John Fund of the Wall Street Journal has an interesting take on the question of "who really won Florida?"OpinionJournal - John Fund's Political Diary

Amazing: Without really ruling out recounts, the Supreme Court has simply said that they're probably impossible in the time frame left. Sage decision or weasel-words? I'm not sure yet. Yes, my guy wins, but the implications of this decision, particularly those relating to the standards for counting (and by inference, gathering) votes, if they had been the law of the land before the election, might have assured a Gore win. In other words, if the system were better, Gore might have won. And he might not have. The real bad guy here is the voting system, coupled with a wacky set of decisions by the Supreme Court and some of the canvassing boards. Charles Keating this morning commented that IF Gore had, at the beginning, asked for a state-wide recount (and, my opinion, STAYED OUT of the actual process), he a)might have actually won and b)wouldn't have put the country through 35 days of uncertainty. At this point, I don't know if Gore could ever come back from this and run again. Bush will have a very difficult presidency as well. But the union will survive, I'm sure.

Camille Paglia on the election, NOW & Rush Limbaugh: This babe is good.Salon.com People | The peevish porcupine beats the shrill rooster