[Magdalen] Next Steps

[Marion Thompson]

Too bad the Democrats connived to defeat Bernie Sanders.  The outcome of 
the story might have been quite different.

Marion, a pilgrim   ... today my sail I lift ....



On 11/13/2016 2:15 PM, Mahoney, W. Michael wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 11:31 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> America not only is not the greatest country in the world, it is up there
>> for the dumbest country in the world. The information is out there, but
>> people willfully refuse to look at it.
>>
>> I'm ashamed of this land, and I deeply regret that I wasted all that time
>> serving in the military to preserve the rights of a few hundred million
>> slimy dirtbags.
>>
> Jim -
>
> If 35,000 voters in Pennsylvania and 65,000 voters in Florida had voted for
> Clinton instead of Trump, she would now be the President-elect.
>
> If the election had been held three weeks earlier, or were to be held three
> weeks later, Clinton might well be the President elect.
>
> If the election were decided by popular vote, Clinton would be the
> President elect.
>
> Now it is true that Trump won the election and that may lead to
> consequences I would rather not ponder.  But he could just as well have won
> it from the toss of a coin.  Statistically speaking, the country looks just
> the same as it would have if Clinton had won.
>
> I do find it disturbing that Trump received the support of roughly half the
> voters.  But I felt that way long before I knew the results of the election.
>
> All that said, I am still proud to be an American, still proud to be a
> veteran, and though gloomy about the immediate future, still optimistic
> about the long run.
>
> Mike M..
>