next step 2004: report cards
Since I am a teacher, I’ll be handing out grades for the election:
President George W. Bush: A. No doubt about it this time. It was close, but not that close.
The Republican Party: A. Made gains in the House, Senate, and several state offices.
The media: C. They tried hard, but those days sipping coffee in front of their iMacs in J-school die hard. Plus, they were too quick to plaster faulty exit-poll data which favored Sen. Kerry.
Kansas candidates for federal office: C-. The only reason two of you won was because you managed not to run worse campaigns than the other person. I’m speaking specifically to Congressmen Ryun and Moore. Moore won solely because he represents most of Lawrence, and his opponent, Kris Kobach, ran such a two-fisted conservative agenda that many were driven out just to oppose him. Ryun, on the other hand, made several blunders and ham-fisted moves, when all he had to do was stand back and let Stalinist-protester-organizer Nancy Boyda beat herself. Also, the other parties couldn’t be bothered to put up a decent challenge to Sen. Brownback — he didn’t even feel the need to debate issues with his opponents.
The Democratic Party, with one notable exception: F. You are killing yourselves with your ranting, washed-out hippie hatred. You paid the price for it last night.
Florida: B+. Thanks for getting it right this time.
Extra credit: Sen. John Kerry. Gracious in defeat — his party could learn a lesson from him.
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