Madison.com has some hilarious articles about the liberal response to Bush's victory. One writer chronicled the sad, sad faces on Madison's near east side, where:

Nine out of 10 people who walked into polling places at Olbrich Gardens, Lapham Elementary, O'Keeffe Elementary and the Wil-Mar Center voted for Kerry.

I vote at O'Keeffe Elementary, so I need you to read that again. 9 out of 10 people voted for Kerry. See, I so wasn't kidding when I said over and over again that I lived in looney liberaland.

My neighbors were all upset. But, as aging hippies do, they'll take nothing from Kerry's defeat except for the notion that they really are smarter than everyone else. There is hope, however, for Madison's other big liberal population: the college kids at the University of Wisconsin. They can still learn something from this election. Karen Rivedal, of the Wisconsin State Journal says that students said:

they felt crushed.

And terrified.

And embarrassed for their country in the eyes of the world.

And exposed - revealed as being somehow out of step enough with their fellow citizens to think Democrat John Kerry might beat Republican George Bush.

Living in Madison, it's easy to understand how some of these students just can't believe that everyone doesn't feel the way they do. But this is a fantastic way to help them figure it out. "It's very odd to feel in the minority all of a sudden, and to know so many other people feel very passionately the other way on these issues," said Claire Boyce, a junior who voted for Kerry.

When students go off to college, it's nice to think that they have their minds opened to new ideas. But, unfortunately, at UW Madison that's not really the case. The only acceptable ideas seem to be liberal ideas. Says one pro-Bush student:

"I'm really happy because I'm a Bush supporter," said Amanda Infield, a freshman who voted for the first time Tuesday.

"Before, I felt like I couldn't talk," she said. "(Democratic students) would demonize what we would say. It's like they feel you're not as smart or you don't understand the issues. This reminds people that there's a whole nation out there."

This reminds students that there's another side to the issues too. There's a whole slew of ideas that aren't talked about by their liberal Professors or campus activists. While some students may be depressed now, this kind of eye opening will be one of the best things that ever happen to them.