Just beginning

We're just beginning, I guess. Donald Trump has not assumed the presidency, so of course, none of us has any idea what's going to happen.

I could begin on what I believe will be his first assault on the Constitution by telling the world that flag burners should "go to jail or be deported." You know, that Constitutional expression of free speech? Go to jail for saying it! Thank you, Mr. President-Elect!

I could continue on what I believe is an assault on the foreign policy of this nation's credibility, but, then I ask myself, "Why?"

This Moron is going to end civilization as we know it before his first term is out. If we are not all dead, the Constitution and the government as we always thought it should be (doing things for people who can't do those thing by themselves) is History. But, I, after the first month or so of learning of my terminal disease (Trump's election to the Presidency,) have come to terms with it.

I'm really sorry that my grandkids will never see puberty. I'm sorry that my nephew's kids (Bret) won't see their 10th birthdays. I'm so sorry that my generation failed the world so. And I can't say that enough.

But Now is what we're facing. Death by Stupidity.

Assaults on the Constitution are minor. Assaults on minorities because they are, well, Minorities, are forgotten. In the grand scheme of my kids not living past this presidency, So What?

He will be the cause of the end of civilization, and in the 6 minutes he has left to think about it, he will blame every other fucking person but himself, in that 6-year old mindset tirade we've become used to in his tweets. And then we'll all be dead.

And this country will have earned every accolade and aspersion heaped on it up until that time!

I will NOT fight the assaults on the constitution. Oh, of course, I'll rage against the Stupid! I will NOT physically fight those assaults on minorities that are coming. I will live my life as peaceably as I can, because I'm old, and I can actually do nothing about it, (except vote) and I hopefully won't live long enough to see the end of my grandchildrens' lives by this man's stupidity.

But, of course, God will punish me by making me do so. . .

So now what?

Just saying

Donald Trump hasn't taken the reins of governing yet. We're just halfway through November. Hell, we have a whole two months for him to find 4600 people who will work for him and do so with intelligence and with the respect for the American people we've become accustomed to in the past administrations.

And I hear people telling me they resent the press "attacking" Trump when he hasn't taken power yet.

But of course, we know why. He's not doing the job as we've ever known it to be done before.

He has edged out everyone but ******* Bannon to advise him on his other advisors.  Holy Cow! THAT guy!! ??

Revolution Again!

Here we are. November 17, 2016. And I haven't said a thing about the presidential election last week. I've heard disappointment from some, and, actually, relief from another, but I inadvertently (Haha!) googled Ben Franklin. He was born in 1706. Which means the Declaration of Independence was signed when he was 70 years old!

I'm sitting here thinking I'm 66, too old to make a footprint and, whoa!, I've been "Age-Shamed" by some dead guy almost 250 years ago!

The gloves are coming off now. I can't take the time to engage in complete essays like the Federalist Papers,, but you understand that will be my model in the posts to follow.


I did not vote for Donald Trump. And, like most voting Americans, I did not vote because I liked Hillary Clinton. I was absolutely terrified by Donald Trump winning the election. And now, 9 days after he actually won, I'm more terrified than ever.

Such an odd election. Trump actually reflected more of my views (economically) than any other Republican candidate for decades. He differed from me, of course, when those economic principles countered his own economic interests, which, of course, are many, and great, and, um, well, not mine or the country's.

But I will leave my critique of his policy "whatevers" to later.

For now, I want to address the greatest fear I have.

The degradation of discourse in political and social communication is downright scary!!

We just elected a candidate who admitted to grabbing strange women "by the pussy" and telling those who disagree with him to go "Fuck Themselves!" Aside from the stark horror of realizing that half of my countrymen back that approach to, not only life, but politics, I realize that my daughter and granddaughter are under attack from people I don't even know!

I always thought that if I knew someone to grab my daughter's, or my granddaughter's pussy, without their permission, I would, frankly, kill them. And now, it is a permissible act, as per our now President-Elect. (!?!?!?) I fear I will be going to jail because the environment of what is now "permissible" has been expanded to my definition of what is NOT "permissible."

And it goes beyond that.

The attitude of mocking what you don't like or understand, like the actual ridiculing by mockery by the now President-Elect, of a reporter for his disability, as he did months ago, shows me a person of shallow morals, and less than moral character.

And that "mocking," "Mean" attitude has grown to more and more of the population. Without the fear of that "Oh, we resent that 'Politically Correct" intrusion in our lives!", people are now free to tell the world they really DO hate those "goddamned Niggers!"

Am I the only one to see the irony of those "righteous people" holding those Dixie Flags telling the cameras that "Those demonstrators against Trump should just accept that they lost!"? Really?! 150 years, people!! Holding the Confederate flags?!?! Get Over It!!  I guess the fight is just now starting again. Sigh. . .

As old as I am, as tired as I am, in the spirit of Benjamin Franklin, I will join it!

Here we Go!