Your Kids Will Meditate in School

I think a nice counterpoint to some of the pat conventional wisdom about "anti-establishment" or "anti-politician" sentiment in the current election is simply to look at how successful retreat candidates have been. Once and future Senator Dan Coates (R-Indiana) isn't exactly a breath of fresh air. Nor is former Rep Rob Portman or former Rep John Kasich (both R-Ohio). The trend is a much more literal swing of the pendulum against the folks currently in charge (mostly Democrats) and in favor of the other guys.

The ultimate of all of this is happening in California where Democrat Jerry Brown will once again be governor:

In high school I liked the Dead Kennedys "California Uber Alles" a lot, but had to look up what it was a reference to. The idea that over a decade after my graduation Brown would be governor of California again never occurred to me.