Since I live in deep, deep blue territory, everyone around me blames Republicans for the mess we’re in. The mess I’m referring to is this: we’re in the middle of a war while being led by Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth. It’s OK to scream.

The problem I want to address today is that the people who didn’t vote for Trump in 2024 simply point to those who did and blame “them.” Sorry, but it’s not that simple. Do you recall the early spring of 2024 when Democrats were unable to tell Joe Biden that he simply could not run again? I remember. I remember that in February of that year, I was screaming to my sister that this country simply had to come up with better choices than Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Well, we didn’t. Neither party had the ability to challenge entrenched leadership and demand better. So here we are.

My point is this: We did this to ourselves, so stop pointing fingers at the other guys. Do you believe that democracy is the best form of government? Then show me how we get out of this giant f**cking mess. I think we’ve proven that 250 years is all she wrote for this once-beautiful nation.

Perhaps you voted for Kamala Harris as I did. I don’t know what mess we’d be in if she had won, but I’m guessing that they wouldn’t be this particular mess that we face now. I’m not going to speculate on that. But I do think that if she had won a rigorous primary campaign, she’d have been a stronger candidate and could have won the election. Or else the Democrats would have emerged with an even better candidate who would have won.

Trump was not inevitable. We did this. Is there a fix? If so, I don’t think finger pointing is the solution. Let’s start by listening and talking and listening and talking some more. Or else it’s curtains for the US. IMHO as always. Please set me straight if you disagree.