I waited a day to write here so that all of my exuberance had enough time to settle out. I think I’m there.

So “we” took the Senate, added more seats in the House, and also increased our gubernatorial advantage across these United States.

So, Yahoo! I’m guessin that everything can get back to normal and we can forget about things for the next, oh, two years while we await the coronation of Hillary.

Happy? Are you really?

Well, I suppose that I am as well. After all we managed to take back control of a completely useless upper chamber while at the same time disinfecting the evil influence of the evil Tea Party by increasing our majority in the lower one.

By the way, I would like to spend some time sometime with someone who can explain to me why the Tea Party is so darn evil. I think they pretty much have the barrel on the ball. But, another time for that one.

But what are those major-party policy-setters in Washington going to actually do, starting in January, that is any different from what has been done in the past? How are they going to stop being self-serving politicians who have not exactly taken this country in a direction that I, for one, would like to see it go?  The way it was always intended to go for the most part. (NOTE: If confused simply read the Constitution. Probably take you under an hour; maybe just a bit more. Definitely less time than the length of a football game.)

You see, when it comes to Congress, especially the Senate, I am a highly skeptical person who believes that the differences between the Democrats and the Republicans is merely one of degree. They are all, still, national politicians and share all of the same characteristics and are driven by the need to just keep getting elected every six years so that they can continue to enjoy the many fruits of a career that is not so readily available to the vast majority of those of us who they have been elected to supposedly serve. Even the good ones eventually get Washing-toned.

(NOTE: $100M spent in North Carolina alone? Why don’t some of the bleeding hearts complain that that money should be put toward kindly social causes? Wouldn’t that buy a lot of stuff?)

So, it is good that we have stopped the bleeding (hearts)- performed the necessary triage, if you will; for now, maybe, but so very much more than that will have to be done. And even in a Reidless world a lot of what needs to be done will probably not get done because it requires a whole bunch of work by the surgeon on the surgeon. And one must never bite the hand that feeds one. Soon enough they all get that point in a short amount of time so it seems to me.

(NOTE: What is the political equivalency of spaying and neutering? Answer, for free- getting elected.)

More exciting to me, and something that gives me the most hope for the future, is the continuing rise of the number of Republican governors and then the fact that they get good stuff done. This had been fairly steady (though I need to go and check on the actual stats) and it appears for good reason. The best states are those run by the Republicans while the worst are run by the Democrats. Just look at the advances in Wisconsin (gotta admit that I really like and respect Scott Walker), Louisiana, Texas, Ohio, New Jersey (well, kinda), Florida, and so on.

Heck, if even Illinois elects a Republican then maybe things are changing. (NOTE: We still have Madigan and Durbin and Chicago.)

Maybe not in Illinois though since we here seem to mostly elect pre-convicts. The bars usually wind up closing on whoever we put up down in Springfield. Part of the job description.

BUT, for the most part, I like the set up at the state levels and I trust that from that crop of good governors might grow a good candidate to run as a real candidate, someone who has actually done something, for President in 2016.

I’m a firm believer now in electing a governor, a good one, a successful one, as President. It just makes sense given the effectiveness and applicability of their resumes. What the hell do senators ever do anyhow?

If the newly-elected members of the now-majority or more-majority houses of Congress, upper and lower, can somehow get their act together and do what they were elected to do and are also given to do (or, more importantly, NOT do) by the Constitution and if we can elect a successful governor like Scott Walker to the presidency then maybe, just maybe, we all have a chance. This country might then have a chance; a good one.

Also, if the Chicago Bears just simply get even just an average defense they could run deep into the playoffs.

Here’s to wishin; here’s to hopin’; here’s to dreamin’; here’s to a helluva lot more hope and a whole different kinda change.

And, for now, just for a little while here is a heartfelt and hearty YAHOO!