Yippie!
The title refers to a TV ad when Ronald Reagan ran for president. The painting is from the grafitti-permitted section of the Mississippi River flood wall depicting sunrise over the stream, I suppose. However, hallelujah!, the forces of darkness have been pushed back. (Notice that I didn't say defeated. It never goes away.)
My political views leak through a bit on these pages but I usually avoid being explicit. Not today. I am full of joy and relief at the results of our national election. The president was re-elected. My superb senator, Claire McCaskill, won re-election against an extreme right winger and millions of dollars in outside money. I think most or all of my international readers agree with me. Some of my U.S. readers will not. In any event, I vote for us, not just me. That's my philosophy. We did not - we will never - win them all but yesterday those whose views I share won the big ones.
So here's another symbolic sunrise:
The title refers to a TV ad when Ronald Reagan ran for president. The painting is from the grafitti-permitted section of the Mississippi River flood wall depicting sunrise over the stream, I suppose. However, hallelujah!, the forces of darkness have been pushed back. (Notice that I didn't say defeated. It never goes away.)
My political views leak through a bit on these pages but I usually avoid being explicit. Not today. I am full of joy and relief at the results of our national election. The president was re-elected. My superb senator, Claire McCaskill, won re-election against an extreme right winger and millions of dollars in outside money. I think most or all of my international readers agree with me. Some of my U.S. readers will not. In any event, I vote for us, not just me. That's my philosophy. We did not - we will never - win them all but yesterday those whose views I share won the big ones.
So here's another symbolic sunrise:
on se réveille en France, avec la bonne nouvelle (En France, dans les sondages Obama avait presque 70% ) de la victoire d'Obama. Tu sembles toi aussi tres content ;))
ReplyDeleteCheck out XKCD: xkcd.com/1131/
ReplyDeleteI was very relieved and happy.
Glad I woke up to good news. I was kind of scared yesterday evening...
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! Great post!
ReplyDeleteAlso congratulations from Almere.
ReplyDeleteCongrats, Americans come to senses.
ReplyDeleteIt is a beautiful day Bob!
ReplyDeleteMore like a huge sigh of relief here, Bob. I was so afraid that too many people were suckered into the BS we were being fed by the neo-cons. I'm surrounded by them in my state and it's no fun. It's taught us we need to be ever-vigilant, or the special interests will be able to buy their way in.
ReplyDeleteYES! Definitely a sigh of relief here too.
ReplyDeleteA deep sigh of relief from me on this one, Bob!
ReplyDeleteI like that pic!
We must teach each other and try not to be angry, so next time there won't be a next time. I'm with you, Bob.
ReplyDeleteOh, boy, I am happy, too. I felt like cieldequimper, though, the night before....and was almost afraid to turn on my computer in the a.m.
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