Can this really be happening?

For the first time in his life, the Peril actually likes and respects one of the candidates on the national ballot, and he has been pleasantly astonished by what a great feeling that is. Never had it before now. Didn't realize it felt this good. Kinda envies the true-believers (of either party) who presumably get this feeling every four years or so, rather than once every couple of decades. Goes on about it at great length over at Politics of the Peril.

And, being a cynic, he imagines probably disillusionment looms -- but for right now, he's just enjoying the novelty of the whole situation. Also he doesn't know why he's writing about himself in the third person. Will stop typing now.