It is abundantly clear to me that much of the ranting
   going on here on this list is at least 50% sour grapes.

   Not to pick on Tim, but he just seems like a convenient
   example; it is clear in Tim's mind that he does not
   want the possibility of Gore being the next president.
   He may have some procedural reasons to back this rant
   up, but he definitely does not like Gore.

   The same can be said of the rants about the dead guy.

   The same can be said of the disgruntled voters of Palm
   county.

   The same can be said of Republicans and Democrats
   desperately trying to manipulate the rules to gain some
   tiny margin of hope of winning.

   Yes, in all of these cases, the interested party can
   cite many legal issues and keep lots of lawyers fed and
   happy.  But if the opposing party was the one who might
   stand to gain from the same procedural maneuvers, these
   rants and whines would never have come from the same
   people.

   I know Tim will be offended because I am accusing him
   of being less than objective, but I really have trouble
   believing he would hold the same position so firmly if
   his favorite candidate might stand to gain from the
   post-election-day legal challenges.

   (Like I said, Tim, I'm sorry it looks like I'm picking
   on you, but you've made yourself so easy to pick on.
   Perhaps you would just think about what would happen if
   your candidate was the one who WOULD stand to gain from
   the legal challenges.)

   It's just sour grapes.

   Ern