We thought it was going to be over June 25. Then we thought Baker won on the 26th. Then we thought Smith won on the 27th. Then we thought it would be over after the recount. After the Election Commission botched that one, we thought it would be over after the court hearing, and their own personal recount. We bet Smith hoped so too, because he was ahead then. But was it over any of those times?
Nope. A new election was scheduled. So we thought it would be over on September 24. But then S. John Crittenbaker decided to extend the election two weeks for the freedmen, and then, AFTER ELECTION DAY, they decided SOME Cherokees could still vote, as long as, heaven forbid, they didn’t mail in their absentee ballots. The Election Commission then decided that Cherokees who voted by mail deserved just as much an opportunity to vote as the ones who live in Tahlequah. But it’s still not over. Not even today. Or tomorrow.
When will it be over? Well, to quote an American icon: “Nothing’s over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?”
Ummmm…. No.
We’re putting the over-under for the inauguration as Halloween. Which side is the smart money on?
Stayed tuned: tomorrow we get unofficial, semi-formal, partial results from the election commission.
