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(AP) - The White House claimed a second-term mandate Thursday for President Bush's agenda to keep taxes low and revamp Social Security, appealing to Democrats to help bridge America's political divide after a bitter election. "The American people spoke clearly about the agenda they want for the next four years," White House spokesman Scott McClellan said. Bush reached out for the broad support of Americans on Wednesday, even those who voted against him. via White House Claims Mandate for Bush Agenda

Quick tally here, Karl. My first grade math is rusty, but 51% does not make a mandate. My county voted solidly Democratic, for example—county commission, judges, congress and state legislature. Most of swing state races were (and are) too tight to call. Your minions had to resort to moving precincts around, long lines and uncounted ballots to win. I’m still not convinced that the results in Florida and Ohio and NM are kosher. Nixon really had a mandate in ’72, only lost one state. You don’t have a mandate. The 49% of us who voted against your pet really don’t like you, him, or your agenda. We really don’t. Kerry conceded, we didn't. Face facts, what you have supporting you is a bloc of right-wing loonies who can’t think for themselves and who will abandon you as soon as you dig a little too deep into their pockets, or as soon as you tank their social programs, or… well, you get the idea. The rest of us living in Free America didn’t before, don’t now, and never will support your greed and hate agenda.

In fact, those of us still living in Free America are working hard to get your lies and crimes to catch up with you. The truth will catch up with you. Oh yes.

Mandate, my ass. What you feel tickling your neck now, Karl, is the hot breath of justice. And the facts will catch up with you, and August 8, 1974 will replay, only this time with you and your shock-buzzer trained smirking frontman in the starring role. But hey, you’ll like prison—you could organize a straight white pride gang in no time, I’m sure. Oh, and Scott, don’t worry—when the house of Card falls down, you’ll be okay. Used car lots are always looking for a guy who can sell junk with a straight face to a gullible public.

What's going to catch up with you first? Plame? Iraq?

Oh, and in case you forgot what it looks like: Nixon's Resignation Letter