I was explaining to my almost-seven-year-old niece that it's okay to make fun of the President. That got me to talking about how I wanted Al Gore to win, but, even though he got more votes, he did not become President. She asked me to explain how that could happen-- but before I could we were interrupted. Which was a good thing. I think trying to explain the electoral college to a second-grader is a daunting task.