A Puzzle

From the Weekly Standard comes this curious sentence, recounting an early vote total on election night flashing on the tv screen that showed Lieberman ahead.:

Lieberman — who less than six years ago, as Al Gore’s running mate, came within one Supreme Court justice of being elected vice president — was about to be vindicated.

Okay, Matthew Continetti. How is this statement supposed to work while maintaining George W Bush as the rightful winner of the presidency? The Florida Supreme Court laxes and relaxes the standards of the Recount until all those dreaded hanging chads count too? Just… curious.

I oughta move away from Lieberman — Lamont now. Turn to Virginia, where developments have unfolded that either will or will not help Jim Webb. Or turn to Rhode Island, where all of a sudden Lincoln Chaffee himself looks as though he’d likely lose should he get past the primary. Or look inward and gain inner strength through Buddha. Whatever toots your horn.

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