The big face-plant

I’ll second that....

Thank you, Diana!

Well said Diane.....a huge sigh of relief!!!

Thank you, Cheryl!

I most certainly agree with all of that. Nail on head, Diane.

Hopefully, the coming changes that Biden signalled (like rejoining the Paris Agreement, the WHO etc) will, actually, make America great again to the relief of the rest of the world.

Thank you, StoneRoad!

Congratulations! From the point of view of Germany and probably the whole world, the Americans made the right choice! Now the people of the USA must grow together again. It will certainly not all be easier, but it will be more reliable, I think.

Thank you, jeybee.

I couldn't agree with you more, Diane. I do hope Biden can get along with Boris - the latter will have to improve his position I think.

Hello, Amelia. I thing one of Biden's main goals is to get along with all of our allies, no matter what their viewpoints!

Thank you for your insight, Peggy! Yes, the miasma in noticeably cleared!

The shameful manner of his reaction to losing accurately reflects his whole presidency.
I contrast it with Dubya's graceful message to Joe Biden and, Lord knows, I was no fan of Dubya! Also Bush Sr's note for Clinton in '92, left for him in the Oval Office. Class!!
But in those days the consensus of opinion was that the democratic process was paramount. If your side lost, it lost because the voters decreed it and all you could do was try harder next time, not trash the whole system like a spoilt child throwing toys out of the pram!
(IMHO, as an outsider, looking in!)

Your observations are completely valid, Andy! There will be tough times ahead for the economy, aid for those who are suffering dire situations, and trying to work with a still ultra-right opposition. But, all we can to is get busy and do it! v

Thank you.

So where is Pence in all this, keeping his head down, embarrassed, working on some dastardly scheme to save his bosses face, working on some scheme to save his own face? My guess is he is working with the GOP heads to save the parties face.
What I do know is that the moment the election result was called I immediately felt that little bit safer. Mr Trump should learn a quote from Abraham Lincoln, You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.”

Trump, being an entrenched narcissist, won't learn anything, in my opinion. But, Democrats have to get busy undoing the damage he's done (such as pulling back environmental protections of all kinds) He will cause maximum chaos on his way out the door. People with his personality disorder destroy as much as they can rather than change their minds or take advice. He's still the president, until Jan. 20. We also have the huge task of dealing with his rabid followers. Anyway, we will certainly be in much safer hands with Biden and Harris.

Pence disappeared for awhile, but popped up yesterday claiming he had something to do with the new and clinically tested vaccine. It might be on the market soon, but will take a long time to manufacture enough for everyone. He had NO hand in that at all, the drug company developed and tested it! He's lies as much as Trump, just quieter about it.

My Dear Friend - he will take credit for anything that makes him be in a better light --

- if the newspaper comes and something about him is on the front page --

- automatically I turn it over - done with him [ well, really was before he was even sworn into the Office tin which e did nothing for our Country ]..

.. unless he and/or the family were going to benefit from it

Diane, It will take years to un-do the damage done .....

Für die Amerikaner tut es mir leid, dass sie so einen Präsidenten hatten.
Aber aus der europäischen Sichtweise war er ein sehr unterhaltsamer Präsident. Ich glaube, speziell in den Tagen rund um die Wahl habe ich so oft gelacht, weil ich es einfach nicht mehr glauben konnte, wie weit er es trieb, was er noch hervor brachte. "Stimmenauszählung da stoppen, wo ich gerade führe aber bitte da weiter zählen, wo ich hinten liege" ist schon ein sehr spezielles Verständnis einer demokratischen Wahl.
Lustig auch seine Angst vor der Briefwahl - etwas, was beispielsweise in Deutschland völlig normal ist. Hier kriegt jeder Wähler eine Benachrichtigung über die bevorstehende Wahl zugeschickt und kann damit dann Briefwahlunterlagen anfordern - online oder per Post. Es benötigt weder eine Begründung, noch sonst irgend etwas, sondern ist ein komplett normaler Vorgang, per Briefwahl zu wählen.

Nein, das Theater rund um die Wahl war wirklich sehr unterhaltsam und der Präsident war ein wunderbarer Entertainer. Beides eigentlich aber Dinge, die man nicht unbedingt selbst im eigenen Land erleben möchte. Aber so von aussen......: sehr unterhaltsam. ;-)

Yes how Jubilant most of the USA must be. He really was unbelievable, but have to say a lot of people here in the UK will miss him just how he made himself laughing stock & of course at the peoples expence .. But we couldn't understand how so many Americans were still voting for him !!!!!
Take care Diane & hope all is well with you.

Sometimes you get lost for words !!!!!!!

I fully agree. I can't imagine how he's still there until 20 January, but let's just hope he doesn't cause too many problems for the USA and the rest of the world between now and then. The sooner the whole clan are gone the better! Stay safe, Diane.

Ich wünsche Euch, dass die Tage dieses lächerlichen Tyrannen endlich gezählt sind, Diane...diesem Menschen sieht man die Boshaftigkeit an und politisch gesehen ist er
ein Desaster...ich befürchte, man wird noch einiges von ihm hören, bevor man ihn aus
dem Tempel jagen kann!
Über dieses Video musste ich allerdings herzhaft lachen...es trifft’s genau :)
youtu.be/r3ZEFM7_Itk
Take care Diane und bleib gesund!

Saw him tonight (13th) trying to claim credit for the vaccine, but I also felt a hint of resignation from him that he realises he is out of a job in January.
240000 Dead 10.5 million infected and he still thinks it will be over soon. If you live in New York, tough! you are not going to get the vaccine unless the governor asks for it. So what's that all about?.

240,000. That's more than 4 times the USA's Vietnam war death toll, which took a decade to 'achieve'.

I was a little surprised ~5 years ago when I heard he was going into politics. You either lose an election or die in office. No on-going win situation.

As an historian and a patriot, I am so glad to see him defeated in the election ... I was very scared of what he would have done to the country and democracy in another four years, usurping the checks-and-balances system that has been a foundation of our democracy for 250 years. I will be glad to see this election finalized in a few weeks, despite what many think of the concept of the "electoral college". But now we still have to suffer through 2 more months who-knows-what governance. And after Jan 20, 2021, will he attempt to govern his millions of disciples from a Florida "White House"?