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Analysts have remarked that those ballots often come from members of the military stationed overseas who traditionally vote Republican, though predominantly Democratic ballots from Americans living in Israel might reduce a Bush gain...
...officially appointed, the entire Sunshine State could be flat out of luck - and completely disenfranchised. And if you really think about the Florida conundrum, temporary excommunication might just be the best solution. Is it fair for an entire nation to be held captive by one state? What will we gain by sitting around waiting for Florida's state courts to determine our future? Let's just close our eyes, stick our fingers in our ears and pretend the whole state has just disappeared...
...together. We do know with Covert that we like to have him just be uncomfortable for a few days. Not the fact that he was gay, but the fact that he had to shave the top of his head and gain a lot of weight - that was fun, to humiliate him. And he was in _Happy Gilmore_ we made him grow a beard and be dirty. And in _Wedding Singer_ we made him comb his hair different and wear a Michael Jackson jacket. And we had him make out in Big Daddy with our other guy. That...
Nineteen Florida counties reported the first recount results late yesterday afternoon, accounting for 2,909,465 votes for Bush--a gain of 205 votes over previously estimated levels--and 2,907,722 for Gore, gaining him 238 votes. Florida suspended the recount for the night around 6 p.m. last night...
...Clinton is to serve her real constituency, (i.e., the women and minorities who elected her Tuesday), she?ll have to wrangle appointments to the right committees, settle down into her relatively lowly position ("Just take one of those chairs in the last row, Senator Clinton") and gain her colleagues' trust. The last task could be the toughest: After all, Clinton wasn't just running against Lazio - and he wasn't just running against her. Both candidates had to contend with the phantom of Bill Clinton, albeit in different ways...