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Offline Ottawan

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« on: November 02, 2004, 09:13:08 AM »
I hope all of our American friends are voting today . . . . . .
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« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2004, 09:25:49 AM »
I hope so too... and if you don't want to just give me a call and I will do it for you. ;)
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« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2004, 09:39:36 AM »
I just got back from the polls, so I've earned my right to complain for the next four years. :)
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« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2004, 10:20:29 AM »
We get to complain for up to five years (although maybe not for our current PM who might not last that long). :)
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« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2004, 10:56:51 AM »
I will vote after work.  After that I am going to the movies because I am tired of listening to "prediction polls" and how the networks declare a winner by 5pm PST.
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« Reply #5 on: November 02, 2004, 11:00:23 AM »
It looks like you will be lucky to have a winner by 5pm tomorrow... or by Christmas for that matter. Hopefully your next election won't be so close.
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« Reply #6 on: November 02, 2004, 11:36:22 AM »
lol... someone online called me a 'Kerry lover' when I beat him at chess... I guess that's somehow an insult of some sort.
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« Reply #7 on: November 03, 2004, 08:52:07 AM »
Any comments on last night's results?
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« Reply #8 on: November 03, 2004, 10:28:54 AM »
Regardless of who won I'm glad they were at least able to sort it out more quickly (and clearly) than the 2000 election. Yes, they're still looking at Ohio, but I think Bush has probably won.
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« Reply #9 on: November 03, 2004, 10:38:23 AM »
I agree. I don't know if it's "better the devil you know than the devil you don't" but, personally, I am glad to see that the Moon Mars & Beyond Initiative is still alive. That's probably selfish but I didn't trust Kerry when it came to space & NASA.
I know that was not a big issue in the States but it was with me!

I AM a spaceflight geek after all :roll:
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« Reply #10 on: November 03, 2004, 10:40:24 AM »
I expected a closer popular vote.  Going into the election I thought Kerry might pull it out, but Bush's conservative base was apparently too strong.  It's not officially over for Kerry, but I've been crunching the numbers for Ohio and I can't see how he can possibly make up Bush's current lead.  Kerry would have to take a statistically improbable percentage of the uncounted votes to win the state, and who ever wins Ohio wins the election.  Hopefully Kerry will come to this realization and concede.
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« Reply #11 on: November 03, 2004, 10:50:46 AM »
I hope the Bush administration follows through with their space initiative... it was the only thing they had going for them, in my opinion.
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« Reply #12 on: November 03, 2004, 11:05:01 AM »
Quote from: ottawan
I agree. I don't know if it's "better the devil you know than the devil you don't" but, personally, I am glad to see that the Moon Mars & Beyond Initiative is still alive. That's probably selfish but I didn't trust Kerry when it came to space & NASA. I know that was not a big issue in the States but it was with me!

This was hardly mentioned during the campaign. Let's face it; most people really don't care much about the space program. From what I did hear, I'm pretty sure Kerry would have killed Bush's plan for the Moon and Mars.

EDIT:  Deleted political statements. ... Let's keep the focus on space.
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« Reply #13 on: November 03, 2004, 11:42:26 AM »
The late breaking news is that Kerry has just called Bush to concede the election.  Thank God we won't be going through another 2000 Florida fiasco.
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« Reply #14 on: November 03, 2004, 11:59:32 AM »
Just saw that on the CNN website.

Good call on your part Bob :D
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