John Kerry conceded defeat after one of the most acrimonious political campaigns in U.S. history. What about Election 2000, you ask? Election 2000 wasn’t decided until Nov. 2, 2004, when George W. Bush received the greatest number of popular votes for any president in U.S. history – more than 4 million more than Sen. Kerry.
George Bush has been running for this victory for four years now, in between consoling a nation post-9/11, toppling the Taliban in Afghanistan and replacing it with a freely elected democratic government. And removing Saddam Hussein from power, shutting down his rape rooms and torture chambers, and giving Iraq an opportunity to see what it was capable of when not under the heel of a tyrant.
As a happy added bonus, the crazy Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi proved he wasn’t as crazy as he seemed. When he saw Saddam Hussein hauled – dirty and disheveled – from a tiny hole in the ground by U.S. troops saying, “Greetings from George W. Bush” – he suddenly remembered he had a stockpile of prohibited weapons himself.
He promptly called the White House and asked if we would mind removing them for him.
While George Bush was campaigning against the leftist media who told the international community he was a usurper who stole the White House so that he could benefit his oil buddies, he also had to campaign among our allies who believed what they read in the New York Times.
Through it all, Bush was forced to take half-steps in order to keep the partisans from rioting in the streets in protest.
Until Nov. 2, 2004. That was the day that America told our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan that they weren’t sacrificing their blood and tears in vain. It was the day America told Osama bin Laden to go to hell.
It was the day America said it was tired of the bickering, tired of the accusations, tired of the liberal media painting America as an international bully, and tired of being forced to apologize for being American.
On Nov. 2, 2004, America said it was tired of activist judges legislating from the bench. It was the day America said that moral values meant more than empty promises. It was the day that America told the terrorists that they were losing. Indeed, that they have lost. The Osamas and Zarqawis of this world won’t be facing a new and untested liberal government led by the leader of the Vietnam anti-war movement. They will continue to face the same George Bush as before, only unencumbered by political considerations or special interest groups.
George Bush’s political career ends on Jan. 20, 2009, no matter what else may happen. America’s enemies now face a determined and resolute American president, politically invulnerable, and leading a nation who just handed him a firm mandate to stay the course.
Election 2000 took more than four years to settle. Much has happened in the interim that now needs dealing with.
Now that it’s finally over, its time for America to settle the score, restore her stolen honor, and move on.
And may God bless America.
