I promised myself not to talk about the election, since it’s done and over with. However, if you are Jesse Jackson, who is notorious for butting into other people’s business, you would do anything to overturn the election results so that you would have a good night’s sleep for the next four years.

Ohio has just finished its last recount showing Bush having a 118, 457 lead, down from a 118,757 lead. John Kerry, the “gracious loser” who had decided not to contest the results, has his campaign wading into the controversy.

The state had earlier declared Bush the winner by 118,775 votes and plans to adjust its totals to reflect the recount later this week.

The Kerry campaign supported the recount, but said it did not expect the tally to change the election winner. Supporters of the recount, requested by two minor party candidates, said they wanted to make sure every valid vote was counted.

He did not want a recount, before he supported it.

Of course, the recount shows the efficient use of Ohio’s tax payer’s money

The Green and Libertarian party presidential candidates asked for the recount and raised the $113,600 required under state law for the process.

Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell has estimated that the recount will end up costing taxpayers $1.5 million.

A three hundred vote gain shows 1.5 million dollars down the drain. If the recount continues, we might have a President-elect Kerry.

If you fail the first time, never hesistate to try again.

Cliff Arnebeck, an attorney representing the voters in the challenge, wasn’t taking much stock in the recount effort. He questioned why there was no independent investigation into the accuracy of counting machines to determine whether the machines had been tampered with.

“You’re allowing the original error to be repeated a second time, so it’s not a meaningful recount,” he said.

Damn it! We won’t allow Mickey Mouse and his friends to be disenfranchised! So yea, George Bush is still the president, the earth is still spinning, and Jesse Jackson still finds ways to maneuver himself into anyone’s backyard. All in all, not really news.

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