You're Fired!

After the longest tease since Salome, I awoke this morning to learn that finally, finally! the presidential race had been called in the favor of Joe Biden, with Pennsylvania putting him over the top. For three days I watched MSBNC, with the heroic Steve Kornacki at a computer board discussing counties in Pennsylvania, Arizona, Georgia, and Nevada. If I never hear the name Maricopa again I'll be glad.

The fantasy was a blue wave, but it was a squeaker. Biden did win the popular vote comfortably, about four million votes, but it took four days to secure the electoral vote. Meanwhile, Donald Trump acted like a cry-baby, knocking over the chess board after seeing he was losing. Several lawsuits were filed, but apparently none of them has merit, as there is not one scintilla of evidence that there was any voter fraud. We saw the spectacle of Trumpsters, in different states, chanting either "Stop the count!" or "Count the votes!"

Ordinarily we'd be thinking about how Joe Biden will lead, but since the enfant terrible will be president for about ten more weeks, a nation must shudder imagining what he might do. He is defiant, stating that he won, and claiming acts of malfeasance. In a stunning pair of speeches, he sounded like the generalissimo of a banana republic, stopping only at calling for executions.

But it's too late for Trump. He will soon be yesterday's news. Celebrations are taking place everywhere, including the White House. Certainly those who sport Confederate flags on their trucks are despondent--let's hope they don't take to their guns.

After the result was called, it was now verified that Kamala Harris will be the first woman to win national office. That's huge. Wv heard the names Fanny Lou Hamer and Shirley Chishom invoked today.

Unfortunately, this vote didn't go down ballot, as it appears that Republicans will still hold the Senate. The only way that can be prevented is if the two run-offs in Georgia both come up blue. It's a long shot, but it's possible.

This is like waking from a nightmare, as a narcissistic psychopath has been dethroned through our beloved democratic process. A man of decency, integrity, compassion, and a concern for the common man has prevailed. It feels good to be an American again.