High Ground Underground

Well, the much-touted “blue wave” in the House turned out to be less than a typical/average midterm gain (average is 37 seats since WWII) by the party out of the White House, and much smaller than the GOP gains in Obama’s first midterm – a true red wave.   On the other hand, the GOP gains in the Senate were historic – the average is a loss of 4 seats, but that’s how many it appears the GOP gained to reach a majority size just one shy of their 90-year record.   And it appears that Democrats lost in the Senate in part as a price for their opposition to Kavanaugh (McCaskill, Heitkamp, Donnelly,…), whereas Mansion barely kept his seat by coming over. The Dems’ predictable House gains will be squandered if they fruitlessly go after Trump with investigations and impeachment for political vengeance, rather than do some real legislative heavy lifting to benefit everyday Americans still waiting for legislative gridlock to melt.   While the House Dems may be off tilting at Le...

As Romney said in Orlando the day before the election, “With the right leadership, America will come roaring back.  The door for a brighter future is open & waiting.”  That same day, Boehner said “Romney is the perfect man at the perfect time.” Election Day & Beyond On election day, I led a team study at work all morning, voted, then headed to Disneyland to spend the rest of the day with my brother & his family visiting from Las Vegas .  He was trying to get his mind off the election, but I couldn’t, and caught snippets of radio updates (Hugh Hewitt & KNX) between rides.  Just after 4pm initial exit polling sounded encouraging, W. Va. & S. Carolina for Romney.  5pm KNX reported Romney’d written an 1100 word victory speech, and no concession speech – lots of confidence among his team & internals.  6:30pm electoral vote count tied at 152 each.  7:44 Romney 174, Obama 162, VA likely for Obama, but still early, and pr...