It has been some time since I checked the constitution as well as the plan of salvation, but I don't believe a dead man is a resident of Missouri for purposes of Senate qualifications, although there are arguably a few current senators who push the envelope, definitionally speaking. If ever a candidate deserved a review for election impropriety, it is Senator Ashcroft. He has conceded and wants no part of any legal challenges. Senator Ashcroft is a statesman and a gentleman. He is a call act.
History is replete with statesmanship.
Even General Cornwallis sent a lackey out with the white flag. Sylvester Stallone learned that five Rocky films were enough. But, shy of a wooden stake through the heart, Al Gore will not go gently into that concession speech. Mr. Gore behaves as if Jimmy and Bobby just finished a close election for the prom king. The high school cliques are out in full force.