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Lately, I've heard this joke running through the back of my head - whenever I hear or see somebody waffling around about how they can't vote for Hillary, won't vote for Hillary, they want that other person over there who seems perfect but she doesn't want to run, or he wants to run but doesn't have the big push or machinery behind him.

The joke (and you've undoubtedly heard it) is about the guy stranded on his rooftop while the floodwaters are rising, rather ominously. He prays to God. "PLEASE RESCUE ME, OH LORD! DELIVER ME FROM THE FLOODWATERS!"
And a boat comes by - "hey dude! Get on! Let's get you to safety!"
Man on roof: "Oh NO! The LORD will save me!" "SAVE ME DEAR GOD!"
And another boat comes by, fire department. "HEY! YOU on the roof! HERE! Get onboard! HURRY!!!"
Man on roof: "NO! My LORD is going to save me! I trust in GOD!" PLEASE DEAR GOD! SAVE ME!!!"
And soon there's a police chopper hovering overhead. They holler down with their megaphone: "SIR! HEY! We're lowering a ladder! Grab a hold! We'll airlift you outta there!"
Man on roof: "Oh NO! Thanks but NO! My GOD will save me! GOD WILL SAVE ME! I BELIEVE!!!!" "DEAR LORD! SAVE ME!"
And the floodwaters rise. And he's swept off the roof and drowns.
Man gets to the Pearly Gates. Can't believe where he wound up. What the heck happened? "Dear God, why didn't you come? Why weren't you there? I called upon you repeatedly and believed! Why didn't you come save me?"
The Lord: "Hey, what are you talking about??? For Heaven's sake, I sent two boats and a helicopter!"

calimary's moral-of-the-story: Hey, here's a shot at two boats and a helicopter. Grab a hold and get off the roof before the GOP floodwaters drown you! HERE'S your rescue, whether you recognize it or not. It's not The Lord. It's not the perfect rescue you prayed for. But it's a way out of danger, forcryingoutloud. We should grab WHAT'S THERE. We need to dance with WHAT'S THERE. If we wait around for the perfect, for the perfect rescue, the perfect dancing partner, the perfect ANYTHING (or rather - WHAT WE THINK is the perfect fill-in-the-blank-here), that will leave the way open for the bad guys to sweep into the White House again.

I guarantee - those who waited or held out will NOT like the results they get, if THAT scenario happens. GUARANTEED. ABSOLUTELY ROCK-SOLID CAST-IN-BRONZE-WITH-CONCRETE-FOOTINGS GUARANTEED.