Well, at least on this one the American people spoke, and it's clear. Some random thoughts.

Democrats deserve a reasonable leadership. Clinton is politically super, personally lousy. Wouldn't want my kids playing with his kids. A disgraceful human being in many ways.

For minority Democrats, no one has stepped up to take Jesse Jackson's place. Jackson is deservedly condemned to the same sideshow as is Clinton - kinda fun to look at once in a while, nothing to be taken seriously.

And any party which will tolerate a James Carville as spokesperson isn't really a serious alternative to anything. Carville is a disgrace, an attack dog who might have a job to do, but it's in the middle of the night against shadowy foes, not a person for daylight and known forces.

In a nearby Senate race the Republicans outspent the Democrat 4 to 1, and had attack ads running constantly since the primary. Hard for someone who isn't steeped in politics to separate the issues in that circumstance.

And, when the pendulum swings the other way it will be a serious swing. The poor, the disenfranchised cannot remain shut out in a democracy, no matter how much money is spent on elections by the plunderers. The options are to see they become involved, or they will take. "Reparations" and that sort of thing will come to pass as long as most people don't think they'll be paying it themselves.

I think it's going to be a terrible two years. The innocent in the US and overseas will pay grievously, as an out-of-contro military kills at will in the Third World. And we can't sow hate and hostility, violence and war without reaping the same. That's the folly of the "eye for an eye" philosophy. But like milk curdling, it takes time for the natural, equal and opposite reaction.

And for conservatives, it's your two years. Enjoy them.

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