ELECTORAL COLLEGE

Today is the day that the Electoral College meets in state capitols all across this great country. They do this to cast their votes for President of the United States of America which should mirror the votes of the public in each state. Contrary to widely held misconceptions, and in no small part a perfect reflection of the teaching of fake facts to students, our country is not a democracy. We do not elect our leaders on the purely popular vote. We have a republic. We have a representative government. This would probably be news to most high school and college students. This should surprise no one, I am wiling to bet that most high school and college students would have difficulty naming the three branches of government. And just for the record, The New York Times is not one of the branches of our government. There are some very rich, deep pocketed dimwit democrats who have spent money running commercials urging republican electors to cast their votes for anyone but Donald Trump. It is no unlike the democrats to try to disenfranchise voters. Oh, did I just write that. That was a joke. Democrats will always try to disenfranchise voters if it serves their nefarious purposes. Since the election last month, I wake up each day to the promise of an America on the rebound. I do not share the opinion of the First Lady who announced last week that there is no hope in America. There is plenty of hope. California, you want to sucede?  I hope you succeed. Just make sure that you take all those America-hating lefties with you. 

Attn: Stupid Lefty Libs, Pundits and fake news editors for major newspapers around the country:

We all know that you will be calling for the impeachment of Donald Trump early and often. Can you please do us all a favor, and at least wait until after the inauguration for these new demands.  Take a couple of weeks off from your lunacy.  Enjoy Christmas and/or Chanukah and/or Festivus or whatever else you celebrate. If you are purely secular, you still can wrap yourself around New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Give you hate a well-needed rest. You are going to need your energy next year when a Republican takes the reins of the government surrounded by capable adults ready to undo as much damage as possible inflicted upon us by the current president. They will be busy trying to fix things and you will be busy screaming about how this is the end of education, the end of society, the end of democracy and the end of the planet and the end of the universe.  Enjoy your vacation and come back all fired up with your hatred for the next four years. It is going to be a bumpy ride. 

Your Food Diary For:

Sunday, December 18, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Arrowhead Mills Puffed Corn Cereal	660	132	11	22	55	0
	660	132	11	22	55	0
L U N C H
Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich	380	30	17	9	155	17
Omelette - 3-egg Omelette With Cheese	425	0	21	28	650	2
Roundy's - Center Cut Bacon	210	0	12	21	660	0
Dark chocolate chip chew granola	130	27	2	2	80	11
	1,145	57	52	60	1,545	30
D I N N E R
Cafeteria - Grilled Cheese Panini	500	0	18	0	0	0
Campbell's - New England Clam Chowder	300	26	18	9	1,570	4
	800	26	36	9	1,570	4
S N A C K S
Chips Ahoy - Chocolate Chips Cookies	200	27	10	1	137	14
	200	27	10	1	137	14
Totals	2,805	242	109	92	3,307	48
Your Daily Goal	4,128	516	137	207	2,300	154
Remaining	1,323	274	28	115	-1,007	106
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 2,198 extra calories from exercise today

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Sunday, December 18, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Elliptical Trainer	97	1,010
Elliptical Trainer	99	1,188
Daily Total / Goal	196 / 30	2,198 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	1186 / 210	11,805 / 4,130

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e·lec·tor·al col·lege

noun

1. (in the US) a body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president.

   • a body of electors chosen or appointed by a larger group.

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se·cede

səˈsēd/

verb

1. withdraw formally from membership in a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.

   
   

   "the kingdom of Belgium seceded from the Netherlands in 1830"

   synonyms:

   withdraw from, break away from, break with, separate (oneself) from, leave, split with, split off from, disaffiliate from, resign from, pull out of; informalquit "the southern states seceded from the Union, precipitating the Civil War"

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suc·ceed

səkˈsēd/

verb

1. 1.

   achieve the desired aim or result.

   
   

   "a mission which could not possibly succeed"

   synonyms:

   triumph, achieve success, be successful, do well, flourish, thrive; More
2. 2.

   take over a throne, inheritance, office, or other position from.

   
   

   "he would succeed Hawke as prime minister"

   synonyms:

   replace, take the place of, take over from, follow, supersede; informalstep into someone's shoes "upon Taylor's death, his vice president succeeded him"