Send Lawyers Guns & Money:

Not only is this a fantastic song by the late Warren Zevon (a genius in my opinion), but it also sums up how I am feeling about the Republican Party 2 days after an historic election in which the people of this great land elected Barack Obama to the Presidency of the United States (do you like the way I used the word ‘an’ correctly there before historic?).

In addition, the GOP lost seats in both houses of Congress further weakening its representation and causing conservatives everywhere to shake their heads in disgust and concern. Talk about being handed a shit sandwich!

Obama is now my President and I accept that. I respect him for the campaign that he ran. That said, its one thing to say it and certainly another thing to do it. We’re all watching starting now to see what he does, to see how high taxes will go up for average folks like the Jakers*. We’re waiting to see what happens to the healthcare system, Iraq, how we deal with terrorism in general and to see if he will be 'way left' or merely 'left of center'.

As for the Republicans, they need some help – they need all the help they can get. They need different message tellers. They need to somehow get people of all races and age groups informed and interested about why they are the better alternative. I don’t think Sarah is that person but she is perhaps one of them.

The shit has hit the fan…

* = excludes the Cool Chief who of course makes way over $250K and whose taxes will go through the roof in roughly 20 minutes.