Observation of the 2004 Election

In the most recent issue of Newsweek, a letter to the editor from a woman in Bethlehem, PA, states the following:

"This is not the first time our nation has been bitterly divided by color. In 1864 the colors were blue and gray. Then there were some fine people in the gray states, but their side, and their cause, were wrong. I believe history will prove in the not-too-distant future what Kerry supporters and world opinion already know- that in 2004, as in 1864, the Blue States had it right."

Those long-ago Gray States are now Red States, along with a few such as Indiana and Iowa. I agree. When people say that "Northeastern Liberals" or even all liberals are out of touch with the mainstream of this country, they should remember that those who do not remember history are indeed condemned to repeat it. A cliche, yes, but very true.