Each is a shiny object meant to distract attention from those purposefully tearing apart the institutional framework of America. America sleeps as it descendsThere will be more to this fetid story, but none of it will lead to a happy ending. While America sleeps and nightmares mount, the nation’s promise slips ever further from reality. Someday, if resistance somehow prevails, there might possibly be a fleeting moment to critically examine the delusional morass that spawned today’s America. And we might actually strive to create an America of promise for all who choose to live there.