Friday links! Managed expectations edition

Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton work the crowd.

Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton work the crowd.

You and I both know we’re voting for Hillary Clinton in November. President Clinton II is the best we can expect. Despite a hostile Congress, she’ll oversee three more years of steady growth in stocks and home prices before a second Great Recession finally convinces the Republican Party to embrace expanded social services armed secession. That’s the offer. If you don’t like it, you can vote for Donald Trump. The important thing is that we manage our expectations, not fool ourselves into thinking the 2016 election can change the course of the United States. Today is Friday, and things will never be as good as they were 15 years ago. Won’t you stop being a goddamn stupid baby with me?

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