Now that Vice President Kamala Harris will never be President Harris, she should do America a favor and become a recluse so we won’t have to hear that cackle ever again.

Honestly, this woman has been bizarre from the get-go. She’s never made any sense when she opens her mouth (check out the videos on YouTube of Harris over the years; like Joe Biden, she just gets worse). Throughout her ill-fated campaign, she would never answer a question, as you may recall; instead, she’d drone on about how she grew up in a middle-class family. Where were the fact-checkers? Mamala kept saying we need to lift each other up, yet she was always putting Donald Trump down. She proved time and time again that she was unfit to be commander-in-chief (Biden is unfit as well, but that’s another story). For years, she refused to go to the border, but found the time to visit a Planned Parenthood clinic and chat with a bewildered Oprah Winfrey (for a fee).

Now, if Harris had won, can you imagine her meeting with Vladimir Putin? Heck, she couldn’t even handle being interviewed by Joe Rogan. But Trump goes on his podcast for three hours, then wins the election. Now the future looks bright again.

But according to a recent column by Rev. Julie G. Olmsted, “This election was a devastation for many. I have not observed anything but sorrow, worry and great anxiety for the future,” [Recorder, Dec. 7]. It’s so ridiculous that liberals are experiencing “great anxiety” over Trump (who’s already been president, wasn’t a dictator, and protected us). When Trump was in the White House, Americans enjoyed peace and prosperity, and liberals are still upset that he was successful and popular. The writer should stop observing liberals and observe Republicans for a change, as she’d discover that we are filled with joy and are optimistic about the next four years.

The writer goes on to say that, “We cannot continue to belittle, demean and dehumanize those with whom we disagree.” I agree wholeheartedly. So when are liberals gonna stop insulting Republicans? Remember when failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton called Trump supporters ”deplorables”? How about when failed vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz called the GOP “weird”? And let’s not forget that Joe Biden called Republicans “garbage” just days before Trump defeated Harris.

Certainly there’s been plenty of anger and hate directed at Trump supporters on a near daily basis in this newspapers. Perhaps one or two grumpy liberal writers will be in a better mood next year, but since Democrats will soon be losing their grip on power, I’m not holding my breath.

But I do have a big smile on my face because liberals are worried and outraged over Trump’s decisive victory this holiday season. When are liberals not worried and outraged? I’m just very, very thankful that Kamala will forever be known as a failed presidential candidate. I can hear Trump now — “Bye bye.”

Sherry Cowdrey lives in Shelburne Falls.