Associated Press: Doubts About Presidential Election Results in Ohio Persist

Today is a dark day for America. Today the re-election of George W. Bush will be certified by the Electoral College. So while this is a day to mourn the hope that we had for our country, it is also a day to remember that we very nearly got rid of him. Just think of the grassroots mobilization! The donations to the Kerry campaign! The box office for Fahrenheit 9/11! The sheer volume of anti-Bush shirts in my wardrobe! Yes, the only thing that seems to have stopped us was the right's willingness and ability to steal the election for George Bush, something we can't let happen again.

So today is really the day to remember 11/2. Don't forget it like we forget everything else. Really. I mean, think about all the Bush scandals that quickly disappear from our consciousness after a few jokes on the Daily Show, without ever having been settled. Who leaked Valerie Plame's CIA identity? Where was Bush when he was supposedly in the Texas Air National Guard? What about those WMD lies? Nothing ever gets settled. No one is ever held accountable. And then we, as a nation, move on...to the next Bush scandal.

Well, let's not move on this time. If we allow elections to become irrelevant, it's over. Democracy is over. And then, I guess, Ukraine becomes the beacon of democracy for the world.

Seriously, write your US senators and representatives.