Who Is the Fool on the Hill?

Day after day, alone on the hill, the man with the foolish grin is keeping perfectly still. But nobody wants to know him, they can see that he's just a fool, and he never gives an answer...      John Lennon and Paul McCartney

Tomorrow is the big brouhaha of the Inauguration and to my Republican friends and relatives I am a puzzle. Why can't I give the guy a break, a chance to show himself worthy of the greatest office in the world? Trust me, he has shown himself.

Basically I keep hearing the same complaint "you liberals need to get over it. You lost and now we need to be united."  Several things are wrong with this criticism. First of all why has the label liberal become a pejorative? If you will kindly look up the definition in any dictionary--- to be liberal minded is a definite plus. Here is a sampling definition about liberal: "holding, expressing or following political views or policies that support civil liberties, democratic reforms and use of governmental power to promote social progress; freedom of individuals to act or express themselves as they choose; anyone who is tolerant of ideas or behavior of others. Broadminded, a tendency to give generously." Tell me, tell me, what is scary and/or offensive about being liberal? I have encouraged literally hundreds of people in my role as counselor to be broadminded, to be open to new ideas and to be generous with others. I consider this an act of being a grown up, of being a kind, good, loving person and a good citizen to boot. If you want to test my theory on liberalism just read the definition above and with the phrase "will not allow" as opening of each section of the definition. Clears things right up doesn't it?

Trump tower in Chicago

And nobody seems to like him, they can see what he wants to do, and he never shows his feelings.  Lennon and McCarthy

Secondly my beef with the people who voted for the enormous T and yet can't tell me one good, true reason why I should admire and respect him. Believe me I've asked. I'll ask again: does anyone have a good honest reason why I [or any of the other people who voted for HRC or another candidate] should admire and respect this man? Being elected is not a good enough reason especially knowing that he lost by 3 million votes. Not only that but just consider, if you will all the interference. Most spectacularly by the Russians that both the CIA and the FBI agree is verifiable, then Comey's pitch to the public about Hillary's emails 11 days before the election which turned out to be a ruse, the fake news, and all the hatred and lies thrown at HRC. She still won.

Thirdly, the disrespect and venomousness with which Obama was attacked by the Republicans for the past eight years, starting with the birther crap, then the dictum to block every good thing the man proposed, and also not voting for his Supreme Court nominee. Obama is a man of substance and character who turned this country around from a near Great Depression into a viable economy. For that he was chastised and ridiculed and yes, they hurled the racist remarks at him, which they vehemently deny, but it was rampant. So now I'm supposed to turn around and be all supportive of a man who I believe is not competent to run a dog kennel [and with his narcissism wouldn't have the heart to do it anyway]. Just look at his swamp appointments for his cabinet. It is as though he tried his hardest to be contemptuous of each of the positions for his cabinet. The "drain the swamp" man is a con and his followers lap up his words, not his actions which are despicable. I sincerely believe anyone of my grandchildren ages 11 to 15 have more intelligence, kindness and competence than this man.

And nobody seems to like him...he's the fool on the hill, sees the sun going down and the eyes in his head sees the world spinning round.                     Lennon & McCartney

I don't want to walk around all grumpy and embarrassed that this man is in our highest office. So I, along with literally millions of men and women all across this already great nation are taking to the streets on the January 21st to state publicly that this man does not represent what is good, honest and fine in the United States. 

We have an atrocious uphill battle because the Republicans have refused to even hold hearings on the Russian interference [hello, $25 million dollars to investigate Hillary for many years and found...nothing]. Rather than just shake my head in disbelief I'm becoming more active in the Democratic party. At this point because all they care about is staying in power, the Republicans won't even take the advice of the FBI  and the CIA  when it was a clear security breach that the Russians interfered with our election. Can you even for one minute imagine what hollering would occur if in fact this was the Obama administration. The vitriol would be flying. 

If you are puzzled by those of us who are protesting just put all the repulsive and simplistic words uttered by T in Obama's mouth. Really, try it. I know it's difficult because Obama is a respectful, intelligent, kind, broadminded individual who would never press himself on women, or make fun of a disabled person or stiff a contractor, or go bankrupt numerous times and brag about not paying his taxes. But for the sake of this post just try to imagine...

They can see that he's just a fool, and he never gives an answer...

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