The Trump presidency

I have to admit that I've seen things in the last 3 1/2 years I never thought I would see. I've followed politics rather faithfully since Kennedy's presidency, and I've never seen such hatred directed towards any president as that which Trump has endured. This even includes the way Nixon was treated after Watergate. I followed that story closely and read every book written by all the key players involved in Watergate, and while the media, and many others, certainly disliked Nixon, there was not the intense hatred directed towards Nixon like has been towards Trump.

Before I go further let me make clear that I have many problems with President Trump. He has said and done things that has caused problems for himself. I get that, but even that doesn't excuse the pure hatred for him that many have. Even before he assumed office people were saying that they would impeach him or drive him out of office, and for the last 3 1/2 years that has been all that the Democrats in DC and their media cronies have focused on. They've done absolutely nothing positive for the citizens of this country in their constant effort to end Trump's presidency.

For three years they spent millions of dollars in an effort to impeach him only to find he had done nothing that would lead to impeachment. In an effort to remove him from office they destroyed the reputations and careers of others with no sense of shame or apology. While the nation was enjoying the strongest economy it had known in decades, it was suddenly shut down by a virus that came to the United States from another country but was blamed on Trump. Overnight, millions of people were forced out of work as businesses were forced to close due to stay-at-home orders imposed by governors. Many of these businesses will not reopen.

As some restrictions began to be lifted and people were able to return to work, the stock market picked back up, and then riots broke out in the streets. Businesses and homes were burnt to the ground, statutes were pulled down and there were demands for defunding the police. Not surprisingly, after thousands of protesters and rioters filled the streets night after night, the virus picked back up again. Of course, that couldn't be blamed on the protesters. It was all the fault of people going back to work, and, of course, Trump.

Chuck Schumer has been in Congress for 40 years; Joe Biden has been in political office for 48 years; Nancy Pelosi has been in Congress for 31 years; Jerry Nadler and Diane Feinstein have each been in office for 28 years. Trump has held office for 3 1/2 years, so how is everything that is wrong in this country his fault? I don't think so!

My father was a Democrat all his life. He was quite active within the local Democratic party. He would never have voted for Trump, but I think he would be appalled at what he would see happening in the national Democrat party. He was a Democrat because he believed that was the party that supported the common person and had the best interests for our nation. He would find that party no longer exists. The only thing they support today is to defeat Trump this fall, if they can't drive him out of office before then, and to replace our capitalistic society with a socialist one.

Our nation is in a sad state of affairs today. We are as divided as we have ever been. There was time when our political system was built upon compromise; now it seems to be built on drawing a line in the sand and blaming each other for our inability to move forward as a country. Regardless of who won the presidency in the past, our political leaders were able to find common ground for the good of the country. Those days seem long ago.

I miss the America in which I grew up. I was hoping my grandchildren would know that America, but I doubt they will. It wasn't perfect by any means, but it sure wasn't the mess it is today. The future looked good back then. Today, the future doesn't look so good. I'm sure some think that's Trump's fault, too.