| OT: Dunn didn't go into detail, but she seemed to believe that the ballots might have some special status that would protecte them against FOIA requests. As for how, presuming Dunn is wrong, it seems the Bushies might be prepared to respond to eventual vote counts against them, I think that they'd a) assault and absolutely refuse to accept the credibility of any count or counting method or counters that go against them. This kind of tactic seems to work well for Bush: He and his fellows have shown themselves adept at muddling distinctions and disagreements when doing so serves their larger purposes. If for some reason that tactic doesn't work, they'll b) hope that no one really wants to hear anything too unsettling whenever the count or counts come out; and, if for some reason "b" doesn't work, they'll c) hope that everyone likes Bush and whatever he's doing so much that they'll just grin and bear it; and, if for some reason "a" + "b" + "c" doesn't seem to add up to enough, they'll d) figure that all that's really left for the winner, in the end, regardless of what anyone, especially among the LOSERS, thinks is supposed to be "fair," is who's walking in the room when "Hail to the Chief" plays, who gets saluted by the armed forces, who appoints whatever judges, assigns leaders for and gives direction to whatever agencies, prepares or countermands executive orders, and who proposes whatever legislative agenda can possibly be addressed. |
