Bush is in the House!

After receiving the newsletter “Kerry Concedes Defeat; Bush Wins Second Term” from The Washington Post, I was very relieved. Although I did not vote, I had my hopes up that Bush would win a second term in office. It was a close call in Ohio, which almost ended up being like the 2000 election with the drama of the Florida ballots. However, after Kerry realized that he would not win, he called President Bush and conceded.
Although I wasn’t able to vote, due to the fact that I am still registered in my home town and had a test scheduled in one of my classes so that I could not go home, I anxiously watched the news to see who won. When I finally quit watching, Bush had 210 electoral votes compared to Kerry’s one hundred and some votes. However, since there was controversy over Ohio’s polls, the winner was not determined last night. I, as well as everyone else, I’m sure, was disappointed in this. Having to wait to find out who our next President will be just causes the anticipation to rise since that person will control our country for the next four or eight years. However, I was overly excited to find that Bush will continue with a second term in office.
As with every election, some will be disappointed with the results while others will be grateful that Bush won. Although both men have certain qualities that would make them great leaders, I feel that Bush has the needed experience because you can’t change leaders in the middle of a war. Bush may have caused one of the biggest controversies by going to war; yet, you can’t just pull them out like Kerry had planned. You have to finish what you started.