Politics. Autumn.

So, the Democrats really and truly lost the midterm elections last night.

I don’t know what their strategists were thinking.

They should have kept Fetterman (Democratic senatorial candidate in Pennsylvania) as far away from the public gaze as possible.

Certain disabilities cannot be accommodated enough to make it possible for certain individuals to do certain jobs.

People who are visually challenged don’t fly planes.

I wouldn’t have any problem with Fetterman needing tech support to compensate for a difficulty understanding spoken communication.

But, man.

His cognitive issues are a lot more serious than that.

Plus he chased a black jogger with a shotgun.

How did he even get nominated?

How appalling is it that the Dems didn’t immediately pull his candidacy following his stroke?

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I suppose the deal is that the movers and shakers don’t really care what shape the puppets are in whose strings they pull.

Woodrow Wilson set the bar!

It’s a bipartisan thing, of course. Strom Thurmond was 100 and still being led around the Senate with a ring through his nose by his Republican handlers.

Still.

The Dems can’t afford to be tarred with the “mentally incompetent” brush given the rumors flying about Unca Joe Biden’s mental status.

I predict the Fetterman debate debacle is gonna have a massive snowball effect.

Abortion rights will not trump (excuse the verb!) the rising price of gas.

The Dems are gonna get creamed.

And the first thing the Republicans are gonna do when they get that two-year lease on Congress is impeach Unca Joe Biden.

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Meanwhile, here in New York State, there is an increasing possibility of regime change.

Whether Hochul keeps the governor’s office depends upon how many New York City residents turn out to vote for her.

Personally, I think City voting numbers are gonna be wayyyyyy down.

Hochul is an Upstate girl, and historically, there’s a great deal of animosity between the City and Upstate.

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Anyway, there is not a fucking thing I can do about it.

I wish I could stop paying attention to it.

But, you know.

I’ve been watching politics obsessively my entire adult life.

Almost as obsessively as I watch celebrities.

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Meanwhile, I labored productively most of yesterday.

And in the late afternoon, I went out for a long tromp.

Autumn is escalating, but we’re still two weeks away from bare trees: