I spend too much time reading news and posts on Facebook and too little time expressing my feelings and thoughts. Once in a while, I express myself on Facebook like this post:
“Although I am a Democrat, I thought it stunk of partisanship that disregarded the welfare of citizens when Clinton’s impeachment ended in acquittal. I loved Bill Clinton but knew in my heart that he 1.) lied to Congress and 2.) was guilty of obstruction of justice in the allegations of sexual misconduct against him. I loved him dearly- as much as I loved Al Franken but thought Clinton should have resigned just as Franken did for far less offensive behavior.
“We are now faced with a president who lies incessantly and attempts to obstruct justice at every turn- and that is without considering his long history of alleged sexual misconduct. This is about so much more than fondling and receiving sexual favors. This is about a foreign power attempting to undermine our democratic process. This is a matter of national security and our president prefers to call it a hoax and do nothing to protect our nation. Even his hand-picked National Security Advisor told Congress that the president has not directed or authorized strong countermeasures to Russia’s interference since our 2016 election. Trump has gone so far as to refuse to implement the sanctions voted upon by Congress in unprecedented bipartisan support.
“Will we as Americans allow this to continue? What can we do? What are we willing to do? 1.) Call your elected leaders in both the House and Senate and demand that they confront Trump over his refusal to impose sanctions. 2.) Register to vote and go to the polls this November to vote the GOP out of office.
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”― Edmund Burke”
These are dark days. Special Counsel Robert Mueller is investigating possible collusion between Trump’s campaign committee and to determine if Trump attempted to obstruct justice by interfering in the investigation. Over forty appointed national officers including cabinet secretaries have been let go and nearly every federal prosecutor. He appointed federal judges with zero trial experience and secretaries that have long histories of litigating against the departments they now lead. Our nationally protected lands have been slashed and opened to mining and development. Measures enacted to preserve our environment are gone as are the laws protecting consumers from corporate greed.
Last night, Jeff Sessions, Attorney General, fired Andrew McCabe, former director of the FBI. He was fired at 10 p.m. Friday, within 48 hours of retiring, both to deny him his pension and to discredit him as a witness against Trump. Trump repeatedly called for his firing so how is it not political?
As of today, there have been 63 mass shootings including one in a south Florida high school that left 17 teens dead. The survivors are busy campaigning for reasonable gun legislation. God bless them! Maybe they will be the generation that saves us from ourselves.
Today is St. Patrick’s Day, a day that always makes me think about my son, Tod. He always celebrated this day.
Not everything is dark and foreboding. I am painting again. I am determined to learn how to watercolor. Most pieces are mediocre at best but a few came out decent.
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