Weighing In

 

I do not think we are in

desperate times, calling for

desperate measures,

but I do see some peril,

creeping ever so sickly

over the Horizon.

 

There’s a grotesquerie that has

slithered across the heart

and soul of this Republic,

churning up the fear and division,

and that sickly and threatening

creep is Donald Trump.

 

It is not clear to me at all

what his appeal is to people;

he is not a strong leader,

he is not decisive or clear-minded,

he is neither charming nor decent,

he is a narcissist with an addiction

to perceived power.

 

He has never said the words,

“I’m sorry,”. Ever. He doesn’t believe

he’s ever done anything wrong in his

entire life. He thinks compassion, empathy and

civility is a weakness. He is incapable

of learning any lessons, because he

believes that he is always right.

And he’ll never, ever say he’s sorry.

Or that he learned something new.

 

He doesn’t like you,

he wouldn’t sit next to you at a Diner,

he is grossed out by the people of

this Country, but begs and pleads

for your money like a pimp in a

church courtyard.  Feigning religion,

while contemptuously sinning for profit.

 

He has no policies to help you,

to enrich your lives in any way,

only himself and his mega-rich

associates (let’s face it I don’t think

he’s ever had a real friend.) And

wouldn’t give you a second notice if

he saw you bleeding on the street.

Unless it was for a real estate deal.

 

He is mentally and socially incapable

of helping anyone but himself or his

own egomaniacal projection of who he thinks he is.

He is no Messiah.

He is no savior.

He is a misogynistic con man in bad suits.

Selling snake oil from a wagon to the

gullible and infirm.

 

He will not help you or your

kitchen table concerns,

He’d sell your kitchen table

right from under you if he

thought he could make a profit

from it.

His appeal is a mystery to me.

 

That being said; I am a liberal,

a Democrat, and have been since

I have had the privilege of

voting for who I believe

has my best interests at heart.

I have a bias towards the Democratic

Party because I believe in their intentions

of unity, equality and intelligent compassion.

So excuse my clear and unedited endorsement of them.

 

Right now,

the people who have my

best interests at heart are

Kamala Harris and Tim Walz,

and I fully endorse them

for President and Vice President

of the United States of America.

 

There’s virtue in their desire

to be a Civil Servant, to be a

voice for the voiceless in this

representational republic.

Kamala and Tim consider it an honor

to serve the People.

 

They understand the duty and

personal sacrifice that it takes

to be an elected official

and it is those traits that I respect

and fully endorse.

There’s sincere compassion they both

exude for the people they want to represent.

And to me, that is the best qualification

for leading this nation.

Empathy, understanding, and a

commitment to the betterment of

us all, regardless of background, are

the pillars of strong leadership.

 

When the least of us,

has the same opportunity as the

best of us, the same potential as

the most privileged, and a drive to

achieve and an opportunity to do so;

reflected in our elected officials

then we all do better.

 

So in 20 days, if you haven’t already,

vote your conscience, vote for the future

of this nation, a nation of integrity, decency,

equality, liberty and the rule of law.

 

Please resist the temptation

to vote for the boisterous braggart who would seriously

be the villain in a Bond movie,

or any political thriller.

Do better for us all.

Do better for the future.

 

Vote Blue to protect

the values of our Democratic Republic.