Right now, it looks like Bush has got it. There are no words to express my sorrow. There are no emotions left to expend. I have no faith in the commonweal. I watch as this nation crawls into an atavistic morass. And so the old Jefferson adage goes, we clearly deserve the government that we get. My heart aches for the future of this country. Not much there. Pass the bottle.

Ohio. Jesus. This nation is on the road to hell.

• Drudge has been thoroughly debunked. The Philly odometers tallied votes from previous elections. Will Drudge ever be disregarded for his continued failures as a “journalist?” DEVELOPING.
• There’s chaos in NYC (will any of our currently silent NYC bloggers report in?) and Santa Clara.
• The truth behind exit polls.
• Jeff’s staying home.
• Tom Hayden weighs in and he says it’s going to get rowdy. (via Moby)
• Porn director Seymore Butts is offering free porn to anyone who voted today. (via Wonkette)
• The Gray Lady offers a roundup of political bloggers tossing out thoughts about the election, but foolishly suggests that the blog has forever transformed politics.

Well, since George is doing it, here then are Return of the Reluctant’s endorsements for the 2004 California election:

President: John Kerry
Senator: Barbara Boxer
Rep: Nancy Pelosi
1A: No
59: Fuck yeah.
60: Fuck yeah.
60A: Yes.
61: Yes.
62: No fucking way.
63: Yes.
64: Absofuckinglutely no way.
65: No.
66: Fuck yeah.
67: No.
68: No.
69: No fucking way.
70: No.
71: Yes. (This was the hardest decision, given my fury over states being squeezed by an ineptly managed federal government. But my sister, who apparently is more of a pessimist than I am, made a compelling point about the lack of federal funds for stem cell research given a Bush victory.)
72: Fuck yeah.