I'm writing this at 10:54 P.M. (Pacific time) on November 2nd. I'm tired and I'm slightly drunk, so don't expect this Fire column to be funny.

So election night is over... finally. We had to listen to this bullshit for two years and it's finally done with. Unfortunately, things rarely end easily in modern-day politics, it seems. How long do you think it'll be until the whining Kerry bitches start saying Bush "stole" the re-election? My guess is it'll start happening before the night has even ended.

I can't say I didn't predict it:

"We'll never have another normal election again."
-me, on my stupid show, one week after the November 2000 elections

The bad thing is, if Democrats start saying Bush stole the re-election (and I'm willing to bet my left toe that they will), they're risking the same "calling wolf" scenario that they've faced many times in the past - ie, grabbing one issue and pounding it into the pavement until the public no longer believes accusations when they are legitimate.

Two examples:

• Sexual harassment. The P.C. police cried sexual harassment every time a woman was fired for years after the Anita Hill situation, and because of that, now women who really have been sexually harassed are viewed as money-hungry bitches by their peers when they dare to speak up. "Paging Paula Jones..."

• Racism. After the Simpson trial, racism became a hot topic in America. Not that it wasn't before, but after the Mark Fuhrman fiasco, the P.C. police started pulling the race card in every trial involving a high-profile black man (even it involved Michael Jackson, a "black" man who has less melanin than me). The problem? Now judges often roll their eyes at legitimate accusations of racism and police conspiracy, despite the fact that they do happen everyday.

I hope that the Democrats realize that if they pull the "stole the election" card again, two terms in a row, they're going to discredit any future candidates who might actually be legitimately cheated out of the presidency.

Now is not the time to cry wolf again, Peter.