Thank God I Didn’t Vote for Hope and Joy

Thank God I Didn’t Vote for Hope and Joy

Several months ago, in the lead-up to the most recent Most Important Election of Our Lifetime, I wondered out loud whether we should choose the uncertain wish for hope and joy or the very real promise of bleak despair. These were the options that were being presented to us, and the choice seemed pretty clear. I know I don’t need to tell you which alternative won out, but I will anyway. It wasn’t hope and joy. So here we are today, living in a la…