The press and the Democrats continue to anguish over how Hillary lost an election that everybody thought she had in the bag. The emerging consensus seems to be that she failed to connect with the Dems' historical base, working class Americans. Instead, she was perceived as part of the elite class with the money and connections that made her a part of them, not us.
One of the more interesting observations came from a pundit who pointed out the Trump hats that became his answer to the bumper sticker or, before that, the lapel pin (that Hillary still used). This guy pointed out that not only did Trump print up millions of hats, but people actually wore them. That is, his appeal was to the class of Americans who wear ball caps.
For all of this analysis the media doesn't seem to get the connection, doesn't see that they, too, are lumped in with Hillary. They are deeply distrusted by the ball cap crowd, and, IMO, with good reason. Any perusing of media internet sites shows them to be filled with headlines and stories with a decidedly negative, or at least suspicious take on a Trump presidency. Today you can read that he's sold out to lobbyists, put an anti-Semite in one of the most powerful cabinet posts, already reneged on key campaign promises, and will have corrupt connections with his business empire.
Regular readers know I was no fan of Trump's candidacy and did not vote for him, but the treatment the press is giving him now is such a contrast to the optimism with which they anticipated the tenure of then-President-elect Obama that it is beyond striking. Yes, you can make the case that Trump asked for it when he spent almost his entire candidacy decrying a corrupt press, but their lack of objectivity now only validates his assessment.
I worked in Fred this morning and learned that the small heater we got for the teardrop is not going to do the trick. After two hours the temp was up from 52 to 60 degrees. That's too cold for this guy's fingers to type, never mind maintaining any kind of focus.
Three days after his one and only meal of canned dog food Pam's "dog" is still fouling his bedding and the air with the runs. After some internet reading we're taking him off everything but water for 12 hours and then starting him back up on a boiled rice broth. If that doesn't fix the problem we'll have to take him to the vet, but our budget will put a pretty clear limit on what we'll spend going down that path.
I forgot to mention it at the time, but I finished Robinson Crusoe last week. The last paragraphs refer to things that happened to him after his return to England and the book concludes with, "What happened next is covered in the second part of my record."
EXCEPT THERE IS NO SECOND PART. Defoe never wrote the follow-up. That is NOT fair!
My next read is a legit read. Friend Sue sent me her copy of the paperback, Swiss Family Robinson, which was inspired by Robinson Crusoe.
Which makes me think about something from last night. Our small group meets from 7 to 9 p.m. at the very nice home of an orthopedic surgeon. It's all people over 50, most of them retired, and most, but not all, married couples. Pam and I are definitely the low rent members of the group, but hey, it's not a problem because nobody there flaunts their wealth.
One of the unmarried ladies told us about some property in central Oregon that she'd sold and carried the paper. The husband has just been sentenced to 20 years in prison and it turns out the wife has multiple personality disorder, so she's taken the property back and has to sell it again.
200 acres of ranch land off the grid, with several natural springs, fenced pastures, outbuildings....
Pam said no.
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