Recount

So, in the end, who really won the presidential election last Tuesday?

• Barack Obama: 31.3%
• John McCain: 28.7%
• Other candidates: 1.2%
• None of the above: 38.8%

That's what the tally looks like when considering all eligible voters. If we're going to crow about turnout, it'd be intellectually dishonest not to account for all those who remained silent.

Do citizens who didn't cast a ballot have a right to complain about the outcome? Of course they do -- the right of free speech is conferred with citizenship, not by the ritual of voting.

But when a plurality continues to choose not to exercise its privilege, nobody wins -- and, ultimately, our nation loses.