As always, it is difficult to provide original commentary on the political world, given the number of written pieces and media commentary covering what occurs every day. I am usually an incremental social democrat—open to compromises that make political and human sense. The fact is that Trump and his minions are dependent on cowing us all into either fear or hopelessness. Any promise they make cannot be trusted for Trump is a pathological liar who lies the way anybody else breaths. And the blood spilled on this ground reminds us we’re in a moral moment in our country, and the soul of our nation is at stake here.”