I can’t get too excited or surprised about Joe Biden providing a pardon for his son Hunter. What does Joe have to lose? He’s not running for President any more and he certainly does not owe the Democratic party any explanation.
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As I was reading this essay, I nodded my head as this section captured my attitude about politics, the election and Trump…
Not long after the election, I had a conversation with a relative in which she said, in so many words, that she’d given up. She wasn’t worried for herself and her husband; they would be fine, financially and otherwise, whatever Trump did; they were safe within the bubble of professional-class privilege. Yes, she was sad that her children and grandchildren would inherit a worse world now—less-free, more violent, more subject to the ravages of climate change—than would have been the case, she believed, had Trump lost, but she couldn’t take responsibility for that. If the American people were stupid enough to vote for this guy, then they deserved whatever they got, and she wasn’t going to care anymore. She would look out for her own as best she could, and that’s it.
Biden Gives Up On America Noah Millman
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At my age, I am content to have seen the best of America. I regret that this experience will not be passed down to future generations.
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Off the top of my head, a partial Cabinet I’d nominate if I was President. Sorry no Fox commentators or former employees.
Attorney General: Lynn Cheney
Secretary of Treasury: Jamie Dimon
Secretary of State: Mitt Romney
Secretary of Defense: Mark Milley
Secretary of Education: Michelle Obama
Administrator of Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Seth Godin
Secretary of Homeland Security: Chris Christie
Secretary of Veterans Affairs: Phil Murphy (current NJ governor)
Director of OMB: Pete Buttigieg
Secretary of Health and Human Services: Mark Cuban
Director of National Intelligence: Jethro Gibbs (I’m kidding)
Press Secretary: Kara Swisher
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It somewhat amuses me that fans urge the firing of a football coach, who has an excellent win-loss season record but makes the unforgivable mistake of losing a game to a bitter rival. But yet they will show infinite patience by re-electing politicians of poor performance, character and results.
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I think as you grow older your Christmas list gets shorter because the things you want can’t be bought.
found on a Facebook post
Esot-eric 
This is very good and I agree totally. Born in ’47, I lived in the best of times with intelligence, common sense and critical thinking intact.
Luckily I have no children or grands, so no worries there, but I do feel for the future generations and a huge responsibility will be put on them as the baton passes to them , as to whether they can clean up the mess the willfully ignorant and bigotry caused or even want to or see the need to. I have my doubts.
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It’s a shame that you and I may have lived through the best part of American history and that future generations will not share in the best of what this country offers. I’m not counting on there being a 2028 election (not sure there will be 2026 midterms?) >
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