I have been fantasizing (for approximately the last four years) about the little note that I would send to Senator Mitch McConnell on November 7, 2012. It was a triumphalist gloat such as:
Dear Senator McConnell:
How'd that "make sure Barack Obama is a one-term president" thing work out for you? Looks like you just suffered an epic FAIL. I hope it stings, you traitorous, obstructionist troglodyte.
P.S. Drop dead.
But when I woke up this morning – to the gradual realization that Obama had won reelection – I had a change of heart and decided to deliver the kind of message I was taught to compose in my Civics class in high school back in the Pleistocene Era. The actual text of the message I ended up sending follows below:
Dear Senator McConnell:
Now that you have failed in your publicly stated goal of making Barack Obama a "one-term president," I respectfully request that you make an effort to ensure that Republicans in the Senate drop the obstructionism of the past four years and work with the President and the Democratic majority in seriously addressing the many challenges we face as a nation.
I know it's kind of weenie and squishy-squashy, and I didn't even rub it in about his not getting to be the Majority Leader. But I guess I have decided to try and be a little gracious in victory.
I am not kidding myself that his staff will do anything but hit "delete," especially when they see I am from California. Nor do I really think that the Republican dead-enders in the Senate will accept the results of the election and actually try to, you know, do something for the country. But, as my mom always told me, when it comes to Republicans, it can't hurt to rub a little salt in the wound – as long as you're polite.
That said, among the categories one can select as your topic on McConnell's contact page, is "CONGRATS." I couldn't resist selecting it. Hee hee.
If you'd like to let Mitch know you're your thinking about him on this very special morning:
http://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/...