Commentary

Remain vigilant, Moderates, for anything suspicious, wherever you are, for the foreseeable future. All 50 states have been warned about potential violence. If you “see something, say something” to law enforcement. Then let’s DO what we’ve always done as patriotic Americans: disagree (sometimes passionately) on issues – but UNITE to preserve and protect our fragile democracy.

All Trump enablers bear some responsibility for this riot, since they emboldened him to make inflammatory accusations. But on this terrible day of reckoning, some stiffened their spines and FINALLY did the right thing. Sadly, after four years of Trump, that’s the best we can hope for. Proud of that, America?

Georgians must decide: vote for slick, insider politicians like Loeffler and Perdue, continuing Trump-style chaos? Or resist it by voting for newcomers Warnock and Ossoff? Moderates, VOTE on January 5th. You, like Georgia, are on America’s mind – and you might decide this election.

Donald Trump keeps confirming his place in history: the most divisive, destructive U.S. President ever. Trump’s divisiveness has been on full display since Election Day. Like a teenager with anger issues who cannot accept losing, Trump has flailed around with unsubstantiated charges of massive voter fraud. Must have been massive fraud, indeed, since President-Elect Biden won a lopsided victory: roughly the same electoral-vote margin as Trump’s in 2016 (which he declared a landslide), and over 7 MILLION MORE popular votes than Trump – who received nearly 3 million LESS than Hillary Clinton.

Will we someday give thanks we had leaders such as Trump, Nunes, Jordan, Gardner and Graham to inspire us?  Will they compare favorably with historic figures like Washington?  If these are the best and brightest one of our major political parties can come up with, I’m not optimistic about our future. But I am thankful for one more thing:  history is written by historians, not opportunistic politicians.