Where have we gone and what have we done. From Jeff Flake yesterday to retired Justice Kennedy, voices are being raised in appeals for decency, for civility, for unity, for remembering that we are one country, not two enemies facing each other at a border somewhere.
It is not even about Kavanaugh and whether he did or did not and whether he remembers or is outright lying. It is about his demeanor, his savage behavior, his so unlike Justice behavior that to vote yes for confirmation means actually a confirmation of hatred, for a splitting of the USA into at least two countries and who knows - perhaps and quite possibly war. I am not the only one saying this now and quite frankly it scares the bejesus out of me!
Have you carefully parsed Kavanaugh's behavior? Have you done the same with Graham who looked absolutely demented in his rantings on Thursday and Friday. Have you looked at the others, Cronyn, Cruz, etc. Trump has decided that the Democrat Party - and yes, he took off the ic at the end for he had decided that is what HE wants! Never mind that they were chartered as the Democratic Party. Graham is ripping away, raving almost, accusing other Americans of destroying the country because they do not confirm Kavanaugh. It does not matter what the crippled investigation shows for it is already a decided vote for the Senators. It is a complete shambles and worse for all of us.
The rest of the government has followed suit with spokeswoman Conway swearing to the lies of Trump and bolstered by Sanders. We have lost the moral center of gravity - all of us and the Republicans are leading the way. No more is there talk even of bipartisanship. Nope, it is one or the other and that is it.
We are throwing out veterans. We are moving thousands of kids around again, putting them in the soul deadening desert tent camp in southern Texas. No education. No love. No attention. No proper care or food. No psychological help in the separation that has dragged on forever it seems for these kids. Nope. It is a rousting in the middle of the night, onto a bus with a snack and on for hours to get where they are going.
What has become of us. What!! What will become of us in the near future? Trump has restarted the Cold War 2.0 and this time around we have no allies for he has made enemies of them all. Our products are costing us more now due to the moronic tariffs imposed by that man. Our factories and workshops are rolling back workers and hours as they cannot afford to absorb the rising costs and keep people working. Our air, our waters, our lands are all becoming more and more filthy and ruined by that same man and his dangerous and greedy 1%ers. The religious right is going nuts on all of us and who knows what will be as they keep pushing to violate the rule of separation of church and state. And as for women- I shudder at the future in store for them should all these people triumph in their destruction and madness.
Our national debt is now at a record high with less funding comeing as the tax break for the rich slows collections of monies. Our debt service is out of sight!
And no one sees this, or pretends not to see it. So we will raise bigots and conspiracy nuts to the bench. We will turn back the clock on everything positive that we have achieved. And we will destroy our country. We will destroy families. We will destroy friendships.
Decency. Civility. Hope. A future. Please. Please. Heed what we have done and try to get decency back in the lexicon. Civility as well. Respect for others and their right to differ. No one is putting a knife in your back when there is a difference of opinions. But we have forgotten that.
We need to examine where we are and remember our past and the hope of a future.
Anybody out there as frightened as I am?
Please note that there will not be a new posting Tuesday and the next new one will be Wednesday. Again, please take the time to read and reread earlier postings. See the patterns we have seen growing in our country, in our ally. Think and vote.
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