From Peggy Noonan's WSJ column

I've quoted this passage from her 12/19 column to several folks so far. I guess it kind of captures my sentiment.

People are angry but don't have a plan, and they'll give the incoming president unprecedented latitude and sympathy, cheering him on. I told a friend it feels like a necessary patriotic act to be supportive of him, and she said, "Oh hell, it's a necessary selfish act—I want him to do well so I survive. We all do!"