Kerry Concedes

A few minutes ago, John Forbes Kerry telephoned George Walker Bush to congratulate him on winning the presidency. The announcement will be made publically at 1:00pm.

With everything moving against him, Kerry had little choice. Now he has the unenviable task of returning to a Senate controlled by a larger, more conservative Republican majority.

On another note, I lost some respect for Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, who appeared on CBS this morning saying how he'll miss his "friend" Tom Daschle, and how much respect he has for the ousted Minority Leader. It's one thing to campaign actively against another Senator - even though that was an unprecedented show of partisanship. It's another thing to stand there holding a bloody knife and talking about what a great friend he was. I would have lost respect for anchor Dan Rather as well if I had still retained any: Rather didn't even question Frist about campaigning against Daschle; he let it go as if he were interviewing the winner of a cheese-tasting competition. Journalistic integrity anyone?