Another uneventful election. Some of our favorite candidates won and some did not.
Yet life goes on.
Which reminds me of the words of my father. Coming from Europe he was always amazed by the peaceful transition of power. He would say, “Look at the outgoing politician and his new replacement. They shake hands, the candidate puts his hands on a Bible and is sworn in, and the former incumbent walks away. There are no bombings, riots or killings. Everything is the way it was except there are now new leaders. America is truly amazing.”
Can democracy only be seen through the eyes of an immigrant?
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