If only there had been a non-scandal that afflicted the last president, then maybe all the handwringing and pointing of fingers in this thread would hit a uniquely guilty party...
Now, before some of you rush to conclusions and see this as a defense of the tactics of some on the left—it is not. The charlatan in office is merely the purest form of the politican that draws my ire today. I am frankly embarrassed by the state of politics in this country and tired most of all of creating and blaming boogeymen (the left, the right, the media, illegal immigrants, the rich). Our democracy is very sick right now and I have little faith there will be a cure anytime soon.
Spot on.
It's embarrassing that there are a large number of people (on the left, on the right) who have been elected to high office in this country who I would not trust to successfully arrange a field trip to the zoo. Some of them have been in office 4 months, some of them 40 years.
At the top, our last election gave us the choice of Trump or Clinton. Only thing guaranteed about pulling the lever on that one: No matter which way you went, we were guaranteed to lose.
Next time up, we are going to likely have unstable Trump vs. one of the current field of 30 loons currently with their hat in the ring, trying to out-do each other on who can lurch to the left farthest and fastest.. I keep waiting and waiting for a candidate I don't think is a fringe lunatic to toss their hat in: I have voted for both Dem and Republican presidents in the past and my vote is definitely in play 2 years from now.
Current state, it's like the island of misfit toys playing out in real life. I keep hoping that a rebublican who is not crazy will emerge to give the party a viable candidate to run against Trump. So far there is Bill Weld and nobody. So looks like I get to keep waiting.
In my lifetime, I have refused to "not vote" , but if it turns out that it's Trump vs. anyone who has thrown their hat into the ring so far, I might have to reconsider.
