Well, better news... and I'm still up, watching

Drudge had the old flashing light: BUSH WINS!

He's the first to call it, and if he's right, I forgive him for the exit-poll scare this morning.

Vodkapundit also calls it for Bush (and really, I couldn't say who was first, though Drudge was definitive and Vodkapundit just said "It's all over but the lawsuits". Sigh.)

FOX and CBS, who I'm watching on TV and web, respectively, are being very cautious, but Fox is saying that Bush is at 269 so all he needs is one state: New Mexico (which he's winning), or Nevada (winning), or Iowa (dead tie).

Ohio seems to still be in question, though Fox and another network (who, NBC? not sure) have called it for Bush.

Why am I blogging this?!? I'm pretty sure I'm the only one paying attention right now!

But here's this: The Secretary of State in Ohio, a black Republican, is saying, "This election tested our system; we had over a million additional voters in Ohio over last time, and the system worked!" But... he's also saying they want to count every vote and it may take days... or weeks... oh dear. On the bright side, he's saying he wants it OUT of the hands of the courts, and IN the hands of the voters. Indeed!

I'm glad for the huge turnout; it gives legitimacy to the Bush win. The popular vote total will match the electoral this time, which also is cause for a huge sigh of relief.

Shoot, just heard on Fox that Mary Kay Cahill is not accepting the call of Ohio for Bush; she's saying they think that if the votes are all counted, Kerry will win. NOooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!! Not again, please, not another Florida! And besides, he's behind by over 134,000 votes!