A funny thing happened on the way to work today,

[garnet]

Originally Posted by Beestie

His voting record was dubious (to me) and his bill sponsorship was virtually non-existant. And since his campaign was based on "I'm not Bush", I considered him a huge unknown.

You're contradicting yourself. You knew about his voting record and bill sponsorship, so he was therefore not a "huge unknown." You didn't vote for him because you didn't agree with his politics. Simple as that, and it's OK to say that.

Originally Posted by Beestie

No one who can't carry his home state deserves to be president.

Really? Say George Bush had once been governor of California. If he didn't carry California, would you still say he didn't "deserve" to be President? How exactly does carrying a particular state affect ones worthiness to sit in the Oval Office?

Sorry I'm not trying to beat this into the ground, I'm just confused by your posts.