that the backwards people - the rednecks, religious freaks and racists - outnumber us and they're gonna take this country to hell if they want to and there's not a damn thing we can do about it. You might as well have elected David Duke, it sends the same message.
A lot of people are thinking it's a better idea to watch this country turn into a police state from a distance.