The Emotional Toll

Base10 thinks an oft neglected election topic is the emotional toll the election takes on everyone: the participants, the players and even the public for that matter. Here's a breakdown:

Happy People:
George, Laura and the twins.
Dick and Lynne.

Sad People:
John
The other John.

Happy & Gay People:
Dick and Lynne's daughter.

Sad & Gay People:
Ron Reagan

Sad & Fat People:
Michael Moore

Sad People with Secret Documents in Their Pants:
Sandy Berger

Sad People Soon to Be Ousted as Chair of a National Party:
Terry McAuliffe

Scared People:
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Kim Jong-il
Bashar Al-Assad
Every mullah in Iran who has soiled his robes in the last 24 hours.

Scared People Who Will Soon Get a Hellfire Missile in Their Pants:
Osama bin Laden

Sad European People:
Jacques Chirac
Gerhard Schröder

Happy European People:
Tony Blair

Happy Australian People:
John Howard

Happy Middle Eastern People:
Ariel Sharon
Ayad Allawi
Hamid Karzai

Sad Middle Eastern People with a Catheter in Their Pants:
Yasser Arafat

Dopey People Who Are Sad:
Every single person at Moveon.org
Every single person at the Democratic Underground

Dopey People Who Are Sad With A Load of Money in Their Pants:
George Soros
Theresa

Happy Vietnam Veterans:
Swift Boat Veterans for Truth
John McCain

Sad Vietnam Veterans:
John Kerry, again.

Happy Bloggers:
Almost everyone, except Andrew Sullivan.

Sad Bloggers With Bad Exit Poll Information in Their Pants:
Wonkette
Kos
Atrios

Happy Reporters:
Brit Hume

Happy and Smart Reporters with a Computer in Their Pants:
Michael Barone

Sad Reporters:
Susan Estrich

Sad Reporters Soon to Have a Pink Slip in Their Pants:
Dan Rather

Happy Musicians:
Brooks & Dunn

Sad Musicians:
Bruce Springsteen
Jon Bon Jovi

Sad Musicians with a Syringe of Botox in Their Pants:
Carol King
Bette Midler

Sad Athletes:
The New York Yankees (having nothing to do with the election).

Happy (Former) Athletes:
Arnold

Happy Athletes with a World Series Ring in Their Pants:
Curt Schilling

Sad Residents of a Blue State:
The 60% of New York voters who cast their lot with John Kerry yesterday.

Happy Residents of a Blue State:
The 40% of New Yorkers who actually did vote for Bush.

Base10 is open for more suggestions.
- posted by Base10 @ 7:22 PM