Let me see if I have this straight:
- George W. Bush wins disputed recount in 2000. "Stolen election!" is the cry.
- George Bush wins in 2004. "Stolen election in Ohio!" is the cry.
- The 2008 elections are coming up. "Stolen election!" is the preemptive cry.
- The 2006 midterm elections have taken place already. Democrats took control of both chambers of Congress and presumably . . . the elections were clean as a whistle. Because this time, apparently, the people who were supposed to win, did win.
I trust I got all of that right. And it appears that the only dishonest thing about elections that seems to be pervading the American consciousness is this unsubstantiated, self-justifying belief among some that if their side wins, everything has been restored to its right and pure state while if the
other side wins, the election has been stolen.
"Heads I win, tails you lose." It's the ultimate in disingenuous claims.