<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2523" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 11/3/2004 6:53:59 PM Eastern Standard Time, dhenwood@panix.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>I'm pretty bummed about the result, but remember the popular vote <BR>margin was 51-48, not 60-40.<BR><BR>Doug<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>But it was 51-48 with record turnout, a good, articulate candidate (war hero, no less), the whole left behind him, major mobilization, lots of money, celebrity endorsement, the best musicians and actors, a couple of big money sugar daddies, a president with an awful record, etc., etc.  That the DP could not win with this lineup is pretty grim.  I have never seen such mobilization and enthusiasm by the progressive community and we could not beat the worst president in modern times.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Besides, I need to vent a little.  I work for EPA and my future does not look very bright right now.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Sergio</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>