GOOD MORNING, MR. PRESIDENT

As much as I'm glad this is over, I'm still astounded that in the course of 
this post election debacle Al Gore managed to sully the reputation of all 
three branches of government. That is no small feat. Nixon and Clinton were 
able to discredit the executive branch. Eugene McCarthy was able to cloud 
the reputation of Congress. The judicial branch has discredited itself in 
small increments, but never on a scale this large. Al Gore managed the 
trifecta, the political triple play. You're all out.

So, Al, was it worth it? Thirty-six days have passed and the outcome is the 
same. What has changed is that the people's trust in the courts, the 
legislators and all politicians for that matter, have diminished to a point 
that will be difficult to repair. The incoming President will hold office 
with a haze over his legitimacy. Are you happy now? <A 
href="http://www.politicalusa.com/columnists/cynic/cynic_028.htm">more</a>

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2. Cynical Observations...

Woohoo...no more election columns. This went on way too long. Could it have 
ended better? Yes...but George Carlin wasn't running for President.

I have received a couple of chad Haiku's from readers since I included my 
own in the last edition of Cynical Mail. The idea here was not to write 
Haiku's, although I did have a few laughs.

As I wrote today's column I had no idea what Al Gore would say during his 
withdrawal/concession speech. I may comment on it later, although I would 
prefer to just let it go.
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3. Of Note...

We are still looking for contest ideas. I know you are a bright group, let's 
see what you got.

I have found myself reading Camille Paglia more and more recently. 
Politically speaking, she is inconsistent on her views as it seems her stand 
on different issues changes hourly. She just finds a way to make sense out 
of any position she takes. If I were an uneducated reader on a particular 
subject, she would convince me that she is right 90% of the time. She must 
have been an excellent debater in college. Check her out at <a 
href="http://www.salon.com">Salon.com</a>.

'til next time

---Cyn---