LIVING WITH MCL

Stop the nonsense! Continuing to go after Trump, without any hope of getting a conviction, does nothing more than provide Republicans with an obstructionist dialogue (now that they have come up with the unconstitutional talking point) in addition to giving Trump much needed publicity, when we should be ignoring him. It's the pure definition of insanity, doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting a different result! Instead Democrats need to be laser focused on what is important to all Americans, i.e. healthcare, Social Security and Medicare, infrastructure reform, the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, to name just a few. And when you do talk about Trump, simply steer the conversation as to how the Trump administration botched everything, how Trump is responsible for the deaths of 400,000+ Americans, due to his inaction and the down playing of the pandemic, plus the deaths of 2 Capitol policeman during the insurrection Trump provoked and incited on January 6, 2021. ...

We know what will happen if Trump does win. A second term will certainly embolden Trump to widen his attacks on immigrants and minorities, destroy the social safety net, that many individuals depend on, and bring even greater harm to our environment. It will also embolden white supremacists, and neo-nazi's, to carry out more acts of violence and intimidation, leading to greater chaos in this country, destroying the social fabric of the country, and in my opinion, lead to protests (and/or worse), similar to the ones which occurred during the Viet Nam area, and currently going on in Hong Kong. Now, while I would prefer not to see anything like this happen, I'm not sure we'll fare any better should a Democrat win. I don't see Joe Biden or Elizabeth Warren, or any Democrat, for that matter, being able to heal the divisions, and the wounds inflicted on the US, by Trump. In fact, a loss by Trump may even exacerbate the problems, I've referred to above. Trump s...

I learned something very discouraging in my current events class yesterday, there are a lot more racists and bigots out there then you may think. They may not admit it, or they'll claim otherwise, but when someone says they place the blame for what happened in Charlottesville on both sides, or better yet, they don't know where the blame lays, then they are condoning the action of the white supremacists groups, and in my book that is a racist/bigot. The truth is, there should be no doubt where blame for Charlottesville lays. It lays with the white supremacists, neo-Nazi's, KKK, etc, plain and simple! The hatred, bigotry, and misogyny displayed and espoused by these groups, coupled with the tacit approval of President Trump needs to be confronted at all cost, and history tells us so. If only the Jews, in pre-WWII Germany, had confronted the Nazi's in the same manner, Hitler might never have risen to power, and we would not be looking at the prospect of a  third anti...

Eric Hoffer may have summed it up best In times of change, learners will inherit the earth, while the learned will find themselves beautifully equipped to live in a world that no longer exists. While the US still likes to measure its strength by the size of its military, much of the rest of the world is systematically driving the military into obsolescence. Instead of focusing on fighting its battles in the air, on the sea, and with military personnel on the ground, the rest of the world is using far more sophisticated, and potentially even  more lethal weaponry against its enemies, and the US . Think of the devastation that could be caused by a few well placed cyber attacks on our financial institutions, our energy grid, or the havoc that is easily caused by just a simple terrorist threat, or unattended bag(s) at an airport, as happened at LAX  yesterday. What do you think would be the result of some rogue nation (North Korea or Iran come to mind) get...

Who knows what the future will bring with Donald Trump as President of the United States. I'm sure there'll be lots of speculation, and the stock market will go through it's usual gyrations, but the truth is, no one can know with any certainty. Trump may walk back his rhetoric, and embrace true populist ideals. He was an enigma from the beginning, and now he has the ability to build on that, and possibly become one of the greatest presidents and world leaders in history. Let's just hope he doesn't squander that opportunity. One good takeaway from yesterday's election, Democrats did gain 3 seats in both the Senate and the House. It won't change the balance of power, but............... Either way, [Judy and] I will be OK, but as I've discovered throughout my life, it's not all about me! Stranger things have happened, right?