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David Bean's avatar

It is so frustrating to hear about actions being taken against Patel, Hegseth, and Trump after months of violations of the Oath each took. Again and again, they have taken actions that are clearly in conflict with the Constitution, yet only words of displeasure have been expressed. It is always too little, too late. They commit ethical, moral, and legal acts, and everyone stands around with their hands in their pockets and bemoans how terrible it is. As we move closer to the midterms, I am sure more bills will be advanced and calls for investigations will ring out. Few democrats are standing up in opposition to the Trump Cartel. I can only surmise a lack of political courage based on their unwillingness to risk losing their lofty positions.

About the only thing we hear from our Congressional Representatives is the daily appeals for more money to buy TV time to rant and rave about how terrible the other guy is. We live in a world of the year-round begging of people who have already sold their integrity and honor to the highest bidder. Our system of government is suffering from the disease of cowardice and is a candidate for care in hospice.

The ultimate tragedy is that we, the people, are responsible. We have grown soft and complacent while enjoying the wealth and power in the American Age. We have failed to understand the value of history and the warnings it provides. As a retired teacher, I failed to convey those warnings clearly enough and often enough to my classes. My colleagues and I fell into the trap of avoiding the predictable heat that telling the truth produces. To the hundreds of kids who passed through my classes, I apologize. I saw those truths but failed to convey them adequately to you.

Ron Wanless's avatar

We need your independance and your unfettered news.

Jef aka Spiderlegs's avatar

They have to hire people with questionable pasts because those are the only kind of people who can see Trump’s name hundreds of thousands of times in the Epstein files with regard to him raping and abusing (and killing and eating?) children and then redact his name from the files. Because good people would be so appalled by it that they would quit their fucking job and turn those files over to the media and state authorities as soon as they found them. So you hire fucked up people for whom “moral ambiguity” just means imposing their will on a living thing powerless to resist whatever they do to it…

I remember when shit like this wasn’t everyday news. Maybe it should have been but I feel like a prude for hoping I can go a full day without learning about another sexual assault committed by a wealthy Republican and covered up by all the others because they’ve done it too. The good ol’ boy “protect your fellow r@pists” network

Sher''s avatar

It's one of his most consistent patterns.