Well, now that Gore has been thouroghly fucked in the ass, do you suppose he has been softened to the plight of the average american? Does Prince Albert understand that wall of cold indifference that stands before us all and leaves us powerless to affect the powers that be? Perhaps, this will create a greater man of Al Gore. Perhaps a real defender of the american people will be born from this experience. Perhaps, he'll just fly into a maddening swirl of jealousy and hunger for power. Time will tell, I suppose. What has this election done to me? Well, the illusion that the Supreme Court is some kind of sanctuary for truth and justice has been obliterated. No institution is beyond corruption and it is a part of growing up, to understand that. I also feel that no individual is beyond corruption. I guess that means that controlling my own morallity and sense of justice is about the only thing I can do. A friend of mine asked me the other day how I could possibly have morality without believing in God. "You could do whatever you wanted," was the phrase used. True. One can do whatever one wants to do. I think the world is more beautiful knowing that, fully understanding that, and then marvelling at how well we all actually get along. It's amazing to me. Certainly our societies are not morally held together by the instituions of religion. We can easily take a glance at any moment in recorded history to see that there is corruption in those systems. The individual is the foundation of morality. The golden rule. No governmental body is ever going to be perfect, but the lessons, like this Supreme Court decision, dropping the atomic bomb, the creation of Israel, letting Rush Limbaugh have a radio program, etc..., hopefully teaches us and fills our history, our collective memory, and aids us in making better choices in the future. The song "Thank-you" by Alanis Morrisette is a good reflection of that thought.