While nobody's watching

It is happening again. The difference is, this time, nobody seems to notice, or even care. Of course the media, and most Americans, lost interest once John Kerry rushed to concede the day after election day.



"That settles that, right? Since we've got a looser, we must have a winner."



But in Ohio the battle rages on. Republican Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell (who also served as Chair of the Bush/Cheney campaign) has flat-out refused to appear at a deposition preceding a Supreme Court lawsuit. President George Bush, Vice-President Richard Cheney and White House Political Advisor Karl Rove have all received notice that they will be deposed this week. And thousands of sworn affidavits detailing election day fraud continue to pile up.



But nobody's watching. Nobody cares.



The last stop will come next week when members of Congress meet in Washington to evaluate and certify the Electoral College vote. Most of us were unaware of this required step until footage of the 2001 certification meeting appeared in Michael Moore's film Fahrenheit 911.



Representative John Conyers (D-MI), says that numerous members of the Congressional Black Caucus will challenge the Electoral College vote, as they did in 2001. But according to the arcane rules of the Electoral College the assent of at least one U.S. Senator is required for the challenge to go forward. You'll recall that in 2001 no Senator came forward, and thus far none has for 2005 either.



But nobody will be watching, and nobody will care.



After that, what really happened in Ohio will be pretty much academic, won't it? No reason to be concerned that the shenanigans that swayed another U.S. presidential election might affect George W. Bush's credibility when, later in the month, he praises the election of the former exiled Iraqi freedom fighter Ahmad Chalabi ... oh no, wait, he's the crook isn't he? ... when he praises the election of U.S. appointed Prime Minister Ayad Allawi as the new leader of Iraq, then demands that all Iraqis lay down their weapons and brands those who don't as "terrorists."



Remember the logic here: As George always tells us, freedom and democracy are a gift from the almighty and George is only the humble conduit of god's plan. Lying, cheating, fraud, misrepresentation and theft? Those are not the qualities of a servant of the lord, and therefore George could not possibly have been involved.



What were you thinking anyway? Grow up, take it like a man. Peel off that Kerry/Edwards bumper sticker. Besides, it's time for the Super Bowl.



The Free Press (OH) - Ohio GOP Election Officials Ducking Subpoenas as Kerry Enters Stolen Vote Fray