Discussing Justice Without Mentioning Trump
Yesterday, my wife and I attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a non-profit foundation that helps low-income people get access to legal services.
The emcee made a lovely talk about justice in America: how it’s a part of both the preamble to the Constitution and in our pledge of allegiance. She did not mention the fact that we have a multi-tiered justice system, and, more to the point, that our 45th president committed treason and has yet to be charged for it.
Talk about an elephant in the room.
I’ve been thinking about this since the recent testimony concerning how violent and unhinged Trump’s behavior is. I.e., we dodged a big fat bullet in having a childish lunatic in power for four years with no real irreversible harm.
FWIW, I agree with Woodward. It’s hard to imagine that too many Americans at this point would want this sociopath anywhere near U.S. politics. Of course, it would be foolish to expect Trump voters to visibly retract their support, but that’s unimportant.
As we all expected, the 
Look for the subject of Ketchup to be trending for the next few days.
In a post from yesterday, 
Congressional Republicans want us to believe that we’re more concerned about gas prices than we are about the attempted coup and the abortion ban. While some voters feel that way, it’s a minority.
Today’s under-oath testimony from White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson materially improved the condition of U.S. democracy. In particular, it:
A few hours ago, the world watched White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson provide many examples in under-oath testimony to the effect that then-President Donald Trump behaved like an unhinged lunatic when he learned that he had lost the election, e.g., throwing his lunch across the dining room, smashing it against a wall. Earlier in the day, he had grabbed the wheel from his limousine driver, and assaulted one of his Secret Service agents when they refused to take him to the Capitol. 
This is excellent. What a compelling and important message.
