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LET US ALL CELEBRATE
AS I WRITE this on Sunday, November 8, 2020, Joe Biden has a lead of some 4 million in the popular vote and a projected Electoral College tally of 290 (270 to win) versus Trump’s 214.
It was not the Biden landslide that some Democrats hoped for, nor the Trump landslide that some Republicans predicted. But it is certainly decisive, despite Trump’s expected baseless claims of voter fraud.
Here are tidbits gleaned from the Internet and from SimanaitisSays postings, selected with perhaps a bias directed against the mendacious, narcissistic, misogynistic, incompetent, bullying demagogue who was defeated.
Not that anyone reading SimanaitisSays would be surprised by this bias.
Satire to the Rescue. Several of my favorite items came from The Borowitz Report’s “Not the news.” On the day after the election, Andy Borowitz reported “Trump Asks Supreme Court to Rule That Wisconsin is Not a State…. When asked to explain Wisconsin’s admission to the Union, in 1848, Trump said, ‘Show me one person who saw that happen.’ ”
On November 5, 2020, Borowitz noted “Trump Defends Lawsuits: ‘No One Knows More About Fraud Than Me…. For my entire life, I have been drenched in fraud… Fraud is my middle name.’ ”
Family Values. Trump family members got satirical jabs as well. On October 29, 2020: Borowitz wrote, “Jared Kushner Asks Dad to Bribe His Way into Electoral College…. How can they turn down the guy who ended the pandemic?”
On October 10, 2020, Borowitz reported, “Ivanka Trump Applies for Job as Biden’s Daughter.” Her reported self assessment: “As awesome as Ivanka Trump has been, I believe Ivanka Biden will be even more awesome… You don’t have to take Jared.”
On Presidential Concession Speeches. As I write this, Trump has yet to make a speech of concession. There’s no requirement to do so; such speeches as well as attendance at the new president’s inauguration are traditional, not required.
Perhaps Trump will attend the inauguration and boast, “It’s the largest crowd in history—all for me!”
A Papal Paradigm. Trump’s recent actions remind me of the “Papal Highjinks” described here at SimanaitisSays. On September 7, 1159, of the 30 cardinals in attendance, 27 chose Cardinal Roland of Siena as new pontiff. Among the three dissenters was Cardinal Octavian of Santa Cecilia—and a really poor loser. (Remind you of anyone?)
When it came time for Roland to receive the scarlet mantle, Octavian elbowed in and snatched the garment. The mantle was wrestled away, and an Octavian supporter provided another one. Octavian donned this one, only he put it on back to front. Chaos ensued.
Two weeks later, Roland became Pope Alexander III.
Imagine something like this jazzing up the inauguration.
I plan to drive around and honk for Joe and Kamala: first on December 14, 2020, when the Electoral College formalizes matters, then again on January 20, 2021. ds
© Dennis Simanaitis, SimanaitisSays.com, 2020
Simanaitis Says 
It would be all good if there are no leftists and communists in Democrat party. The world must finish with socialism. Take care with the freedom we still have in USA.
Your opinion is noted. However, I would also take care with your dog whistles of “leftists and communists.”
Jeez, I just witnessed a whole summer of nationwide demonstrations by folks demanding freedom from systemic tyranny. No one was asking for the nationalization of business and industry for the “proletariat.” Just get that knee off their neck, or ya’ll will keep getting busted by cell phone cameras.
At this point, I’m with Dennis. Celebrate liberty for all, and not just the über-few and their cronies!
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Thanks, Andrew. Let’s help Biden get Covid-19 under some sort of control, get kids safely back to school, people safely back to work, America back to truth, and give the health givers a well deserved break.
January 20,2020 ? Dennis your cover is blown, you’re really Andrew Harlan from Issac Asimov’s The End of Eternity , aren’t you ?
Ha! A good catch. Corrected now. Thanks, Keith. (Truth is, I’m kinda tired of writing “2020.” How about you?)
Truth, science, reason? After the last four years, things like that sound like science fiction. Let’s just hope the US (note the U) is salvageable. Good job, Dennis.
Agreed about the past four years. Let’s strive for the science portion of its sci-fi. Thanks for your kind words, Mark.