FOOLISH ELECTORS

Yesterday I wrote: "The electoral college meets today to cast their votes for president." On that I was correct. But the immediate next line turns out to be wrong: " We all know what's going to happen..." Oops. The Star Tribune reports:

Defeated Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry likely is going to get one less electoral vote nationally than he should have -- 251 instead of 252 -- because of an apparent mistake Monday by one of Minnesota's 10 DFL electors.

One of the 10 handwritten ballots cast for president carried the name of vice presidential candidate John Edwards (actually spelled "Ewards" on the ballot) rather than Kerry.

Ha! And they say the Republicans are stupid?