I woke at 4 this morning

 I am at a loss to describe the feelings I have after yesterday's coup attempt at our nation's capital.   I am still rattled and dismayed at these events.  Viewing these disruptive assholes marching thru the halls of congress, stealing souvenirs and rummaging thru the documents on desks of congress members sickens me.  This was like a government overthrow in Costa Rica or Honduras.  The security forces deployed were not prepared for these events.  

Further, the man at the center of this continued to pour gas on the fire by still insisting that he was reelected and that the election of his opponent was a fraud.  Then the great leader said people should be peaceful and go home, and of course we love you. 

This has become the religion of Trumpism.  Their flags from the campaign become their banners to the trumps reich.  These minions hang on his every word and see him as the savior of the Republic.  But believers are difficult to convince otherwise.  The nature of belief, really fervent belief is written in stone.  In some ways, I just don't get it.  Here is a guy that demeans women and this disabled.  He has routed government funds thru his businesses to line his own pockets and has screwed people he hired because they can't afford to fight his lawyers.  And Rudy, WTF happened to him? From America's mayor after 9/11 to 45's head conspiracy theorist. 

And then in the middle of the night Pence got his balls back (from Mother) reconvened the Senate and confirmed Joe and Kamala as our pres and vice for the next four years. There have been calls to use the 25th Amendment to remove 45.  Really? with less than 2 weeks to go? Enough of the taxpayer's money has been wasted already.  Let him pardon his buddies and do nothing else, maybe play some golf.

Herein lies the problem for our nation.  There are those that live with the truth and those who live in some deluded sense of purpose.  The 1950's are over people. Black Americans can vote and hold elective office. A man can marry another man. And a woman can choose her path on pregnancy.  We have the socialist program of social security that is the sole income for many senior citizens and national park system, and are protected by the social program of police and fire departments. College is too costly for most people to attend and the price of insulin should be reduced to protect peoples lives. This our country as of January 8, 2021. 

I've spoken my piece.

Stay safe

all for now