Romney, who was no commie, was too wishy-washy a moderate. And, while I voted for him I knew, if he won, he’d break my heart and betray me. But, he was the one the forced upon us.

We need a new party, a coalition that will draw Reagan Dems and neos, grounded on the olde principles of the first American secessionist movement.

Hilarious! So a campaign like Romney’s, which went hard right to get the nomination and then swerved back way left to run against Obama, was “principled”?!

My stoical take on yesterday is that the nation is completely hosed economically anyway, and neither candidate had anything like a plan to address it, mostly because thanks to the MSM the public has no idea just how hosed we are, so why stress about the continuation of the current administration? Sure, it’d be nice to have grown-ups in power who at least pay lip service to our real problems, but it still would have only been lip service, so it’s not like the other candidate would have fixed things.

Like I said, that’s the calm, optimistic, stoical take.

I understand that campaign politics are not conducted by standards of fairness or virtue, but I have been quite troubled that a campaign like Obama’s can win the Presidency. I can’t say that I’m surprised – I’ve studied enough Political Theory to know the people are not moved by the highest principles. That, however, is no consolation.

Indeed. Especially since it seems I was one of the biggest trafickers on this site of said bubble. For which I aplogize and now promise to foreswear all future punditry.

In penance I will be wander the Italian countryside in exile. I plan on composing an epic poem of heaven and hell cleverly punctuated with my political adversaries who will be poetically defamed for all eternity.

Question: on what level of hell should I consign Paul Krugman and Nate Silver?

MPB, I had a roommate once who fell for the Pixies big-time. I didn’t, even though I did hear those very addictive riffs, and some of the humor, too. He started a punk band (Contra Guerra, 90s San Diego) and remains a Democrat. I didn’t.

If you’re a fan, though, let me know your favorite songs.

Robert, I disagree.

Back to my dailies…black suit, black tie, grim visage, the works.

I’ll say more later if I can, but let us all sincerely thank Pete and Peter for keeping the election/poll commentary here outside the conservative bubble.