On earth to run a mile in under four minutes flat. He ran his four laps around the track and hit the tape in 3 59. 4 sends. Track experts say had it not been for the win, he probably would have shaved another second off his time. Roger bannister made headlines all over the world because no one had thought it possible for a human being to run so fast. The New York Times called it, quote, one of mans hitherto unattainable goals, the sub fourminute mile. Roger bannister did it. He attained the unattainable. He said after the race, quote, i felt pretty tired at the end, but i knew that i would just about make it, end quote. And we may not all be athletes. Running a mile would probably take me into double digits. But for those of us that have made it this far in the trump presidency, for those of us who have had to endure an Election Night that turned into election weeks, we can all empathize with Roger Bannister and his pretty tired legs. For us, its been more a marathon than a sprint. Ins
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