Admitting We Made A Mistake

We picked a bad president.  I'm not saying that the alternative was any better, but we made a big mistake.

If you have a nation of 319 million people, you can't just get elected president and do whatever you want.  Donald Trump knows this.  He is not as stupid as he appears.  But, he also knows that if he tells 100 million voters that he is going to make their lives better, 52 million of them aren't going to take the time to figure out if what he says is true and they'll just vote for him and hope for the best.  That, in a nutshell, is why we're in the situation we're in today.

What we're seeing today is an assault on our way of life.  You may think that it doesn't apply to you, but think again.  For example, take a look at your tax returns.  You've paid a shit ton of money in Medicare taxes during your working life and now our Republican Congress is saying that you may not deserve to get that money back when you retire.  But, the insurance executive who runs the company that is supposed to pay you some of that money is getting a tax break.  How is this right?  They're not going to pay you back the money you've been paying in for 40 years, but the insurance company CEO is getting an $8 million dollar bonus, this year.  And he's paying less in taxes than you are.  Seriously, does that sound right?

Folks, the person we've elected president has lied to us.  He's scammed us and we fell for it.  It's time to just admit we made a mistake, fix it, and then move on.  There's no shame in that.  There is, however, shame in realizing we made a mistake and still continuing to insist that we made a good choice.  That is just wrong and it's going to bite us in the ass.

My Spring Break Is Over

So it's been quite awhile since I posted here. And there's been a good reason.  Sometimes the enormity of life just gets the best of you.  I needed a break from this so I took one.  I'm an activist and this blog is my way of being one, but it became too much for a moment.  

I was worried about posting here all the time and keeping things moving.  It was consuming my every waking moment.  Most of you don't know me, but for those of you who do, you know I don't want to do anything halfway.  All in or not in at all.  I decided to not let this consume me, at least for now.  That's why I took a break.

After a few weeks off, I'm ready to do this again.  Thanks for reading this and thanks for listening to what I have to say.

Jeff