Partial Recounts a Totally Bad Idea

In this mornings Chicago Sun Times, an article by Jesse Jackson
actually makes sense! I immediately looked out the window but was amazed to see
no flying pigs and the weather report said nothing about hell freezing
over...... curious for sure.

Sometimes a decision made in the heat of a partisan battle has reverberations
for years to come. One such decision was the one of Al Gores campaign to
selectively challenge the results of the 2000 election in Fla. by demanding a hand count of votes cast in 3 counties--Miami Dade, Broward and Palm Beach.

A selective recount, of the sort sought in Florida, has made Gregorie governor,
at least temporarily. but is has cast a pall of illegitimacy over her far
greater than that cast over George Bush by the Florida result.

Well there you have it. A well reasoned, clear minded analysis of the problems created for the Democrats in the Florida and Washington recounts.
I guess it's true; Even a blind sow can find an acorn once in a while.

**An alert reader pointed out that Wizbangblog.com has the skinny on this. Turns out this article was posted under the wrong byline and was written by Michael Barone and not Jesse Jackson. No wonder there were no flying pigs!