Hope for America

Not everything is doom and gloom this year.
1) More people are voting or getting excited about politics.  Unfortunately, a lot of people got excited but never actually voted.
2) Hillary Clinton was the first woman to win a major party nomination for president.  No one can take that away from her.
3) We talked a lot about foreign trade, racism, jobs, environmental issues (pipelines), and whether or not we are in a new cold war.  I hope something comes of all that heated rhetoric.  3) 4) We heard a tiny bit more about Native American issues.
5) Our country imports a lot less oil than we used to.  Donald Trump said that transgender people should be able to use any bathroom they want to.
6) Trump appealed to LBGT people and African Americans.  You don't have to believe him but that is a historic stance for a Republican.
7) Even the civil war in Syria seems to be winding down.  We may not like the winners but Russian troops are going home.
8) I believe "Black Lives Matter" and other civil rights organizations are a good sign.  Racism is bad.  Racism is a cancer that needs to be removed from the body politic.  I believe we are stronger together.

I have a thought exercise only for Republicans.  I know you don't like the Clintons but you have to admit she is very, very smart.  Do you really believe that any Congress or special prosecutor could convict her?  I doubt it.  Do you really want to waste months or years investigating Mrs. Clinton?  How can the GOP make American great again if they waste all their time thinking about Hillary?  Let's pardon the Clintons and move on to what really matters.  You can go on hating Hillary as long as you are quiet about it.  Presidents Obama and Trump, would one of you please pardon Mrs. Clinton?

I have a thought exercise for Democrats.  Read some of the Dilbert blog.  The author explains why Donald Trump says the things he does. Mr. Adams predicted Trump's victory at least a year ago.  Adams wrote several fascinating books on all sorts of topics.  He said that Trump is a master persuader.  If you want to beat Trump next time it would be useful to understand him.  I didn't say you have to like President Trump.