Hand Wringing and Chest Pounding; Stop It

I long to return to my primary issue. I will do so as soon as Monday. At this point the 2024 US Presidential election is still upsetting many. I think I may have a solution.

The (Far) Left should stop its hand wringing. The (Far) right should stop its chest pounding. Try holding hands instead of rubbing them raw or caving your sternum.

The (Far) Left would benefit by a utilitarian shift. My overview of some Legacy Media reveals they have at least one or two hosts who no longer pretend to be journalists. Instead of reporting these poor souls anguish over “what this says about us as a nation” and “what we will tell our children to comfort them in this crisis.”

Rubbish. The Republic will survive and better than it did under the (Far) left tutelage of Mr. Biden/Senator Harris. Their sudden shift to Border control belies their prior assumption the Border (the one they had not seen) was secure. The sudden impetus of the Stock Market indicates business people believe the on again-off again romance with the Fed will not be the order of the day.

Mr. Biden was wrong about, well, everything. He did not extend reproductive rights. He did not seem to notice women’s health issues. The majority of the country did not vote for Mr. Trump because they wanted to make Whoopi Goldberg swoon. Mr. Biden was elected to govern from the Center and then could not find it.

I am old enough to remember many past US Presidential elections. No, not Lincoln’s first term, but close. I remember when Democrats ran from the Left and governed from the Center. Republicans once ran from the Right and governed from the Center. Now both parties run from the Extreme and govern from the Ultra.

There will never be happiness for the electorate in the extremes. We need moderation from the two major parties, or, God help us, a viable Third Party able to take votes from both extremes.

And, while we are talking about it all, Republicans might take a breath between chest thumps. The 2024 election may be every bit as much an anomaly as 2016. The key factor in both is Mr. Trump. He is able to get votes from unlikely sources. Call him what you will, he energizes people who felt very neglected (and demeaned) under Mr. Biden.

Mr. Trump is not electable again. He will be 82 when this term ends. He cannot run again. Please name the person who seems ready to take his spot. Who will energize (polarize?) voters like Mr. Trump? Who will be the new sheriff in town?

JD Vance showed well in the VP debate but his opponent was a self-professed “knucklehead” who could not keep his story straight. Or, well, any of his stories. Can you imagine a weaker ticket than Harris/Walz? Abbot and Costello had at least one member who knew who was on first.

Republican friends, this may not be sustainable for the same reason the Reagan Revolution floundered.

There just isn’t another Trump or Reagan out there.

So, dear friends who are angry with each other. Make a peace sign and get back together. We have a country to save.