And thank a merciful God for that.

     I have questions still, as I’m sure many Gentle Readers do. Foremost among them: Why did the Left’s vote-theft and vote-fraud efforts fail this time? Considering the Usurpers’ fears of Trumpian retaliation, they had to be as earnest as they were in 2020. At least the theft of 2020 can no longer be doubted. The total of votes counted in 2020 exceeded 156 million; the total of votes counted this year is only about 137 million. Where did those millions of ballots go? The shredder?

     The Senate will be Republican, but not by an un-filibusterable margin. The majority in the House is still undecided. President Trump will not have a guaranteed path to the enactment of his agenda, especially as there are powerful Republicans opposed to important aspects of it. Watch for carefully qualified statements from Republican legislators about immigration control, the completion of the Wall, and the expulsion of illegal aliens.

     In any case, four years is all President Trump will have to push his agenda. As it will require Congressional cooperation, he’s looking at a tough slog. And let’s not forget: Donald J. Trump is barely younger than Joe Biden. His age may prove to be a factor in his second-term performance.

     Among the symbolic and sentimental facets of the election just concluded, this one stands above the rest:

     Granted, it was essentially a state-level overreach, but it expressed the arrogance of political power in these United States better than anything since men armed with battle rifles seized Elian Gonzalez from his relatives and forced him to return to Communist Cuba. Do you remember that incident, Gentle Reader? It wasn’t as bloody an event as Ruby Ridge or Waco, but it spoke in tones of thunder. So did the seizure and execution of Peanut and Fred the Raccoon.

     Now, as my nerves have been abraded down to threads and my sleep deficit is approaching federal levels, I believe I shall return to bed for an hour or two more. Perhaps I’ll be back later.