Raise your hand if this, in any way, surprises you.

From the Vaguely Bearded One.com (Or something like that):

The campaign remains optimistic that Joe Miller will be the next U.S. Senator from the state of Alaska.

Previous write-in campaigns in Alaska have demonstrated that as much as 5 to 6% of returned ballots have not met the standard to be counted as a valid vote.

As with any write-in campaign, the burden of execution rests with the candidate whose name is not on the ballot. Candidates who mount a write-in campaign opt for an uphill battle. At this point, without a single write-in ballot counted, Lisa Murkowski has no claim on a victory.

(She is NOT the winner yet dammit!  Stop saying she is!)

To complicate the matter, the Division of Elections has yet to adequately explain how a ballot will be marked in favor of a candidate. The current standards are extraordinarily ambiguous.

We trust that officials will conduct the hand count with propriety and consistency.

(Our hired goons from Drop Zone will make sure of that!)

In short, this campaign is not over!

Yeah if anybody really thought Miller would accept the election results and concede like a grown up then you have REALLY not been paying attention.

Just check out this Q&A with Jeanne Devon, of Mudflats fame, over at the Washington Post:

Q. Joe Miller's absence of a election night speech.

Mr. Miller did not show up at Alaska's election night headquarters to address his supporters. How did that go over at election central?

A.Jeanne Devon writes:

It was awkward. Both Murkowski and McAdams were present with a large number of supporters waving signs as they entered the hall to a flurry of media, and cameras. When a small group with Miller signs came in, everyone flocked over to see Miller, but he wasn't there. We learned that he had refused to talk to the press, ushered his family out, and stated he would not be coming to Election Central. I saw a Miller staffer who was asked, "Where's Joe?" His answer was, "Probably in bed."

It's no real surprise he avoided the media, but it made for awkwardness in the event.

So, in other words, Joe Miller was so upset as to how his big night turned out that he went home, put on his jammies, and went right to bed.  Just exactly how you would expect any grown up to react when they did not get their way.

My understanding is that Joe Miller has lawyers ready to contest virtually EVERY write in ballot that they come across, which is even REMOTELY questionable, so this thing is by no means over.

Just picture Florida in 2000, only in a much more frigid environment.

You know what they say, "It ain't over until the bearded lady sings!" (Wait, is that how that goes?)