Concession

I was wrong about the October surprise. And I was wrong to think that perhaps there were more people in the reality-based community than not. (The Democrats were wrong about a lot, too; more on that later.)

Anyway, Adam Felber (whom you may know of, if you listen to Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me on public radio) has offered a concession speech for me to love. A taste:

There are some who would say that I sound bitter, that now is the time for healing, to bring the nation together. Let me tell you a little story. Last night, I watched the returns come in with some friends here in Los Angeles. As the night progressed, people began to talk half-seriously about secession, a red state / blue state split. The reasoning was this: We in blue states produce the vast majority of the wealth in this country and pay the most taxes, and you in the red states receive the majority of the money from those taxes while complaining about 'em. We in the blue states are the only ones who've been attacked by foreign terrorists, yet you in the red states are gung ho to fight a war in our name. We in the blue states produce the entertainment that you consume so greedily each day, while you in the red states show open disdain for us and our values. Blue state civilians are the actual victims and targets of the war on terror, while red state civilians are the ones standing behind us and yelling "Oh, yeah!? Bring it on!"

Felber in 2008.