No Wave
By Greg
@xander6464 (44437)
Wapello, Iowa
November 7, 2018 8:56am CST
MyLot Exclusive #66
The big night is all over now and there was no Wave. Red or Blue. Democrats took the House and the Republicans expanded their power in the Senate...It really feels like nothing much has changed and we'll be stuck with tRUMP for at least two more years.
Or maybe the Spineless Democrats will get something positive done in the near future and the Idiotic Republicans will go into Criminal Overdrive and get many of them expelled from the Senate. There is hope but not much of it.
In the end, it all boils down to America not having committed suicide but at the same time, not embracing life. We're still balanced on the edge and waiting for some really good news. Or some really bad news so we can get the funeral started. Either may come today or they both may never come.
That's why I'm dedicating today's song, The Masochism Tango by the great Tom Lehrer, to all Americans. Because, for as long as we're stuck with all this pain, we might as well try to enjoy it while we try to change it.
One last word: Before my critics accuse me of being pessimistic again, I just want to say that I still think we will return to the days where masochism is just for fun instead of an all-around defense mechanism. I'm just not sure if it will happen in my lifetime.
Tom Lehrer - The Masochism Tango
https://www.amazon.com/Tom-Lehrer-Collection/dp/B0039TD73G Use the above link and get the uninterrupted Lehrer TV-performance and The Tom Lehrer Collection f...
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@FourWalls (69155)
• United States
7 Nov 18
You got me with Tom Lehrer! Love him.
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@xander6464 (44437)
• Wapello, Iowa
7 Nov 18
He is one of the very all-time best. I wish he would start recording again.
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@FourWalls (69155)
• United States
7 Nov 18
@xander6464 — “International Brotherhood Week” is sadly as topical today as it was 50 years ago.
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@xander6464 (44437)
• Wapello, Iowa
7 Nov 18
@FourWalls It's amazing how little has changed in 50 years...Yeah, there have been some improvements but you would expect more.
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
8 Nov 18
always loved Lehrer - it was like watching two separate elections, each running contrary to the other - very strange
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
8 Nov 18
@xander6464 it was a very baffling outcome - glad the dems got some ground though
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@xander6464 (44437)
• Wapello, Iowa
9 Nov 18
@arthurchappell That was very good news. And some of the races we thought we lost are seeming to go our way, including a couple for the Senate. Not enough to control the Senate but more than we thought we had.
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@xander6464 (44437)
• Wapello, Iowa
8 Nov 18
It was very much like that. And I can't come up with an explanation for the strangeness.
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@celticeagle (168542)
• Boise, Idaho
7 Nov 18
At least there is a chance with the Democrats now. Doubt they will do much but we can hope.
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@celticeagle (168542)
• Boise, Idaho
8 Nov 18
@xander6464 ......I hope we get a pleasant surprise and soon.
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@xander6464 (44437)
• Wapello, Iowa
8 Nov 18
@celticeagle The whole Jeff Sessions thing might turn out to be a pleasant surprise. The guy who replaced him will likely try to stop the probe and that just might blow up in Trump's face...At the very least, it's another fairly obvious Obstruction Of Justice.
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@xander6464 (44437)
• Wapello, Iowa
7 Nov 18
Yes, there is a chance...even though we're counting on Democrats but miracles sometimes happen.
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@GreatMartin (23671)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
8 Nov 18
Excuse me---RED BLOOD flooded Florida--it is not blue--it is not purple--it is RED!
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@xander6464 (44437)
• Wapello, Iowa
8 Nov 18
Yeah, Florida was rather disappointing...But at least it's still warm.
@xander6464 (44437)
• Wapello, Iowa
8 Nov 18
And, as dreams go, this one is a little more possible than others.
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