Lion-hearted

[H2O Man]

2. Another thing:

It's not just the republicans' duty to change, and to confront Trump. Obviously, they should.

The majority of Americans -- including here -- have not had major changes (yet!) in their daily lives since Trump took office. They may well have more anger and anxiety, especially while watching the news. And spend more time expressing hostility towards Trump. But there hasn't been a major change in daily life's circumstances. And that is a significant part of the problem we are confronted with.

It's not that we "need" for things to get worse, though they surely will if we continue upon this path. Rather, it's that we need to change the focus and concentrate upon doing our best to make positive change not only possible, but inevitable. And that requires that we do nothing less than our best, individually and collectively. This must include in opposition to Trump and every elected representative who fails to confront his illegal and unethical behaviors, including in Alabama today, and across the nation in 2018.

Real change is, of course, difficult. Yet remaining the same will prove to entail far more hardships. Perhaps today, before writing the Michael Collins bit, I'll post an essay about John Conyers circa 1975. For only a mad man would consider that to be an important part of "the answer," and as you well know, I am a mad man.