Long time lurker, first time commenter. I share LL3′s observation about the recent unusually thought provoking posts. The beauty of our system is that it is essentially self correcting. I believe the Obama aberration will self correct and I hope that the tree of liberty does not require the blood of too many patriots in the bargain. Although I knew McCain was not going to win, I was heartened by the fact that McCain-Palin rallies featured chants of “USA, USA!” while Obama rallies featured “Obama, Obama!” That told me all I needed to know. I sincerely appreciate you BC’ers for your intellectual stimulation and I appreciate Wretchard for posing some truly relevant issues. Happy 4th to all of you and God bless the USA.