Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard.
-- H.L. Mencken (1880-1956)

I haven't posted much lately, since I've been concentrating on keeping up with all the news as it comes in. As is now clear, though, George W. Bush has "won" a second term.

Congratulations to him. No, really. He's going to get to be in power when his chickens come home to roost. And he'll have to clean up his own mess in Iraq, or suffer the wrath of history to an even greater extent than he already will.

There can be very little doubt that Mr. Bush's victory is a victory for dishonesty. As has been well documented, most of Mr. Bush's supporters are actually quite in the dark about what he stands for and supports, as well as the consequences of his actions and basic facts on issues of importance. Likewise, most of his supporters were doubtlessly swayed by the lies Bush told about John Kerry.

It's clear we have a lot of work to do. Fortunately, this election galvanized liberals into real action, and we had some astounding successes for such a young set of organizations. This is just the beginning, and I guarantee you, we will live to see the right wing just as powerless and hopeless as many liberals feel today.

Never give up. The future is ours.