repubs' double standards in Washington state

From americablog:

Wouldn't it have been nice if these people demanded a re-vote on Nov 2? I would love it if we had had a hand count, since obviously, that is a lot more reliable than all of the machines that were proven to have problems! The repugs rant & rave about the very-iffy "will of the people" in the presidential race, but refuse to acknowledge this legitimate election result!

The Washington-State GOP still whining

by Joe in DC - 1/5/2005 10:26:02 AM
Those Washington State Republicans just don't get it: Dino Rossi lost. According
to the AP, they are now doing radio ads saying they want a new vote in the governor's race.
A top Republican, House Minority Leader Bruce Chandler, said the
Legislature should delay ratifying the results of the election until more
questions are answered....

Also Tuesday, radio stations began running ads paid for by the state Republican Party, declaring the governor's election a "certified mess" and urging people to petition the Legislature for a new election.

It's bad enough that they can't accept the will of the people now that their guy has lost. The great hypocrisy is that in the radio ads they feign concern about an injured Marine apparently couldn't vote. So the GOP is worried about a marine who couldn't vote, but George Bush and Don Rumsfeld aren't worried about sending troops to die without the right armor. And even the Republican Secretary of State said there was no evidence of problems with military voting...but that doesn't stop the GOP activist base. They use the troops for political purposes when it suits them, then send them to die without the right equipment. What a bunch of hypocrites and frauds.

The Republicans just can't stand to lose. They are like a bunch of schoolyard bullies.

Fortunately, Christine Gregoire, who stared down big tobacco when she was Attorney General, is undaunted. Unlike too many Democrats, she is standing her ground. She told the AP, "The vote changed, I won, and now suddenly there's something wrong....I won by 129. It's time for us to put it behind us and move on."