Lock Him Up

Los Angeles, California

At some time, awhile back, I decided to veer away from writing about politics. It seemed a prudent thing to do with the subject being so discouraging. But, it's been quite a challenge as the current tribalism warrants some commentary and the ex-President warrants some loud WTFs. So, I haven't been completely clear of it, in spite of making an effort, and ...this is just too good!

I'm not a fan of pugnaciousness. I am not someone who would ever see a schoolyard bully as any kind of a hero. I believe character counts. I never could have voted for someone like him. And from the moment I watched the Billy Bush video I could not and cannot conceive of how any woman could vote for that man. And, as in most things, silence or rationalization has been collusion.

The fact is that he is being charged for fraud connected to his behavior of cheating on his wife with a porn star and falsifying the records after paying her off.

From submitting our earliest written reports in elementary school, we are taught that you should never construct a one-sentence paragraph. I just broke that rule to underscore just one of the many indications of who that man is. Just based on this alone, what woman (and what man if they have any sense of decency) can believe that this is a man who should be allowed in any area of civilized society, much less as a 'leader'?

Do I base this all on that one act of infidelity? Or on the 34 felony counts of fraud? Well, in general, I am someone who has a great deal of compassion for when human flaws lead to misbehavior. Once. But this man is a scumbag who thinks anything he does is justified and then works it to herd the stupid and untethered into his base. Just between us, I don't usually refer to them as "the base." Rather, I think of them as lice.

And let me clarify. Yes, I am a liberal. But I am a moderate liberal. And though rarely, I have voted for republicans in both federal and state elections. These days, I think the fringes of both parties are dangerous and ridiculous. I think character is greatly important in politicians. I think Hillary should have left Bill over Monica. I admire Barack Obama. I think W looks pretty good now that we have the comparison of the last administration. I idolize Jamie Raskin and respect Mitt Romney. I am a supporter of having social programs. I think Medicare and Social Security benefits are essential to our aging population. And I am very grateful that I don't have to bring my own highway when I need to travel nor to fill my own potholes on said highway. If that's socialism, I'm in.

I hope, I pray, for a trifecta of indictments. One in New York. Another in DC. The coup de grace in Georgia. I just need you to find 11,780 votes. I hope he is convicted in the civil rape case. Do I think these investigations/indictments are political? Of course they are. He's a politician. He's also a criminal. Prevent this guy from ever running for another political office. Let him go back to hosting beauty pageants. That is, after we lock him up.

A fellow liberal friend texted to say that the indictment was a sobering moment in our country. He felt it is important to indicate that no one is above the law, yet this moment in history felt tragic on a Shakespearean level. I disagree. Much, much more sobering is that someone with complete and utter lack of character and ethics could ever have been looked upon as a valid leader of our country. Even if never convicted of anything, this process of grand jury indictment, and his shame and humiliation, is how we show our intolerance for everything he represents and we take a big, giant step towards making America better again.