Well it appears, unless any court cases reverse the result, that I have won the Presidential election and will be continuing my service as President into the next month. I'll ignore being formal today; there are a lot of people I'd like to thank (in no particular order):
- Everyone who voted. Regardless of how you voted or how uninformed you were when you made that vote, you took part in our election process and helped keep this nation alive for another four months, regardless of whatever scream mayhem threads people are posting. If you're new and find the choas surprising, it's fairly similar to what happened in the October election, except without a secession crisis and civil war (yet). Nothing to get worked up over.
- John Ford. I'd be lying if I said I enjoyed running against you, but you were a credible and competent opponent - you certainly would have been an extremely competent president had you chosen to stay in the game.
- True Democrat. I like you True Dem, and I apologize if I hurt your feelings during the campaign. I'm sure this will be a lot of shock when you return from your school trip, so I won't bother you with anything else for now.
- Q. When I chose my running mate I chose someone that I like personally and someone that I can work with well. I liked working with him when he was Senator of the Southeast and I was Senator for District 4, and I'm sure he'll be an excellent Vice President. We both know that accusations that you were rigging the election were/are completely unfounded, and the subtle implications of some of the people who didn't support us were pretty low, but life moves on.
- MHS2002. Special thanks for accepting the DSoFA job so that I could pick Q as my running mate in good conscience.
- Joe Republic. Thanks for making me VP, again. I can't say how much I appreciated it enough, especially after I had opposed your ticket back in October. Good luck with whatever you're doing these days, if you ever read this.
- TCash101. I don't know what we'd be doing now if you hadn't accepted my Chief Justice offer.
Still looking for the right person to fill that second vacancy...
- Htmldon. I misjudged you and I thank you for allowing our feud to end after all of these months. You have a strong moral compass. (And your taste in TV shows remains excellent.)
- Emsworth, for being supportive of me and putting up with all of the various attacks he had to go through in the October election and the more recent short-lived Senatorial bid. You have been my inspiration as Vice President.
- Harry, for choosing me as your running mate back in June '05. Wouldn't be where I am today without you.
- Alcon, just for being cool. (Despite your evil fascism as moderator.)
- Brandon H, Bono, Peter Bell. I appreciate your friendship to me over the last few months. It's helped a lot.
Now, for the people who I don't want to thank:
(Just kidding. Unless there's demand for it.)
On a final note, good luck to the rest of our elected officials, particularly our new Senator-elects. I look forward to working with all of you in the next Senate session. I must warn the Senate, however, that I am slightly more veto-prone than the standard set by recent Presidents, so don't try to do anything crazy like repeal the activity requirements.
