A Knot in My Stomach
Since my first presidential election in 1972, I have voted for the non-winners more often than I have voted for the winners. For each of those elections I usually went to bed with a good feeling who was the winner (except for 2020). Even when my candidate did not win, I never lost sleep over the results, and I never went to bed with a knot in my stomach until last night.
When I went to bed last night at 1AM, it was clear that Harris was not going to prevail. By this time, I had a knot in my stomach that would not go away. I tossed and turned for some time. Sleep was not coming. I checked the results again. The knot got worse. I was afraid. I was upset. I was confused. I finally read myself to sleep.
When I woke up early this morning, my worst fears were confirmed. The voters had spoken and had chosen someone that I could not support. Never in my life had I ever been in this position. In 2016, I had mentally agreed to support him because he was elected the president of our country. I didn’t agree with him on many issues, but I knew supporting him was the right thing to do.
Eight years later, that feeling is long gone. He has not earned my support. On January 6, 2021, he showed me that he did not respect the position of President, nor did he honor his commitment to the Constitution.
I had no doubt most voters felt the same as me. Last night, I found out that I was wrong. It hurt.
Question of the Day: Where do I go from here?
The answer is not easy, and it will evolve over time.
I will not change because of the election results. I will continue to use this blog to call out injustices and abuses of power that I see in government regardless of who it is or what party is involved. I will compliment when appropriate. I will disagree when appropriate, but I will not be disagreeable. I will continue to use this blog to provide my perspective on issues that are important to me.
I will encourage positive and negative comments if they are made in a professional manner. It will always be OK to disagree, but it will not be OK to be disagreeable. I will not be silenced.
I will continue to live life to the fullest of my ability. I will maintain my positive attitude and I will focus on controlling the controllables. My priorities will continue to be self, Leah, family, friends, and community. I will pledge to be the best for the world.
Quote of the Day: “There is no easy way to accept the 2024 election results. Our hearts and minds struggle to grasp how anyone could vote for Donald Trump to have the power of the Presidency to do what he will and with no guardrails to stop him. I’ll leave it to the armies of pundits on both sides to try to explain, rationalize and justify how this could happen. All I can think of right now is that I simply have to admit that what I’ve long suspected, observed and feared is true: history repeats itself…and after 250 years of trying to achieve a higher ideal of governance, America really IS Rome….all over again. But I also know that there are one hell of a lot of you out there who DIDN’T choose this path for America’s future. And I’m proud to be among you.” George Mihaiu. Best Friend for Life.
Orchid of the Day: To all the poll workers who busted their butts over the last week to provide a fair election.
Onion of the Day: Democracy: There were 15 million less voters for Harris and Trump in 2024 than there were for Biden and Trump in 2020. This is mind boggling to me.
Question of the Day: Where do I go from Here? See above.
Video of the Day: Goff and St. Brown’s thirty completions in a row. An amazing accomplishment.
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