Yeah, I'm still up. This is not a good night for sleeping.
In his victory speech, President-Elect Trump said
I'm sorry. I never thought I would have to type those words.
In his victory speech, President-Elect Trump said "Now it's time for Americans to bind the wounds of divisions. It is time for us to come together as one united people." I'm sure I'm not the only person who heard that and thought, "Gee…who was responsible for most of those wounds of divisions? Maybe the guy who constantly called his opponent crooked, promised to toss her in prison, grinned as his audiences chanted 'Lock her up' and now says we owe her a major debt of gratitude for her service to our country."
He followed this with a promise to be a president for Republicans, Democrats and independents alike, adding that it was "important" to him. I suspect most Democrats and independents heard that and thought angrily, "He doesn't mean that" while many a Republican heard that and thought happily, "He doesn't mean that."
To me, the big problem in this country is people who think that if you have 51% of the vote, you're supposed to get your way 100% of the time. It's just like how no one these days wants a Supreme Court Justice who's going to be impartial and who might side with Liberals on some cases, Conservatives on others. They want someone who's going to dependably deliver for their side on every matter because, you know, the correct interpretation of every law is the one that yields the results you want.
Trump did not invent this "we should get everything" attitude. He exploited it deftly to win the nomination…and I think he was lucky that none of the other contenders looked like they were ruthless enough to deliver it. I'd be happy to think he meant that stuff about embracing Democrats and independents but he doesn't. Politics doesn't work that way anymore and I don't think it will work that way again in my lifetime…which will be drastically reduced if I don't get some sleep. Good night again.