What's different? Not much.

[WilliamPitt]

So, hey. This was a bad night for those of us who believe dinosaurs existed even though they weren't mentioned in the Bible

But relax a bit.

The President of the United States of America has this nifty thing called a "Veto Pen." He's not the most reliable *ahem* "liberal" *hachoo* out there, to be sure, but I do have high confidence that most of the whackadoo batshittery that's about to be farted out of this newly-demented Congress won't become law.

We all have front row seats for two years of political theater. The roads will crumble, the poor will suffer, the current wars will remain current, and nothing will get better...but honestly, if the Dems had kept the Senate, McConnell would have filibustered anything they tried to do anyway, and the House is a fucking insane asylum already, so what's different?

Not much.

'Murica.

The Stupid gets profound from here. At least I'll have plenty to write about. ‪#‎ColdComfort‬

Stout hearts, all. Shoulders to the wheel.

[underthematrix]

1. For political theater, i watch Scandal

[Blaukraut]

2. Who cares about the Senate. It's the governorships that matter.

We lost MA, FL, KS, MI, MD...All of which were supposed to swing over to our side.

[WilliamPitt]

4. MA was lost weeks ago

Before Deval Patrick came along, Massachusetts had a full 16 years of Republican governors, back-to-back-to-back-to-back, and it's pretty apparent now that Martha Coakley can't campaign her way out of a wet paper sack. Kansas? Come on. Florida? Come on. Michigan has gone flatly insane. Maryland is the one true shocker of the bunch.

[Blaukraut]

6. I agree MA has been lost, but less so because of Martha than dumbass MA voters

And their infatuation with the idea of needing to balance the Dem legislature with a republican governor. Baker is not going to do too much damage in his tenure. Florida, Michigan, and Maryland are worrisome. We need as many Democratic governors as possible by the next census in order to undo gerrymandering.

[bullwinkle428]

3. The only tiny shred of hope I'm trying to cling onto involves the idea

that so many of these bat-shit insane asylum escapees have been chosen to serve in the "hallowed halls" that there may be enough internecine warfare taking place to prevent "common-sense bi-partisan legislation" from reaching the desk of the Oval Office.

And with that, I'm off to bed.

[okieinpain]

5. funny i agree with you. not much will change. n/t.

[shenmue]

7. Nothing personal

but that is bullshit.

[Maedhros]

8. We've been here before, and we'll be here again.

Acknowledge, move on.