Clif, I agree that given where we are now, nothing but a revolution will straighten us out. And as you say, it might not. But I have to tell you that I'm 74, and I don't have any revolution left in me. It seems like too much of an uphill battle just to dismantle my house, pack it, find a place, sell my place, and move. But if the violent clown wins, I can't stay. Of course I don't trust the polls -- even the most esteemed pollsters say not to trust them -- but considering the difference between Harris and the clown, there should be a 30-40 point difference. And whatever difference there is, it should have gotten a lot larger after Sunday. (You can read my Substack post called "There Must Be a Strategy.") Harris wouldn't have been my first choice, but she and Walz have done a great job of campaigning, and they're a light year better than the clown and JD.

I think the fanatics have taken over here just as they have in Israel. I must say, though, that it was interesting and reassuring that the Georgia Supreme Court said no to gerrymandering, and Mark Robinson seems to be dead in the water. I wish I felt better about the prospect of being rid of Cruz, Hawley, Scott, and some of the others. I don't even feel confident that Greene and Boebert won't get elected. It's all very defeating. And it was made significantly more so when McConnell fucked up the SCOTUS. That has cost us a lot.