An interesting piece from boston.com (via Drudge) about how Kerry's positioning on the Iraq war made the difference in the election. The article offers some interesting quotes from Kerry's family and friends. BTW --The first paragraph about Kerry not hearing a question correclty while standing above the Grand Canyon is a bit absurd in my eyes.

Wonder if anyone on the Kerry side realizes that he lost cause he was Bush lite and that the Republican's even though they act the same as the Democrates sell themselves as different and do a remarkable job at it. I guess it is hard to run a campaign under the idea that we want to steal your money and take power just as much as the other guy who claims he doesn't want to does.

Solution to the Great Divide

Walter Williams breaks down the "divided America" and offers a solution (one that neither side will ever think to accept, but the right solution none-the-less).

"Suppose that instead of freedom in the music market, decisions on what kind of music people could listen to were made in the political arena. It would be either opera or rock and roll. Rock and rollers would be lined up against opera lovers. Why? It's simple. If the opera lovers win, rock and rollers would lose, and the reverse would happen if rock and rollers won. Conflict would emerge solely because the decision was made in the political arena. The prime feature of political decision-making is that it's a zero-sum game. One person or group's gain is of necessity another person or group's loss.

The best thing the president and Congress can do to heal our country is to reduce the impact of government on our lives. Doing so will not only produce a less divided country and greater economic efficiency but bear greater faith and allegiance to the vision of America held by our founders -- a country of limited government."

Via Out of Control