But I’m not as concerned about what is happening in front of the news cameras as what is happening away from them. You see, if President Barack Obama did it, 45 is determined to undo it So while President Obama insisted that. for-profit college be better regulated, 45 and his Education Secretary, Betsey Devoid (of good sense, that is) are committed to reversing those regulations limit the for-profit education industry in their exploitation of Black and Brown young people, especially those hoping to improve their lot in life. They take out too many loans to attend exploitative institutions that provide them with too few student services and job leads. We know their names—Corinthian, ITT Tech, DeVry, and more. The need to restrict these folks is acute, but support for them, especially led by the clueless Secretary of Education, is considerable. This is what 45 does in the dark while he is excoriating an outstanding leader (who, as General Russell Honore said, was living on a cot in Puerto Rico while 45 was playing golf in New Jersey), and tossing rolls of paper towels at needy people.
Is 45 really here? One day, while standing next to Melania, he said she wished she could have been with him. Was she a clone, or is he? There is something clearly wrong that only vapid and venal Republicans will ignore because they are so eager to hold on to the People’s House. There may be more than a few screws loose in the brain of a man who would lead us to war because he has to exchange wolf tickets with a North Korean leader he constantly belittles. Yes, Tillerson was right to call the man a moron, and even more right to echo the pleas of leaders like former President Jimmy Carter, who recently wrote that talks with North Korea are the only way to go.
I have been a partisan all my life, supporting a Republican for public office with a small check only once. I’ve described myself as a “ride or die,” “yellow dog” Democrat. But I have also almost always believed (White supremacists excluded) of the fundamental decency of most Americans. I’ve always thought that, in the face of insanity, somebody would step up and say enough. Thank you Sen. Sue Collins, Sen. John McCain, and few others.
But ya’ll, is this nonsense really okay? Is it okay for a terrorist (lets not call him anything but) kill at least 58 people with automatic weapons and 45 pooh-pooh calls for gun control? Is it really okay to treat US citizens like afterthoughts and throwaways? Is it really okay to turn back the clock on decency?
Somebody wake me when it’s over.
(Julianne Malveaux is an author and economist.)
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