The dreaded election is one month away, and one way or another, whether we v*te or don’t, we’re all going to be affected by it.<\/p>\n
I’ve edged toward the conclusion that the best possible outcome (short of an overwhelming write-in v*te for either Sweet Meteor O’ Death or None of the Above), is — God forgive me — a Hillary Clinton victory along with a Republican sweep of the House and Senate.<\/p>\n
If this happens, the Evil Queen will be able to preen before her magic mirror all she likes, but her wishes won’t become anybody’s commands, except to the limited extent that she can enforce them via executive order.<\/p>\n
Am I saying I believe the R’s have suddenly become so principled they’ll oppose her dangerous agendas (victim disarmament and single-payer healthcare in particular) on … erm, principle? Ha. Don’t make me laugh. I’m just saying that in the current climate of polarization I expect R’s to oppose Hillary on anything<\/em> just because she’s Hillary. Spite may be the only thing standing between us and tyranny. But if so, I’ll take it.<\/p>\n Of course, the R’s probably won’t win the Senate. But even Hillary vs the House is something.<\/p>\n I came to this conclusion even before Trump’s latest scandal. He is not only a foul, loathsome human being (as is Hillary, of course). He is not only a chronic liar (as is Hillary, of course). But he’s an ignorant loon who wants to rule and will allow his ego and his … erm, big hands to run the show. She, on the other hand, is just your Basic Standard Corrupt Politician who is actually less interested in her political positions than in raking in whatever bux she can grab, which means she’d even sell out her own admittedly dangerous agenda for the right bribe.<\/p>\n We can understand a politician like that.<\/p>\n I’m not saying I’d v*te for Hillary. No, I’m an SMOD supporter all the way. I’m merely saying that Hillary in office with R’s thwarting her in Congress is the least dangerous scenario I can envision.<\/p>\n Oh, and if she dropped dead of any of her notorious natural causes a month after the election or was immediately impeached for corruption, even better. <\/p>\n In the long run, any<\/em> outcome that increases cynicism about politicians and decreases belief in all-powerful, all-holy government will be a positive. But some of the paths to that end are too terrifying to contemplate.<\/p>\n Clearly your mileage on this issue may vary. So what do you<\/em> see as the best possible outcome in November? Or maybe I should say the “least worse” outcome?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The dreaded election is one month away, and one way or another, whether we v*te or don’t, we’re all going to be affected by it. I’ve edged toward the conclusion that the best possible outcome (short of an overwhelming write-in v*te for either Sweet Meteor O’ Death or None of the Above), is — God forgive me — a Hillary Clinton victory along with a Republican sweep of the House and Senate. If this happens, the Evil Queen will be able to preen before her magic mirror all she likes, but her wishes won’t become anybody’s commands, except to the…<\/p>\n