It would appear that America simply did not deserve all of the manifold gifts bestowed upon us by a man so dignified, so refined, and so forward-thinking, a man beloved of governing, academic and cultural elites across the globe and from the East Coast of America clear over to the West Coast, not including the three thousand or so meaniningless miles in between, of course.
Oh, well. As Captain America said to Billy the Kid as they headed out on their choppers for one last ride: "We blew it, man".
Maureen, seriously: get a grip. Reality is nowhere to be found in Hollywood or the Hamptons. Those are places people go to escape reality; to mingle only with people who dream the same dreams and congratulate each other on their ability to care so deeply that it hurts.
And believe you me, ma'am, after eight years of Obama, it hurt a hell of a lot.