AND THE HOPE STILL REMAINS

   Going to sleep last nite brought back memories of the night of the presidential election. The shock that we all felt and the loss of hope - and its regeneration soon after with rising resistance to a man and his minions who wished only for a turn back of the clock to a time in history when the United States needed serious work.
     And the despair continued as the situation grew worse. We realized that we had a dangerous infant in the White House, one who could not control neither his appetite for fast food nor his appetite for grandiose statements, accusations, and public spats re twitter. It was a sick man installed there and yet we were stuck with him as he took apart a system of regulations and attitudes which protected us and our country, which looked toward the future rather than the past. We looked now into a future where the uber wealthy were given and granted privileges that would only increase their power and suddenly all the apocalyptic movies of schismed societies seemed frightfully almost soon to be upon us.
     In ugly situations we had the President and his minions accused of collusion with Russia and that investigation is still ongoing. We have, finally, a possibility of the truth of Trump's financial dealings, one way to get him gone. And we have the brave women who spoke up against him and his disgusting behavior with them, behavior that he himself admits to on a tape of Hollywood Access. Though he lies and twists and turns, denies all, the proof is there and there is NO reason for this man to be allowed to stay in office. He needs to be removed, either by resignation or impeachment and conviction, or by charges of criminal offense.
     And then yesterday we had a validation of sorts; Americans are not totally lost, There is a dim light glowing off in the distance. Though Moore refuses to concede, Jones had won the election. Enough people understood that to elect that pervert Moore, that pedophile, would be a sin against the ages. Yet there were so many who remained in his camp and how any person can look at a young girl, a niece, a sister, a daughter, a stranger and vote for a man who would molest them - it boggles the mind.
     We have made  a start. The margin for Republicans has shrunk. We must hope that more Republicans will remember their souls, will find a moral backbone, will put decency and honor over blind loyalty to a Party. Will Collins realize her error in voting for that tax debacle. Will McCain? Will Flake? Will any of the others who realize the danger inherent in the reigning Party?
     Yes, there is some hope. There is a glimmer of that hope, but it must be nurtured. It must be coaxed and guarded. It must be nourished. We have shown, via yesterday's vote, that good people remain, that voters can be stimulated to come out and vote, though still not enough. But the efforts will go on. They must, if we are to retain anything of our proud founding principles, our progress over the years, and our proud and rightful place among the nations of the world.