X, "The New World" live 1985
Some thoughts:
1) This was Trump's election to win. All he had to do was half a have-decent response to COVID and start giving out 1,000 dollar checks last summer. Couldn't be arsed, as Brits would say.
2) Even the most extreme progressive deserves to give Biden a chance. You can tell he wants to be there, and my hope is that Harris will also pull him to the left simply by her presence. After four years of Cheeto Hitler, we deserve a little optimism at least. A mostly-female cabinet alone makes for a good start.
3) So much of the next four years will come down to the Senate. Again, let's give ourselves at least a week of optimism before we see Joe Manchin cutting deals with Mitch McConnell.
4) The inauguration was pretty good. Biden's speech started kind of weak in my opinion, but finished strong. To paraphrase Mitch Hedberg, that's a good place to end.
5) I'm in a much better head-space, as you can imagine, moving back to a country with Joe Biden in charge rather than Trump.
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