I saw Davis on television over the weekend and he points out that if he's replaced, it'll most likely be by someone who will have gotten far fewer total votes than he did to get the office in the first place.

"Democracy in action," nowadays, seems to mean "kick the crap out of the system until, battered and bloodied, it finally does what you demand it do."

It also seems that elections and their outcomes are becoming less meaningful. For many people, their vote is the only real input they get in politics. It's already bad enough that such a small percentage of the eligible population votes...now the impact of that whole process is being undermined.

Speaking of elections, I may have to turn in my Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy Associate Member card, because out of all the potential contenders for the Presidency--Bush included--Howard Dean is really starting to look like he may well be the best man for the job. Wouldn't it be interesting to have a healer in the White House?