Bill Uconn,

Yes, I am sure that throughout history both parties have been guilty of different incidents of cheating, and concede there have been isolated incidents of such "irregularities" by Democrats. But here is the difference:

First, Chicago was a local election, not a national one. It did not have the dire, drastic impact upon the entire country that the 2000 Presidential election had.

Second, NEVER in the history of our country, has there EVER been such a wide spread, far reaching, and contrived effort to manipulate ANY election, certainly not a national election, as there was in Florida in 2000. The SCALE of that effort and the IMPACT which it had upon the nation and our democratic process is CLEARLY without equal.

I hope you are not justifying anything the Republicans did in 2000, or may do in 2004, by saying, well the Democrats have done it before, too. That seems to be a pattern among the right wing, trying to see just how far they can sink, and still not be any worse than the other guy.

And Henry has the NERVE to lecture ME about CHIVALRY?