“Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright;

The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light,

And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout;

But there is no joy in Mudville — mighty Casey has struck out.”

It appears that Barack Obama has won a second term as president of the United States.  While the final counts have not been recorded the popular vote is very close.  Barack Obama may have won the electoral count by a large majority the POTUS does not have a mandate to do anything.  In the popular vote count he won by a nose in a country of 311 million people.  It tells me how divided our nation is on so many issues.

Even as I write this post Mitt Romney has not agreed to concede defeat.  Perhaps his staff is looking for irregularities in the vote counts that could change the outcome.  Then again he came so close he may be having a difficult time accepting defeat.  It’s got to hurt.

So assuming the networks are correct the question remains; where will the president take this country in the next four years?