The Morning After

We won't be able to say anything for sure until the next presidential election, but Kansas is looking almost blue. Certainly a nice shade of purple. But watching this and the last couple of elections has led me to a couple of conclusions:

We really are a nation split down the middle. Thankfully we're able to remain basically unified and civilized, but half of the population fundamentally disagrees with the other half. That's a good thing because it keeps us in balance so that we never get too extreme about anything and everyone should feel at least somewhat represented. It's a bad thing because that balance will prevent us ever having any deep, meaningful change.

Despite the fundamental differences between the people on the wings, it's the moderates who swing back and forth tipping the balance slightly one way or the other. I don't know if this is because they believe anything other than "there's gotta be someone better." They give one party power to try for a while and are unsatisfied then go the other way, back and forth. To me that's not so much a sign of belief as a perpetual state of disillusionment.

And regardless of democratic or republican power, I'm still cynical enough to think it's all ultimately controlled by who has the money. That generally means big businesses and corporations.

(Oh, and it looks like KC will be getting light rail. Interesting. Must have something to do with Hadrian leaving.)