Can it STILL be your morning cup when you are sipping it at NOON?
Sat down last night before the first poll closed with the Electoral College Map and worked out possible scenarios. Did the math. Romney's chances were slim before the night started...slim...but possible.
As he lost every State he personally had ties with...including Massachusetts...they became smaller by the hour.
When he lost Pennsylvania, it was game over...even if he wasn't going to acknowledge it.
When Ohio went Blue they called it...and Florida became irrelevent. For the record, it went Blue as well.
And President Obama? LeBron wishes he had game like this.
What did we learn last night?
1. That "We The People" wield far more power than any Super-PAC ever hopes to have. And that is a good thing.
2. That a political party can't disenfranchise...insult...disregard: Woman/Gays/Latinos/Blacks/The Poor/Anybody who disagrees with them/The Elderly...and then expect to win a General Election.
3. That unless they evolve the GOP is going by the way of the Dinosaur. And maybe that isn't a bad thing.
4. That we have got to start working with each other. Our next grassroots event should center around keeping all of their feet to the flame on this one including the President (GITMO anyone?)...and using the midterm election to thin the herd of obstruction/blockage if necessary.
5. We need to get back to the Government working for all of US.
So...that is my 5-point plan.
But for now...coffee. Who the hell does their Concession/Acceptance speech at 2 AM. anyway?
Today the GOP is whirling like a dervish trying to blame everything and everyone...here is an angle you might have missed:
You just can't alienate 75% of the citizens of the USA and expect to win the election.
And what happen to Barack and Michelle last night? Walking out to celebrate the winning of a second term hand in hand with their daughters...individually...instead of each other. In fact with the exception of a last minute hand round the waist...his...not hers...and decidedly nonreciprocating. The couple known for their endearing PDA's was completely hugless and kissless to each other through the entire festivity.
It was...odd to say the least.
Today, however, it is over. The sun still rose the same way it has done regularly. "Nervous Nellies" have dipped the stock market today...but the Opportunists among us know that now is an optimal time to buy low...because knee-jerk burps like this are short lived.
And as Robert Frost tells us about life
"It goes on."
