Trivia question: Which 80s pop band released a song by that title?
But I'm talking about the electoral hangover, not the alcohol induced one. And I've got one.
As I've noted previously, I didn't expect miracles, an immediate reversal of a catastrophic economic slide or a sudden, inexplicable outbreak of peace and harmony on the planet.
But what I did expect and had reason to hope for was a change from "business as usual" in the White House, with a trickle-down effect into the houses of Congress.
Silly me.
Do I regret not voting for the old grouch from Arizona and his Froot-Loops-crazy glamor girl sidekick? Oh, hell no. I can induce nightmares in the daytime when I consider that scenario.
But my disappointment in the President is growing daily. It's not hatred or bigotry or anything else that the crackers on the right have going for them. Regardless of what their nutball signs might say, it's really that wing of the public that leans right far enough to approach Nazism. The very fact that so many of them are utterly befuddled by the political spectrum points up either the failure of our education system or the complete success of the right-wing media machine. Or both.
I'm disappointed with the President for not standing up for the ideals that he ran on. Come on, Mr. President, let's make a fresh, strong pot of coffee and get a fresh start with some real focus!
Trivia answer: Squeeze
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