In Kyiv this afternoon Viktor F. Yanukovich was declared the official winner of the run-off election.

Now I'm wondering how my letters to my various representative and senators will start...

Dear X,
Although I have been quiet about the obvious irregularities in the most recent U.S. election, I feel compelled to write you and demand that action be taken in connection with Ukraine's even more irregular elections. We as Americans have not been vigilant. We have grown complacent. We probably deserve another four years of George W. Bush for out apathy. Ukrainians, however, obviously care. Don't they deserve better?

-Zh.