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Sunday, November 07, 2004


There's been a lot of wringing of hands and gnashing of teeth since last's Tuesday's election, as most Democrats can't figure out how they got their arses handed to them so profoundly. But no one has taken the election as harshly as
Andrew Veal. Andrew, you've raised the bar for post-election grief for years to come.
A 25-year-old man from Georgia who was apparently distraught over President Bush's re-election shot and killed himself at ground zero. Andrew Veal's body was found Saturday morning inside the off-limits site, said Steve Coleman, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. A shotgun was found nearby, but no suicide note was found, Coleman said.
Suicide rarely resolves anything, and generally brings up more questions than it solves. For example, what the hell is wrong with these people?!? There was an election. More people voted for Bush than Kerry. That's how the system works, and I can't help thinking that maybe if Mr. Veal had showed the same zeal before the election as he's shown afterwards, maybe it would have had a different outcome.

The ultimate irony, though, would be if for some reason there was a recount in Ohio and the election went to Kerry.



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