George,

Congratulations are in order for the Republican Party. I must say. George W., Dick, and especially Karl Rove deserve some to be commended on their election strategy.

I don't regret having supported the losing candidate, however. I enjoy rooting for the underdog. After all, the Massachusetts colonists who chose to fire on British soldiers from the most powerful army in the world at the battle of Concord in 1775, and thus starting the Revolutionary War, were definitely the underdogs at that time. In fact, we were the underdogs throughout the vast majority of the War of Independence.

Let's not forget our nation's humble roots in this global war on terror.

Joseph Cheek (electronic mail, November 3, 2004)