Ashcroft is out.

Bush is going to have his hands full finding someone worse than John Ashcroft to serve as Attorney General. “It’s hard work,” as the president often says with a pained scowl, as if he himself would do the heavy lifting. Ashcroft will be a tough act to follow.

Disappointed Democrats! Heartbroken Kerry supporters! Before you do something desperate like killing yourself or fleeing to Canada, consider this: Every time an anti-Bush voter kicks the bucket or leaves the country, Bush’s political mastermind Karl Rove celebrates by treating himself to a tasty devil’s food cupcake.

Don’t give him the satisfaction! Stand and fight!

My sister sent me Michael Moore’s 17 Reasons Not to Slit Your Wrists.

If you had 58 yards to go before you reached the goal line and then you barreled down 55 of those yards, would you stop on the three yard line, pick up the ball and go home crying -- especially when you get to start the next down on the three yard line? Of course not! Buck up! Have hope! More sports analogies are coming!!!

Democrats seem to be heading for extinction when you look at the electoral maps showing red and blue states. There’s a different map here, showing every county in shades of red, blue and purple, based on how the vote was divided in that county. Except for that angry red welt in the west, America seems to be fairly purple.