So ... What Now?

 So. What now?

... Believe me, friends, there is some good news out of all of this.

The House of Representatives - the GOP made significant gains when the Democrats were expected to expand the house.

Many state and local elections continued to stay red.

If the GOP can hold the Senate - we're back to divided Government.

There is an overwhelming nationwide repudiation of socialist, Marxist, anti-American, sentiments that many of us feared would overtake the country.

So for now, the radical shift to the Left is on hold.

Donald Trump did receive 70M votes. There is no mandate. We are still divided as a nation, and we, the people, can and will hold the Government accountable.

Will we probably reenter the Paris Agreement on climate change? Yeah, probably. Is the economy going to take a hit as taxes increase for everyone? Yes. Your gas and electric costs are probably going to go up ... and deficit spending is going to accelerate. And... we're probably looking at another nationwide lockdown the first of the year.

But the margins in the country are so thin, that any radical shift in domestic policy will almost certainly cost the Dems the House in two years.

Biden has promised that he will lead all Americans - not just those that voted for him. Let's see if that rings true.

Some things to look forward to:

The media will subside. They'll have nothing to complain about at least for a couple of years (not that I believe anyone really listens to them anyway).

Covid will go away. The economy will get better.

The Conservative message for America has really blossomed into the big tent we believe it should be - Trump has given us significant gains in the Black, Latino, Asian, and LGBTQ communities. Fiscal responsibility, a strong national defense, common sense regulation all transcend race, orientation, and creed.

And hey! Your favorite athlete and celebrity doesn't have to leave the country, so there's that!

In all seriousness though - I did predict Biden would win, so I'm not surprised, and I think the means by which it happened are sketchy at best.

But the country can't afford to go through the Courts, and have them flip the results. We're sitting on a powder keg as it is, and a decision like this will result in out and out civil war.

We are better than this. Step back from the ledge, take a deep breath, read the total landscape. Socialism lost on Election Day. Radical shifts to Progressivism lost on Election Day.

Just as I believe that the Earth can survive the threat of global warming, America can survive the results of an election.

What now? We roll our sleeves, and go back to work. We hold this President's feet to the fire. We believe in the best of us. We believe in the strength and the spirit of America.

It *will* be all right. I promise.

This nation is fractured, divisive, broken, frustrated, hurt, angry, and the next President has almost superhuman challenges ahead of him. He has said he'd make it his mission to bring us all together. Let's do our part to make this dream a reality.

God bless America.

- TMS