Omaha is about to embark on a new era. Well, sort of a new era. I wonder how much will really change since the new Omaha mayor has kept almost every department head of the old Omaha mayor. Things probably won’t change all that much. After all, it wasn’t like John Ewing was pushing some bold new agenda during the campaign. It’s not like he proposed anything revolutionary. In my opinion, he won based on his past service, being a good guy, and voters were ready for a change.

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change. The courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

I find myself saying the Serenity Prayer more and more when I see what’s happening to our country right now.

Maybe I missed something. Maybe Governor Pillen was walking the streets of West Omaha knocking on doors and campaigning for Jean Stothert. Perhaps he marched with her in parades. Was he endorsing her in TV ads, and I just didn’t see it?

If he didn’t do any of that, then why is he blaming West Omaha voters for the mayor’s loss?

The Wizard of West Des Moines doesn’t have quite the same ring to it as the Oracle of Omaha, but it looks like that might be what we’re facing.

West Des Moines resident Greg Able is the probable replacement for Warren Buffett. And the reports are that he’s not driving his U-Haul 129 miles west on I-80.