The opposite of Liberal Schadenfreude is Conservative whining.
"But, consider this: A president of the United States just ran a reelection campaign based on the promise of government largess, exploitation of class division, the demonization of success, the glorification of identity politics, and the presumption that women are a helpless interest group; and he did so while steadfastly refusing to acknowledge the looming — potentially fatal — crisis that the country faces. And it worked."
Not only that, this President will not 'fess up to whether or not he has stopped beating his wife! And now its the nation itself that should be blamed because they had the impertinent audacity to vote for him--twice.
My advice to Mr Cooke is "Love it or leave it."
Damn! I've always wanted to tell someone that.