The election’s positives and negatives…

We can debate the “intelligence” of the voting public seen in this recent election as we did with the election of George Bush, who also didn’t win the popular vote, but there were glimmers of hope. In several House and Senate races, common sense prevailed—Ayotte is out in New Hampshire, for example (Trump still might keep her in DC, though). On the other hand, Zephyr Teachout lost (Bernie Sanders campaigned for her).

Perhaps more importantly, considering that the GOP still controls the U.S. H...