There were a few.

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Young and old, some with parents, some teens, I did get a number of trick or treaters. I enjoyed the thing. I forgot to take a picture of the pumpkins all lit up, but will try to remember tomorrow. I am simply too tired now. Watching scary movies between visitors and just enjoying the evening was not a bad deal.

On the political scene, I have noted that many talking head establishment conservatives are as nervous as any Democrat. They loved the surge until they realized... they are next. They will not be able to talk the talk then skate. The mood is not convenient for graft, nepotism, insider trading, cheating, lying, and such. These so-called conservatives and talking heads realize that it is not they who are winning, but Americans. We are not interested in politics as a game, but many of us might literally seemingly be taking the sport as more than a game and mean business. They, in other words, realize they are just as likely to be next after the communists are crushed. Oh yes, I do see the fear in their eyes, hear the quiver in their voices, and see the wary words they banter.

Conservativism, whatever it used to mean, now means cutting government, cutting expenses, and cutting taxes. It means getting government out of ordinary people's lives and businesses. It means ending all the green initiatives and rolling that whole agenda back to before reason fled this nation. By the way, you do realize that for almost all of American history to include before we were a nation, river water has been undrinkable almost everywhere, right? No, this craziness has to end. Business has been burdened beyond it's ability to translate raw materials into goods so that we are left with technological edge (fast fading due to the hostile take-over of education making it into re-education), finance (and our "quality" is showing there), and services.

What will happen is anyone's guess. Some say it is black and white. Some say it is completely unknowable. I think it, in the bigger picture, is probably rather visible and dependent on what Americans choose to do as both consumers, an electorate, and as citizens. So far, if only tenuously, America is still ruled by the citizen. They have forgotten their duty, they have been distracted, humiliated, and reduced by the attacks on family, religion, and even common sense. If Americans actually choose to become adults, good Christians, and reverse much of the damaging laws and ethics, there is a chance. If they choose to continue to live like adult sized children, dependent upon a government that not only cannot but will not ever bee a caring entity, the gig is up. I really hope this is more than a hiccup on the way to slavery... but I honestly doubt it. One sign of positive change will be if women lose their right to vote, their super right to employment, and many of the "rights" they have come to possess without any true right, cause, real need, and in many cases to even want.

Time, as they say, will tell.

Good night.