It really was hard to pick a team. My partner is a rabid Yanks fan and she couldn't watch.

The better team won.

Could be worse. Could be the White Sox.

Alas, not. I really want to not care which party is in power in this country.

Remember, it’s not a cult.

I remember when GWB took office and he presented his legislative agenda with a comment that he had political capital to spend. DJT is making the same claim, in essence. Both guys claim a mandate with barely more than half the electorate voting for them.

Good Lord, if that song is going to be the soundtrack of 250, I may have to leave the country for a year.

Hands down, the worst song ever recorded.

I was not aware of these. I daresay you wouldn't be able to find a prosecutor in these United States that didn't have the same record.

There was one candidate in this election who didn't, as far as I can recall, have any personal ethical challenges. She lost by 3 and a half million votes.

Who are we talking about?

Ha!

My 2010 Ford is going strong. It helps that most of my commuting around town is by bicycle. Really, at this point my driving is of the little old lady who drives to church variety.

Personally, I think all the incredulity is appropriate.

I'm just wondering what the over/under date is for President Vance.

Why would they have to ask the government?

Before Covid I could buy a gallon of milk for $2 more often than not, and eggs were a buck a dozen. Maybe they were loss leaders in the store, but if not, nobody was making money at those prices. I gotta think producers just saw the opportunity for a correction.

I noticed the jump in prices as much as anyone. I also was able to remember what I learned in econ class about pent up demand. Inflation was always going to happen, no matter who was president.

It's more than likely a repeat of the incredulity of 2016 that DJT is even within shouting distance of winning.

My belief is that many, if not all, of the prosecutions were because he is DJT. Most of it was pretty low level stuff (except for the classified paper stuff, prosecution of which is being abandoned)and probably would have been ignored for anyone else. That said, he got hauled into court and was judged guilty.

We have functionally made the person holding the presidency (or even running for the office) above the law. This is not a good thing.

Stick around!

That’s a weak nickname. Trump’s was a lot better.

Nothing binding in IL.

The most interesting thing on the ballot in Chicago was the first ever elective school board (actually half minus one for now). Teacher's union backed candidates won 4 seats, charter backed candidates won 3, and the other 3 are independent. I'm not a huge fan of an elected school board in a system this big, especially with so many vested interests, but I suppose it can't be any worse than those infested by Moms for Liberty loons.

Nobody is a pretty small group.

I saw the same tweet and I 100% agree.

Unfortunately, that's reality in America like it or not.

The United States, despite Lady Liberty sitting in New York harbor has always been more aspirational than reality. Nativist sentiment historically has been strong.

This is the correct take. E-Verify has been a thing for 30 years, yet Congress has never seen fit to make it mandatory. It's not an accident that this is true.