Senator Kerry, I want to thank you for gracefully conceding this election. There remained a dim light of hope for many of your most ardent supporters, but I believe it would have been a pyrrhic victory... sacrificing, I believe, much more than we could afford to lose.

Thank you. I look forward to the possibility of America leaving some of the vitriol of the election behind us that we may get down to the hard, rewarding work of Democracy.

Here is to hoping that our nation can come together again and move forward with efficient, effective compromise.

Posted by Michael at November 3, 2004 11:47 AM