America is destroyed from within by a group of idiots, I become a land pirate, and get a new dog. – Mike G. P.J. O’Rourke comment: I’m with you, Mike, about the dog, preferably a large, vicious one. But I have yet to figure out how to get the muddy hillside I own to sail the bounding main. Please advise. This is a pivotal election. It will determine the direction of America for decades maybe even lay the last nail in her coffin if a socialist/Progressive democrat should win AND the congress become a majority of Dems as well. – Ken M. P.J. O’Rourke comment: Ken, you can become a land pirate with me and Mike. Know anything about sailing a 100-acre hay field? Send us a message, question, or criticism at feedback@americanconsequences.com.
Yawn... the same Party needs to control the presidency AND both houses in Congress and even then, as the GOP demonstrated, it’s still a challenge to pass a bill. – Peter B. P.J. O’Rourke comment: Yawning is okay with me. The Cato Institute has done research showing that no matter which branch of government is controlled by which party, government spending grows more slowly when the two branches are under divided control. Peter, are you sure we want them to pass bills? We will be DOOMED!!! America as we know it will become Venezuela... – Kelli H. P.J. O’Rourke comment: Well, Kelli... Argentina anyway. Fortunately I speak Spanish. “ Una cerveza mas por favor. ” Albeit that’s all the Spanish I speak. But it’s enough to get me through the night. Buy guns now... every time a Democrat wins gun sales and prices go up... a solid investment. – Faron H. P.J. O’Rourke comment: That’s what Remington thought, Faron... Then Trump got elected and Remington filed for Chapter 11. What happens if Trump wins is that we can officially wave goodbye at democracy. – J.M. P.J. O’Rourke comment: Or give it a chilly “Hello.” Sorry to say, J.M., but, technically speaking, democracy remains democracy even when the majority of voters are wrong. I’m no big fan of Trump myself. But I doubt if I’m going to be a big fan of whomever the Democrats run either. I’m afraid I’ll be right back where I was in 2016: “I’m not happy that he won, but I’m glad that she lost.”
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