TILL

     What is the meaning of that word anyway? It can denote the ending or the beginning. It can point out a time condition or any other condition. It can be used to pinpoint a sequence of events and causalities, and it can also come with a sigh of frustration, chagrin, and disappointment. And so I ask now, till when will we have this farce of a government? Till when will we continue to accept a severly disabled man as President and I do not mean physically, but mentally, emotionally, a man with a critical lack of mental balance.
     Till this administration is swept clean of the incompetents, the unqualified, the venial and the alleged criminally irresponsible, we will continue to reap what we have sown. Till we send this administration packing, we will continue to have attacks on our system of government, on our judiciary, attacks that will have repercussionsfor decades to come.
     Till we stop a government that emulates the story of the wolf and the three little pigs in its huffing and puffing and manifestly unsucessful stabs at greed and mayhem, we will continue to revolve in the equivalent of those caged motorcycles speeding round and round and going nowhere. Till we have a steady hand at the helm, one which makes decisions and then keeps to them, decisions that are made after careful thought, consultation and followed into future scenarios, till then we will continue to have chaos. We will continue to remain on the edge of a nuclear war, with insane leaders dragging their relative countries into a war no one on this planet can win - ever!
     Till we find replacement Republicans who will stand up against their vile supposed leader, we will have the pitiful and dangerous situation we are in at present. Till the RNC hoists its pants back up and stands erect, we will continue to have a party with no moral backbone, a party that runs scared before and from its supposed head, and which brings the country and its government to a halt, empties out the halls of government of career professionals, runs down our government and makes it a moral disgrace for all the world to see.
     Do I think that any of the Democratic candidates is the perfect answer? No, for no one is perfect, but I do believe that if we keep the House, win the Senate, and get the White House, with perhaps  the cherry on the top if we have some actual living Republicans who can think for themselves and admit crimes when they see them, then, till and when that happens ....well, a gal can dream, can she not?!
     Warren seems to have stepped into first place in the polling. Is she the best one? Who the hell knows at this point. What people need to realize is that extremes of campaigns are inevitably rounded out, but at least there is room there for honest and caring policies, unlike what we have now, a government run for the benefit of the Trump Organizaton and its bottom line, all headed by a morally bankrupt ignoramus who cannot do ought but go bankrupt financially and morally and his folllowing right along in his footsteps family.
     I still think Klobuchar is the way to go for she is smack dab in the sensible middle, choosing right or left according to needs and musts. She is tough yet caring, successful, and knows how to tough things out. She is real. But at this point, what with the GOP shutting down its primaries in order to stop any opponents of Trump, usual cowardly behavior, and Trump coming up with his hate filled speech, his barbaric feelings, his huffing and puffing and getting us nowhere but into more danger, his crazy behavior and threats,  anyone will do in  a pinch!! Even the proverbial dogcatcher.
     This loss of balance, of proper govenment can be seen all along the width and breadth of the country. Crazed attacks on rights of women, threats to our social safety network, immoral fascistic cruel behavior and actions with and against immigrants and refugees, mass shootings and racial attacks, demented defenses for assault weapons, the rollback of regulations that will help with the environment - people, this guy and his minions gotta go!! As do  the state legislatures who gerrymander and vote against the wishes of the majority of the people in the state, who cut poorer women out of the ability to get healthcare for whatever they need, for the crowing of saving money on the stomachs of children, on the deteriorating health of the uninsured. We need an epic change in all levels.
     Sadly, as well, we need an epic change here in the Village. The officers need to be changed, the offices aired out, made ready for new and more capable, brighter, fresher thinking. We need to step up to the plate, insist on participatory government and if not, then vote the guy and his minions out of office. At this point we have been driven into precarious footing in many aspects of life here. Financially struggling. Infrastructure fragmenting. Roads deteriorating - again. And yet, only a select few who will toe the line are accepted into the cabal of power retention so no wonder all else are just turning away, apathetic, focusing on the lives and not on what makes this great place a reality.
     Keep from the old what works, the people who truly care, the experience they have, but bring in new people at the top, people who will not play games with our finances, who will not be yesmen to WPRF and Levy. And for heaven's sake, we are halfway through 2019 and in 2022 the Millennium Agreement expires. We got royally screwed last time, thanks to a terrible president at that point and what is going to happen now? Have we even started planning? Is it a deep and dark secret? Will we bend over once more, pay for things we should not, take on more of the expense and have less of a reserve? Doing needs doing. Do is not done, as the saying goes. So who will step up for this demanding doing? Somebody? Anybody?
     Till. Till when? Till then? But when is then?