Alright, Internet. In case you hadn't noticed, I have been purposely turning inward in this space. There's a whole lot going on in the world, much of which disappoints and infuriates and concerns me, but I need a little happy place, so HERE IT IS.
No matter what is going on, I've been trying to keep this place pleasant. That means I've been avoiding all things political.
But here's the thing. I watched, in real time, as the guy I refer to as Tangerine Mussolini openly committed treason. You don't have to have paid attention in civics class or even have a basic grasp on politics to know that's what happened. It was right there. In plain view. TREASON.
Fortunately, it happened on a day when things are a little crazy with the people who think it's my job to feed them. Even more fortunately, it's cheer nationals week, so things are going to stay a little crazy. And then I'm headed to Thailand for a week, so I've got a solid two weeks before Alexis will have a chance to fully focus on what has been going on and interrogate me. But when she does? OH MY. LOOK OUT. RUN.
The kid is going to have questions. She's going to want to know how it's possible that he's still in the White House. She's going to want to know why the other Republicans keep letting this go on. She's going to want explanations about Russia and explanations about all sorts of things.
WHAT THE HECK AM I GOING TO SAY?
Because right now I'm still trying to figure out how anybody is left fighting between left and right as if political parties are freaking sports teams. Did you know that you don't keep cheering for your political team even when they're wrong? There's no fair-weather fans crap in this game. Nope, wrong is wrong. So, like, put away the red t-shirt and explain yourself. You can agree with one thing and still know ALL THE REST OF IT IS BAD. ALL OF IT. Stop making excuses for it. Stop looking away at the parts that make you uncomfortable. Treason. He knowingly and willingly committed treason. EXPLAIN HOW YOU'RE ALLOWING THIS TO CONTINUE.
Because I'm going to have to explain you and I'm super not looking forward to it.