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After his defeat in Britains 1945 general election, Winston Churchills wife Clementine consoled him: It may well be a blessing in disguise. Churchill replied, At the moment it seems quite effectively disguised.
As do any blessings to be found in last Tuesdays election result. The country faces four more years of Barack Obama in the Oval Office, with an increased Democratic majority in the Senate, as a debt crisis bears down upon us at home and our enemies ramp up their efforts abroad. One hopes, for the sake of the country, that on some key issues the president can be persuaded to do the right thingor, at least, that politics and reality will conspire to pressure the president to do the minimally acceptable thing
Losing Can Be Liberating | The Weekly Standard
As do any blessings to be found in last Tuesdays election result. The country faces four more years of Barack Obama in the Oval Office, with an increased Democratic majority in the Senate, as a debt crisis bears down upon us at home and our enemies ramp up their efforts abroad. One hopes, for the sake of the country, that on some key issues the president can be persuaded to do the right thingor, at least, that politics and reality will conspire to pressure the president to do the minimally acceptable thing
Losing Can Be Liberating | The Weekly Standard