And even a Kerry victory may leave some aspects of your personal political vision unfulfilled. There'd probably still be plenty of work for you to do in helping create the America in which you want to live.

Alternately, a Bush win would likely still leave lots of room for Frank, Tom, Ed, REB and others to work for *their* America. They wouldn't be locked out, and neither would you.

Forgive me if I'm belaboring the obvious, but I'd hope that a Republican victory wouldn't leave you feeling politically uninvolved and powerless. Regardless of who sits in the oval office, there'll be no end to the opportunities to help build a better world. If that should involve working at political odds with the current administration, or delivering a message a thousand times in the hopes that it'll be heard once, or volunteering at a food-bank, so be it.