Point on the timeline...

So where do you think we are? Like in future political science classes where in the timeline do you think we are?

Are we in the middle of the end? Like will the Mueller testimony be taught as a subheader. "You will see here one of the two major political parties entering in to public record numerous unfounded conspiracy theories to try to muddy the waters of an investigation."

Or "Here is where the then President of the United States used a form of communication called "Twitter" to stoke racial hatred."

"The grand experiment of democracy began its slow descent into madness at these points {produces slides of any number of events} but began its full speed rush to destruction when the 45th and final president refused to leave office and the republic ate itself."

Or maybe everything will be fine and we will course correct and fix the problems we are facing and move forward stronger than ever before because we got a good scare.

Maybe.

My on this day feed today shows that it's often a politically active day. There was the Chick-Fil-A shit show, Trump being considered a joke in the primaries but I was worried, the Democratic primary, the first time Trump tweeted that he was going to ban trans service members. Me saying just watch Justice Kennedy is going to retire as soon as this session is over. And one of the recurring themes over the years has been people telling me it was all fine.

Look, eating a chicken sandwich is no big deal, why are you so bothered by this? It's just like his opinion man... Me trying to point out it's not just his opinion it's that the company (THE COMPANY NOT THE MAN) took their profits and made donations to causes that actively worked to discrimnate against the LGBTQ community. Which they still do. So yeah, it's not just a chicken sandwich and waffle fries.

Trump will NEVER get the nomination. I mean, he's clearly running to (insert your idea here, I got everything from promote his business to help Clinton win). But there is no way he will ever get the nomination.

Bernie supporters will come around. They will vote for her. They aren't going to let Trump win. There is no way Trump will win. (From my Democrat friends) Look, even if Trump were to win he's not going to do any of the shit he says. He's actually a liberal. I mean, look, if he gets in you will be surprised. (From my Republican friends) And well, they didn't, he did, and he didn't suddenly turn into something else. He told you who he was and you all voted for him anyway. Or didn't vote because you, know, what's the worst that can happen?

He's only tweeting about that to distract from the ACA vote. He doesn't actually have the authority to do anything like that. It will be fine. Nobody is going to lose their right to serve. Don't be ridiculous. Oh yeah wait...his panel said no there is no reason to ban trans service members and he did it anyway via fiat. Because that's the way he rolls.

Kennedy resigned. And we know how that worked out. I LIKE BEER.

And that's all just from today.

So here is my concern, are we actually learning anything?

Are we actually paying attention?

Will we make the changes we need to make?

I've talked about it before, how shocked I was that a lot of what we thought were laws were really traditions. That Trump is doing what he does because he can. Other presidents could have as well, they just didn't because they followed the norms. So what happens next? What is the next "Oh he won't do that because..." right before he does that because he's Trump and the Republicans in Congress are scared to oppose him lest he be mean to them.

I'm voting blue no matter who the next election. I actually don't like it, it's distasteful to me. But I see no other course correction for the short term. For the long term? Listen to the podcast I linked on my Facebook page earlier and think about some of those ideas. Try and find a way to support them. Let's move away from the "I don't think I have any other choice" stance and try to find our way to "Oh my gosh, this sounds great!" ideal.

But for now? Believe Trump when he says or tweets the outlandish thing that he can't possibly do. Because until 2020 there is nobody to stop him.