Where Are We?

For John, BLUF:  Late last night Candidate Joe Biden issued a statement on the race, which prompted a blog post from Professor Ann Althouse.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

---

Weasels and chainsaws distracted me from getting to the obvious first thing I feel I'm supposed to blog this morning.  That's how dull it is.

From The Althouse Blog, by Law Professor Ann Althouse, 7 November 2020.

Here is the key section:

The evidence is still dribbling in, however, so he [Veep Joe Biden] also could have waited.  There must be some political advantage to claiming the stage and expecting us to listen to his prediction.  I'm just guessing the reasoning had something to do with its being Friday.  We need something semi-tangible to end Ele ction Week.

And what’s becoming clear each hour is that a record number of Americans of all races, faiths religions chose change over more of the same.  They’ve given us a mandate for action on COVID, the economy, climate change, systemic racism.

Oh, now that's a stretch. He's barely won, if indeed he's won. We still don't know.  But if he's won, he wants you to know, that there's the mysterious thing called "a mandate."  And he specifies the components of the mandate — "a mandate for action on COVID, the economy, climate change, systemic racism."  Wasn't it more of a vote just to be rid of Donald Trump?  But that's the claim, the 4 elements of what we supposedly want — do something about COVID, the economy, climate change, and systemic racism.

So, after four years of denial, we now face, in all likelihood, four years of stasis.

May God have mercy on us.

Hat tip to Ann Althouse.

Regards  —  Cliff