Post election fallout

There are a number of things that can be taken from last nights election.   An election in which I didn't really have a dog in the fight, and which absolutely blew my mind with the results.   I was at work for the bulk of the evening and I was shocked at how many of my millennial co workers were seriously and vociferously pro Trump.   Anyway, here's my first few thoughts.

1.  It seems clear that the election results were a big middle finger in the air to the establishment, especially the democrat establishment.

2.  It seems clear that the value of polls has got to be questioned.  Obviously the documented instances of over representing democrats out of proportion, plays a role.  But it appears as though there is an increased willingness of people to hedge or lie to pollsters because they are afraid of something.

3.   Calling people who's votes you hope to get names, is probably counterproductive.

4.   For all of Trump's faults, it seems safe to say that he doesn't lack energy or the will to take on challenges and to see them through.  I'm not sure that is enough to make for a good POTUS, but it can't hurt.

5.  It's been kind of amusing to watch my leftist (pastor/church) friends on social media trying to pretend that they haven't spent the last several months re-posting any unverified negative articles about Trump they could find,  referring to Trump in all sorts of negative and derogatory ways, and trying to make any excuse (other than that Clinton was a bad candidate) for Clinton's loss.  Instead, they are all about some faux "Let's all try really hard to love the bigoted, homophobic, anti-woman, uneducated folks that did this to us." postings.

6.  Also social media has been full of the hysterical "they're going to take away all abortion, and end gay marriage" posts.   These are both hysterical and wrong.  IF (yes, IF) Trump does get to nominate enough SCOTUS members to make a difference, and IF (yes, IF) they actually are presented with a case on either topic, IF (yes, IF) they vote the way conservatives would prefer them to.   (That's a lot of IF's)   The absolute worst thing that could possibly happen is that both of those issues would be put to the states to determine how each state would handle this issues.  In other words, through legislative or ballot measures at a more local level than national level.    So, how about we dial back they hysterical screeching and show a little patience and grace.