Since the election, top Democrats have been almost absent on the national stage. Rather, they have been involved largely in internecine warfare about how much to work with Mr. Trump. The Hillary Clinton campaign, trying to encourage a peaceful transition, has gone almost completely dark, with her most notable appearances coming in selfies with strangers. Nobody deserves downtime more than Mrs. Clinton, but while she is decompressing, the country is moving toward its biggest electoral mistake in history.
We have recently learned that President-elect Trump has ethical and business conflicts that seem to violate the Constitution; is skipping his national security briefings while dangerously departing from longstanding bipartisan foreign policy; has criticized union workers and protesters on his Twitter feed; and plans to staff much of his cabinet and high-level leadership with billionaires dedicated to eradicating the very programs they are tasked with overseeing. In the meantime, the most recent reports from the C.I.A. are that Russia interfered with the election.
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When the inevitable emails start flooding in, telling us how important it is to give money to Democrats to fight against the Trump administration and its allies in Congress, remember this: when we needed them the most, when the future of our country was on the line, they did nothing. Pundits keep asking how we’re going to defeat Trump and Trumpism in 2018. I don’t know what the answer is, but an important first step is to recognize that Republican politicians have no respect for the law, no respect for established governing norms, no respect for the will of the voters, and will stop at nothing to push their agenda forward. Democrats must realize this, internalize it, and fight back just as hard. (via wilwheaton) |
