Last night, I crashed at my usual early hour and did not get the election news until a bathroom break at 1:30 a.m. When I woke this morning, I hoped it was a bad dream, but of course, it was just the initial jolt into a sea of depressive sadness that promises to stick around.
Mostly, I feel sorry about President Obama's accomplishments, especially the ACA, and how it may come to naught all too quickly. What of those 20M Americans who will lose coverage? Will Congress wait until they have a viable replacement before they shred the law? Probably not. They seem unmotivated by higher aspirations than to undo ObamaCare, no matter the consequences to good people. The Dream Act? Kiss it good-by, my fellow, though "undocumented" American children. Choice? Wait until the next right wing Supreme Court justice weighs in on Rove v Wade. Diversity of religion, race, gender, LGBT rights -- all in jeopardy now. NIH funding: will that now come under discretionary spending that can be eliminated to lower taxes? Or international aid: will that be now based on a stricter quid pro quo in favor of a Trump standard instead of need or basic rightness?
Will ISIS finally have the PR campaign of its dreams? This nation may be set to become the intolerable bully much of the world already thinks it is. They ain't seen nothing yet.
Our stupid, uninformed, blindly angry electorate has rejected a smart, effective, experienced, passionate leader in favor of a crude, egotistical, self-interested ass. The US deserves every misfortune that lies down this road.
Trish - You cannot imagine the heartbreak, disbelief and downright panic of much of the country. Rachel & I cannot believe how so many of the people we love and respect could have fallen for his line. I really believe that they simply don't care. He represents the same change that Obama did - but without the inherent political aspects. I don't know. Fasten your seat belts.
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