Another Day in the Unfortunate Reality that is the United States Political System.

It was another day in the unfortunate reality that is the United States Political System.

You have the White House Chief of Staff making allowances for the bad acts of historical figures like Christopher Columbus and Robert E. Lee. That those men had admirable traits and accomplished historical feats is secondary to the poor decisions they made with one (Columbus) helping instigate the European semi genocide of the Native Americans and the other (Lee) betraying his country so his state and other Southern ones could preserve the right to maintain slavery.

You have Mitch McConnell, the arch obstructionist of the Obama Presidency, having the gall to whine about Democratic obstructionism on judicial nominations. You think Merrick Garland is laughing.

You have the same Mitch McConnell with Paul Ryan desperately trying to focus attention on tax reform rather than commenting on the potential disaster that is the imploding of the Trump Presidency thanks to their potential bad acts during the 2016 election.

While these Republicans are trying to secure tax cuts to benefit the top one percent, they have been remiss in renewing the C.H.I.P. health program for children and they have poured salt on the wound by proposing to fund it with cuts in Obamacare. FUND C.H.I.P. first before giving the Trump kids tax cuts.

Finally, it has been six weeks since the hurricane that has devastated Puerto Rico. Power has been restored to only 30 percent of the island. With ineptitude like that, we would have never have won two World Wars and put humanity on the Moon ahead of schedule.

Our public servants, especially in the Party of Lincoln need to get their act together.


https://www.facebook.com/bridgeproject21/videos/1446540578734289/

http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/357767-mcconnell-vows-confirmation-of-judicial-nominees

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/10/31/16579016/paul-ryan-mitch-mcconnell-cowardice-trump

https://www.facebook.com/ABetterMN/videos/10156395591405476/

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-puertorico-power-prepa/puerto-ricos-path-to-restore-power-shifts-after-whitefish-exit-idUSKBN1CZ2T0