Quite a coincidence the state in play would be Florida, home to Governor Jethro Shrub.
 I'm thinking we should abandon the short game in favor of longer term goals.
 
 Example:
 
 Let Shrub take the electoral win. He's an instant lame duck elected by
 a quirk and better he wears that albatross than Gore. This keeps Lieberman in
 the Senate (who won handily last night and is good for another six years). The GOP
 controls the Senate by two seats and you may be aware Thurmond and Helmsare
 both reported to be in poor health. Not to be ghoulish, but it is a consideration.

 The questions about election fraud, Shrub's DUI's and misrepresentations on his jury
 duty about his arrest record get a chance to fester. Are you aware there's a chance
 his inauguration might be delayed until a court decides if he committed felonious perjury
 on a Texas jury duty form in 1998? And don't forget there's also the question if
 Cheney is in fact a Texas resident and they broke the constitutional requirement
 that Prez and Veep be from different states. Add in his military records recently
 becoming lost, and there's plenty of fodder for speculation if he's fit to hold office.
 
 Let's say the economy cools during his first two years. Not out of the
 question, as the pendulum is due for a swing. All the bullshit about playing the
 market with social security, projected surpluses and reducing taxes for the rich
 instead of paying down the debt go bye-bye. Could put the Democrats in very
 good shape come the 2002 Congressional races. The GOP can preach all they
 want about moral leadership, but if the economy tanks the voters will think of
 lecherous ol' Bill Clinton as "The Good Old Days".
 
 Let's say the majority in both Houses changes. Wham! The investigations
 begin, and all the questions that have been simmering for two years come to a
 boil. Say what you want, but Democrats do make better lawyers (ask
 Nixon) and Shrub might be stupid enough to go for the pardon switch like his
 daddy did on December 24th of 1992 in the Iran / Contra affair. If it plays out,
 the Democrats hold both houses and Shrub hits the bricks as the mistake between
 Clinton and Clinton.
 
 How's that for enough to make a Flying Monkey break a cold sweat?
 
 One of the loose cannons in all this is the corporate media. They wanted a close race
 (over a BILLION dollars reportedly spent on TV ads, figure it out) and they damn sure
 gave us one. How in the hell the joke from Texas got this far is beyond me,
 but four years of Shrub in the Oval Office should make the point we were conned.
 

 Nelson Derks