With word that Senator Kerry is prepared to concede the election to George Bush, Viewpoint sees a number of winners and losers in the aftermath of this national exercise in democracy. Perhaps readers might wish to add some of their own (or delete one or more of ours:
Winners:
The American People
The People of Iraq and Afghanistan
Israel
The Republican Party
Compassionate Conservatism
The Swift Vets
Hillary Clinton
The New Media (Talk Radio, Blogosphere, Fox News)
Civil and Optimistic Political Rhetoric
Political Honesty
Losers:
Jacques Chirac and Old Europe
Islamist Radicals and the Axis of Evil
Palestinian Terrorists
The Democrat Party
Leftism/ Liberalism
George Soros, Michael Moore, and Hollywood Glitterati
Terry McAuliffe
Mainstream Media (esp. CBS, ABC, AP, NYT, WaPo, LA Times)
Hate and Pessimism
Political Lies and Fraud
Exit Polls, Presidential Debates, Trial Lawyers, NEA/PSEA, Gay Marriage