Number 37

The Election (postmortem)

I'm a lot happier today than I was two years ago.

I am hopeful that we will look back many years form now, the election of 2016 will be seen as the nadir of American politics. At some point, we need to regain civility with each other and realize that the ability to compromise is a strength, not a weakness. I'm reminded of the old aphorism "If the people lead, our leaders will follow". Who knows if the Bully-in-Chief will ever learn this lesson (I doubt it); but until he does, I suggest we deal with him as a parent deals with a petulant child - ignore his temper tantrums and his attempts to divide us until he begins to behave himself.

In the meantime, down in the depths of Presidential Hell, Warren Harding, Andrew Johnson, and Richard Nixon are all knitting samplers with the inscription "Welcome, Donald".