{"id":136,"date":"2003-11-05T16:34:42","date_gmt":"2003-11-05T19:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ericbrooks.com\/soapbox\/?p=136"},"modified":"2011-08-17T12:10:34","modified_gmt":"2011-08-17T16:10:34","slug":"election-aftermath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ericbrooks.com\/soapbox\/election-aftermath\/","title":{"rendered":"Election aftermath"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ahh&#8230; the people have spoken.<\/p>\n<p>And they are truly idiots.<br \/>\nHowever, it&#8217;s all about choice. That&#8217;s what makes America great, right?<br \/>\nEven if dark days, a lot of despair, doom &amp; gloom are ahead of us. And you just gave the enemies the keys to the kingdom. 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