Rob is a much better political analyst than I. I treally believed this election was going to be a blowout for Bush. The Minister of Propaganda argued that Kerry was a good closer and could still win. It appears that Rob was right and I was wrong*. Check out the latest electoral map.

An excellent rural memoir by Jeanne Marie Laskas contains a bit of excellent advice. When you are wrong, admit you were wrong and tell the other person that they were right. Refusing to admit your error doesn’t change the reality of your error. Admitting you were wrong is an excellent exercise in humlty and makes the other person feel good. How often do people tell us we are right. It doesn’t cost a thing. I highly recommend the practice.