American Patrol

As a grizzled veteran of electoral disappointments dating back to the first Reagan term, it was with high spirits and a great deal of celebratory cocktail hoisting that I greeted last night's overwhelming victories by Barack Obama and the House and Senate Democratic contenders. About bloody time, folks. It is in that spirit that I'd like to offer the following message to any McCain supporters who may have happened upon this post by accident: HAHAHAHA!!! WELCOME TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF OBAMASTAN, BITCHES!!! WE'RE GONNA REDISTRIBUTE YOUR BOOJIE WHITE ASSES RIGHT DOWN TO THE BONE!!!! HAHAHAHA!!! SOYLENT GREEN IS YOU, MOTHERFUCKERS!!!!

Christ, that was fun. Meanwhile, back in reality, amendments banning same sex marriage were passed in Arizona and Florida, and may have been passed in California; a large passel of particularly loathesome incumbents from both sides of the aisle have been returned to office; and the moonbat right, far from being shipped off to have their protein harvested, are warming up for a hate fest that is bound to make the most hideous moments of this campaign look reasoned and wholesome. Change may be coming, but it hasn't happened yet.

We are also about to find out the reason behind the old show biz adage about never following a dog act. There is shit ankle deep all over the national stage-- the continuation of our trumped up national war footing, an economic crisis the "bailout plan" for which looks for all the world like a particularly clever plot to pull off a final raid on the national coffers that will bankrupt the Obama government before it even gets sworn in, and a huge backlog of basic social and infrastructural needs that got ignored while Georgie Jr and company played cowboy. Not only does all of the above encourage a continuation of the "crisis management" style that got us in to this mess in the first place, it is likely to sap the political will necessary for such pressing projects as cleaning the shit off the Constitution and holding accountable those who have spent the last eight years wiping their asses with it.

Last night was inspiring, and carried within the seeds of what could be a great national renewal. I urge all of you who found it so to keep and nurture that feeling for as long as you can-- you'll need it, believe me. But I also caution any of you who may be thinking that we can now passively wait for our conquering hero to complete his project of national salvation to knock it off and get back to work. It was citizen involvement that made this happen, and it is only continued citizen involvement that will make it mean anything.