Another One Bites The Dust

Unlike the past two presidential elections I didn't lose sleep over this one. All prepared for a long night the "drama" of this election was over pretty quick and I saw no point in torturing myself by watching the finally of the inevitable train wreck. The only question was how bad would it be. Pretty bad.

This election is already being hailed as a great victory for America and the world. Obama was the overwhelming choice of friend and foe alike in world opinion. I wonder if that is because they perceive him as weaker, more malleable than John McCain or that they bought in to the Messiah business. I anticipate that this honeymoon period will last up to the time he disagrees with someone then they will be critical of him as well. Then again, if his rhetoric is to be believed, is foreign policy will be one cum-by-yah moment after another. We shall see. While I rarely agree with Joe Biden on anything he did have it right about Obama being tested in the first six months. Then we will see the mettle of the man.

So then, this is the end of the political career of John McCain. Sure he has some time left in the Senate and may even get re-elected again. Before you know it he and Bob Dole will be doing ED commercials together! He found out, finally, that being a hero doesn't mean an automatic ticket to the White House. You have to inspire people as a leader, which he never did, and you must demonstrate leadership qualities. The failures of McCain rest solely on his shoulders because he made one poor decision after another. He was never my candidate and never the choice of the base of the Republican Party so I am not surprised he lost or how badly he lost.

So today we can put this behind us and look forward to a new direction for the country. New does not mean better, just new. Like it or not we usually get what we deserve.