AND THE BEAT GOES ON

     Nothing seems to stop that infernal beat. It just goes on and on and in fact, has changed the whole system of news and its reporting. Today, yesterday, last week, last month, there are just so many misdeeds and wrong statements being reported on that we lose track and even the worst becomes mundane, worthy of being noted and then forgotten as the new news rolls around, and the latest misdeed climbs to the top of the heap, for at least a second or two!
     We have become inured to the pounding of the hammer of reported misdeeds, new charges on top of old charges and still the report remains unpublished, and basically, unknown. Yes, guesses, educated ones, have been made, indictments, pleas, prison sentences, all yes, but the heart of it all - did Trump cooperate with Russia, willingly or not? Is he simply a dunce and not worthy of remaining in office as he endangers us all with his stupidity nd cupidity, or was he a willing participant in collusion and in that case we have a Manchurian candidate in reality, a traitor in the Oval Office, and if so, well, you draw the conclusion. Just contemplating this should shiver your spine.
     Look where we are now. We find out that we have troops where we did not publicly know. We have deals being made before and during the campaign and presidency. We have ugly talk of lies in loans, in behavor and lies on top of lies. We have the nails of gred and corruption closing down doors and windows that gave light to our government, closing the entrances to better environments, clean water - and that we have to worry about that now here in America! - well..... We have peripheral topics that now impinge on Trump territory. So, now, did Kushner get into Harvard because daddy gave a donationof $2.5 million dollars? Huh! Wish I had all those bucks for grandchildren as they come of college age. It makes me even prouder of those already there as they received their acceptances and honors without bribery!!!
     What has become of our country? When and where and why have we lost the whole idea of the merit system and returned to nepotism, cronyism, plutocracy, and all the corruption we thought we had conquered, or at least had made good headway? Why have we decided to allow regulations to save our country, the world, the climate, to help those in need, to heal the sick, aid those who need a hand out - when did we decide to hell with all that and now, now that ass wants to cut Medicare, consigning the elderly to death! Talk about death panels, an idea, a false one, that the Republicnas threw around and now, will they embrace this killer idea because that selfish ass has proposed it? Will we throw away all the gains we have made and the necessary steps still to be taken? Will the "base" realize that their goddamned hero is the one taking away the help they need, closing hospitals, chasing away affordable medical care, social programs that will feed their children, retrain the workers, give their children a free and unbiased good education? Will they, or will they continue to fall prey to their worst instincts, follow the hatred, the lies, further into the pit?
     The beat goes on and more beats enter. Impeachment? A lovely thought, but the House can only indict and the Senate must convict and who runs the Senate now? The Republicans will NEVER vote to convict. Never. So it is a waste of time and energy. Better we expend our talents and time on obstruction of justice claims, on dirty dealings in the financial world of Trump. That is where we will be able to get rid of him, or tie him up so tightly that he cannot manage to damage us any longer. We can but hope, can we not?!
     Only with a lot of hard work, with the awakening of more, with the turning away from his awful policies and unspoken but clearly there encouragements to hate the other, so as to split the country and weaken his opposition, with great efforts, will we be able to turn the tide or change the rhythm. I hope we do. I hope we find a better conductor, a true maestro to lead us in the next election and in the meanwhile, lower the volume on this one, mute the ugly notes and smooth out the flow. We need an expert here but where is that expert? Actually, we need a whole crew, a replacement field of new musicians. Start with Globuchar. She can start the improvement, I believe. I hope. I pray.