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How do you spell "Relief"?

It's great to know that many of us were unhappy with the present situation in Washington; and if the American voter could exercise sound judgment after asking themselves, "Did I make a mistake?”

Chuck N.
Herriman, Utah



The Fat Lady and other things.

Well, the Fat Lady sang, and she's sick of President Cheeto, et. al. However, one should be cautious about calling the vote a mandate for the Democratic Party. Voters are notoriously fickle, and the 2028 elections are not at all far off. If congressional Demos don't deliver, the electorate will cut their heads off at their heels. For a short time the game is theirs to lose. The public has no stomach - or patience - for drawn out hearings about "Who did What to Whom?" Realistically, they should be able to reform the Defense/War Department and boot some redundant weapons programs, and put a stop to the war with Iran. After that, some curbs on the medical insurance lobby and pharma would be looked upon with great favor by voters. Any more than that will require a Democrat in the White House. That is by no means a certainty.

In my 70 years of dwelling upon this earthly firmament, I never dreamed that such an out-and-out thief would be elected, not once, but twice to high office. The greater mystery is that the voters willingly believed what this charlatan promised, even though it was plain to see that none of it could have happened and thereby voted for him anyway. But then again, I was not alive when Warren G. Harding was elected. So as I inferred earlier, I don't have a great deal of faith in the concept of a rational electorate.

As for Detroit, they need to turn back from their greed for high priced SUVs and trucks. In Mexico, electric vehicles are on the verge of out-selling ICE vehicles. Guess where most of those BEVs are being made? China. I doubt that the Mexican buyers give a dead agave worm who makes those cars. From what I've read, they buy them because they are reasonably priced and have a fair amount of luxury.

Jim Jones
Cole County, Missouri



We must do better.

The rejection of MAGA last Tuesday was good, hard, and fast. Watching traditional Red states turn blue was interesting. Those areas finally feeling what the rest of America in some capacity has felt since Stronzo Don first took office. There was no victory in that landslide. Americans have zero empathy towards one another. And in the face of extremism incompetence and racism will vote for such until it affects their personal bottom line. Yes, America rejected Trumps agenda, but they embraced it TWICE! It’s like owning two older vehicles, one that is reliable and one that has major issues. You never get rid of the clunker; drive it thinking this time it will get you to work. While the other car sits waiting for you to wake up to reality. This madness has to end. We cannot keep electing total buffoons and hope they will act presidential. Because in this town our freaking existence depends on it.

JRR
Plymouth, Michigan



Midterm hotline edition.

Hello! You’ve reached the Automobile MAGA Enthusiasts’ midterm election edition hotline. Please listen carefully as our menu choices have recently changed for reasons we’re sure you understand and probably don’t like. This hotline edition contains bulletins and announcements sure to sooth some and greatly disturb others.

Press 1: To hear date and time for the rescheduled meeting of the MAGA chapter of the Flat Earth Society. Keynote speaker Stephen Miller will be unable to attend due to his recent promotion and the necessary upgrades to his personal security detail that our venue simply cannot accommodate.

Press 2: To hear as the Secretary of War explains how new recent Dept. of War vehicle research and production contracts will offset reduced production and profit from failed OEM domestic BEV programs.

Press 3: For details on the cancellation of all Cybertruck product which was rumored to have a key role in future ground operations in Iran, hasten victory and bolster prospects for Doge 2.

Press 4: To hear Senator Elect Abdul ElSayed and UAW President Sean Fain chart new directions for legacy comprehensive union healthcare plans in the era of Medicare for All. Covered UAW employees please identify yourselves by saying or using the keypad to enter your badge number to confirm your eligibility now and avoid surprise early cancellation of union benefits.

Thank you for calling the Automobile MAGA Enthusiasts midterm election edition hotline. It has been a busy week here at your hotline and answers to your calls may be delayed due to heavy call volume. Regrettably, some calls may never be answered.

Dr. John
Phoenix, Arizona



Fine. Not fine.

I'm conservative. I expected and I'm relieved the mid-term blowout has happened. Trump should have been 25th'd at least a year ago. As Biden should have been by his third year. Trouble is, the 25th amendment requires the president's staff or cabinet officers to do so, and in both cases, they were not going to kill the golden geese.

The morning after I had a small hope that after the political BS of the past ten years that a lesson would be learned in this latest change of power. That hope died after only a few minutes when read news reports of democrats telling republicans to "lawyer up because we are coming after you." Same old shit, the fiddles play on. Both political parties are a plague on our country. Other than that, everything is fine, just fine.

DG
Berwick, Maine



Tick, tick, tick.

The Democrats have a very short window to get to work fulfilling the promises they ran and won on. Judiciary hearings, impeachments, and the blame game by themselves will not satisfy the voters who elected them to change the course the nation is currently on and will hand the 2028 Presidential election to the Republicans. Democrats need to also keep in mind that the DSA wing does not play well in middle America, and I am not sure it plays well outside of NYC and LA, which does not give that wing a broad mandate. Republicans need to take this opportunity and quit Trump cold turkey, and reclaim the party that once embraced Reagan. Americans have a short memory, and election day 2028 is now less than two years away, the clock is ticking.

KB
Sparta, New Jersey



Brats on deck.

The new Jeep CJ-8... What could possibly go wrong with such a stellar offering? The first glance reminded me of a somewhat puffed-up Subaru Brat. I'm starting to worry that all of the adults have left the building, leaving the kids with their hands on the controls.

DJV
Wilmington, North Carolina



The New “Flop.”

I won't gloat over the election. I won't even gloat over the Cybertruck. But I will point out that the Edsel outsold it by about 30k units; giving a new face to "Flop" in the encyclopedia.

Tom Pease
AE’s L.A.-based correspondent
Beverly Hills, California