Originally Posted By TomSawyer <a href="http://washingtontimes.com/national/20041103-112143-7413r.htm" target="_blank">http://washingtontimes.com/nat ional/20041103-112143-7413r.htm</a> 11/4/04 "I commend Senator Kerry for recognizing reality and not dragging this election on any longer than necessary," said Sen. George Allen of Virginia, chairman of the national Republican Senatorial Committee. Mr. Allen said that in any presidential election, it is important, for the sake of unity in the country, not to prolong the divisiveness that goes along with political campaigns. "That's true even more so now that we are in the midst of a war against terrorism that we not show indecisiveness or question the validity of the judgment of the American people after they have cast their ballots and chosen their leader," he said.
Originally Posted By cmpaley Well, this is different, doncha know. This time it's HIM, not some other guy in the other party.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper As I understand it, Virginia Election Las requires an automatic recount in this case. It isn't Allen's decision to make.
Originally Posted By TomSawyer VA doesn't have an automatic recount law, but if there is a .5% difference in the final tally the loser can get a recount and the taxpayers will pay for it. Allen will have to ask for it.
Originally Posted By DAR You know his dad didn't always play with a full deck. From wikipedia: Allen was considered one of the hardest working coaches in football. As documented by NFL Films, Allen was known to eat ice cream or peanut butter for many meals because it was easy to eat, and saved time so Allen could get back to preparing for the next game. Allen kept in shape as a coach, and would run several miles at the start of each day. He did not swear or smoke, and he was a teetotaller known for preferring to drink milk (some suspected that this beverage of choice arose from ulcers they suspected the always-high strung coach to suffer from).
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I guess I got my States mixed up. Thanks for the clarification Tom. You know who is smiling from ear to ear today? Joe Lieberman. He has gone from being the Democrats embarassment to everyone's new best friend.
