Friends,
I’ve had a little time to think about the insurrection attempt promoted by the sitting president of the United States that ended in a bloody skirmish in this nation’s capitol. Giving this a little bit of space has been helpful, even though the act and the implications rising from these acts have left me as shaken as I was after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake (we see what you did there. shaken. cute. -ed That wasn’t my intention, even though it’s all about “intention” nowadays. I’ll get to that later.)
Considering that nobody is really in charge in the Executive branch of government right now, and that the folks who should be protecting the inauguration of Joe Biden are under the Executive in the org chart, I think it’s safe to worry about the future of the American Experiment. I think we can also be clearheaded about the problem that a lot of Republicans are okay with a constant state of seige, including an uncomfortably large number of elected representatives. I can only assume that these are largely intelligent people who are cynically going along with the mob for political gain.
What I don’t know, is what to do with this dread I’m feeling right now.
Your pal,
– bob