Life Goes On

Impeached one day. Finally. A concrete step taken in repudiation to all the bluster, bragging, empty threats, empty promises, strutting, nonsense claims, and self congratulations.  Also: no income tax records, failed donations to charities, propaganda and photo ops empty of meaning.


But then the next day life goes on as usual.


Christmas preparations continue. Snow falls somewhere and shovels clear sidewalks and driveways. Bills are paid. Commuting to work and back home is accomplished yet again and again. Nothing much changes in the lives of ordinary people.


In Washington DC, however, courses are mapped and strategized. Political capital is weighed and bet on various tactics. Money is in the air. And power. Money, after all is said and done, is power in compact form. It is really is a means to an end.


That is the norm of DC. Power and money. Money and power. Power. Writ large – POWER.


Sad it is. People with power have to exercise it. They have to play with it like a child with a toy. Or people with money wanting more. Greed as vocation. Once we thought Wall Street was the center of attention and power. How wrong we were.


The little minds of politicos’ playact at governing without accomplishing anything. So devoid of meaning.


Well, embarrassment and historical footnotes are accomplishments, I suppose. But what of climate change, poverty, education, shared infrastructures, energy resources and access to healthcare? What about justice and fair play? What happens to those issues? And immigration, world trade, economic tasks, et. al.?


While the rest of us continue to support our families, raise children, support local communities, churches and charities, schools, and public institutions, what work outcomes are the DC folk producing? Not much of anything. this is what they have come to.


Yes, there was a public accounting of one man who has run afoul of our standards of fair play, so he has been impeached.  Without concurrence of the Senate, the accused will be acquitted and remain in office. The charade of governance will continue until his nightmare tenure has run its course. Those responsible will continue to accrue wealth and power while the rest of our nation suffers on.


One can only hope that our shared futility will one day be answered. I’m not holding my breath. I suggest you don’t either.


December 20, 2019