Liberal progressive types tend to verbalize and demonstrate more than conservatives do. Conservatives tend to be a quieter, get-things-done bunch.

The media establishment favored Clinton from the start of the campaign. They vilified Trump while simply downplaying Clinton’s scandals. Trump was very un-PC in his approach. He was anti-establishment. He brought into the public light many of the uncomfortable issues that politicians had tried to avoid (but what many citizens were concerned about). To publically align with Trump would have (and did) invite scorn.

For the last eight years the establishment has been Obama’s administration. During this time, racial angst has risen dramatically, ISIS was established and allowed to blossom in numerous countries, police have fallen out of grace. Our nation and the world are much more dangerous places than before Obama took office. Many saw the writing on the wall and found no value in arguing about it.

For the last eight years  we have seen the establishment of a failed approach to health care with Nancy Pelosi demanding that all that was needed was to pass the law and we could read what was in the law later. Obama sidestepped Congress on numerous occasions via executive order with little or no concern regarding the will of the people or the Constitution. Clinton promised to follow the same path.

Liberal progressives take a preschool/kindergarten  approach to the world. Bernie Sander’s “free college”, anti-corporation, heavily tax the wealthy ideas were simply a teacher saying, “if you are chewing gum, you better have brought enough for the whole class”. Hillary didn’t originally go that far until she was forced to in order to push Sanders aside in hopes of gaining his supporters.

The Left continues to believe, as Obama’s policies have proven, that no one or one nation can do things on their own. Decisions can only be made with the help of others, and to get that help, we must offer kindness and money. The world must evolve into one big loving community. That has never worked in the history of this planet, but it sounds nice, so “shame on you” if you disagree.

Apparently a lot of people from both sides of the aisle don’t have time for that bulls**t. They are too busy with their responsibilities to whine and bitch. They just vote.

Politicians from both major parties always claim to know what the American voters want. This time Trump was right. Clinton and her party, along with many Republicans were wrong. In her concession speech, Hillary said, ” We have seen that our nation is more deeply divided than we thought.”

Final Thought: Considering these factors, is it really a big surprise the pollsters, (most of whom are part of the same media establishment that tried to sway the election through biased reporting), got it so very wrong? Shame on them.

Hillary would have been a known quantity had she been elected. Not so with Trump. It might be wise to buckle your seatbelts, boys and girls. This is sure to be an unusual ride.

More thoughts after I get some sleep. Remind me to mention why I think the pollsters got things so very wrong.

Reality has a nasty habit of popping up out of nowhere, at the most inopportune times, and throwing truth right at your face. Some folks avoid this by never letting reality sneak out of their sight.

I’ve always been told it is best to vote my conscience. It’s tough when I’m presented with only 2 choices (both of which are unconscionable).

It’s rather like sitting down in a restaurant with only 2 items on the menu. Sautéed Filet of “Classic ’57 Chevy” Used Oil Filter or Artisan Enema Baguettes au jus. My, my, my. What to choose?

I chose Arby’s because they “have the meats”. Too bad they weren’t open.

The hygienist at my dentist’s office is forever telling me I should floss more often. She suggested I try the new Bungee brand floss. I ended up punching myself on the nose. Twice.

I’ve always found crossword puzzles pretty easy to do. I don’t even need the clues.

I just write cuss words either forward or backward and downward or upward so the letters interconnect. If that doesn’t work, I abbreviate.

Both Donald J. Trump and Hillary Rodham (Clinton) say they hold the hopes and desires of the American people as their main concerns. Considering the political unrest likely to occur, no matter which one wins the election on Tuesday, logical thinkers might wonder why both haven’t dropped out of the race in order to maintain peace and national stability. The reason is simple. The American people want a showdown. Obama has used his tenure as president to set much of the population against itself by raising feelings of despair, racial tensions, hatred of police and reducing hope for a better future to levels which should make things more than interesting in the upcoming days and weeks.

Donald and Hillary legitimately won their respective primaries. They won the majority of votes within their parties. We wanted them. We wanted their nastiness. We wanted their mutual disrespect. We reveled in their narcissistic personality disorders and scandals. I’m surprised Jerry Springer wasn’t the sole moderator at all three presidential debates. They gave us what we wanted. Apparently they do prioritize our wishes.

It will be interesting to see what we want on Wednesday and, more importantly, what we, ( with benefit of hindsight ), might wish we hadn’t asked for, a year from now.

With some adult offspring, sometimes the best help you can provide is none at all. These are the ones you’ve placed at a good level on the ladder of success and you’ve pointed to which way is up, but they are determined to climb down to the bottom to make sure you  weren’t fibbing. Failure can be a great substitute teacher.

It is one of those times in my life, again. I am not alone, although it feels that way. Everyone goes through it at one time or another.

They say unfortunate or terrible things happen in groups of three. Sometimes, it seems, those groups of three tend to pile atop each other. A fire ignites and as I try to extinguish it, another nine fires erupt. As I fight the good fight, I am being overwhelmed. What does one do when giving up is not an option, but appears to be the only viable choice? I do my best to remember one young lady’s wise words:

“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying,’ I will try again tomorrow’.”                                                                                                          Mary Anne Radmacher

I shall write this using  liberal progressive logic.

Emma Morano is currently the world’s oldest person at 116 years of age. 117 next month. When asked how she’s lived this long, she told the AFP news agency,” I eat two eggs every day, and that’s it. And cookies. But I don’t eat much because I have no teeth.”

Emma’s current doctor says she’s eaten two raw eggs in the morning and an omelette at noon for the last 90 years. That’s about 100,000 eggs.

Eggs used to be a no-no due to their high cholesterol content, but thinking in the dietary community has been revised. The current recommendation is one egg per day (or 7 whole eggs per week) for healthy individuals. But just to be safe, it is advised to have your LDL and HDL (as well as your total cholesterol and triglycerides) checked every three months.

Just think how old Emma could be today if she is wise enough to follow the U.S. government’s simple recommendations.