2016 Postmortem

I do feel for these folks. Most don't have an education past high school, maybe a certification in a service career, are employed in low wage/low benefit jobs, bounce around from job to job in the low wage economy always looking for something better and don't have a lot in the way of savings. I see their future - working well into their 60s and beyond and suffering the inevitable health problems like bad knees and cranky backs. They won't enjoy the happy and secure retirements of their parents and their kids will have even less. I'm sure in their hearts, they know this, too.

I do see the potential for a silver lining, though. Dems have a great chance to showcase the greed of America's top 1% ers at the confirmation hearings for Trump's cabinet picks. Maybe some eyes will be opened when the likes of DeVos and Ross get grilled on how they wrecked public education and bought and sold manufacturers soley to enrich themselves.