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mocrats of "going to war against the men and women who serve in our armed forces in an
effort to win at any cost." Although Republicans controlled every lever of power in the state,
they shrieked that the venal Democrats were subverting the system to steal the presidency.
But if there's one enduring symbol of the Florida coup d'etat, it is the tongue of Mac
Stipanovich, the Republican lobbyist who was put in Harris's office to be her "minder." 1 That
tongue not only brought almost unimaginable pleasure to Katherine Harris, but also to Jeb
Bush, Karl Rove, and George W. Bush. I'm not suggesting he had sex with the Bushes, or
even Karl Rove. But I can't say for sure that he didn't. As BJU Professor Richard Hand would
point out, that's a universal negative and impossible to prove.
Once Clarence Thomas, after considering the matter dispassionately, had cast the deciding
vote in Bush v. Gore, thereby allowing his wife to continue her work for the Bush transition
team, the new president-elect addressed the nation.
After a difficult election, we must put politics behind us and work together to make
the promise of America available for every one of our citizens.
I am optimistic that we can change the tone in Washington, D.C. I believe
things happen for a reason, and I hope the long wait of the last five weeks will
heighten a desire to move beyond the bitterness and partisanship of the recent
past.
Our nation must rise above a house divided. Americans share hopes and goals
and values far more important than any political disagreements. Republicans want
the best for our nation. And so do Democrats. Our votes may differ, but not our
hopes.
I know America wants reconciliation and unity. I know Americans want progress.
And we must seize this moment and deliver. Together, guided by a spirit of
common sense, common courtesy and common goals, we can unite and inspire
the American citizens.
I couldn't sleep that night. Not from bitterness for having had the election stolen by
human filth like Karl Rove, but because I, too, shared the President-elect's vision of a united
America, reconciled by our shared dream of a better tomorrow. My optimism that we could
put the past behind us and, yes, change the tone lasted the better part of three weeks.
1 Toobin, p. 69.