I’m neither pundit, nor analyst, not politician, nor reporter, not a paid protester, nor lobbyist
I am a business manager with 25 years experience working at a non-profit partnered with government agencies to improve meteorological and geoscience education worldwide
I a citizen and I have eyes
American doesn’t have a two-sided political problem
I think that has been categorically proved within the first 60 days of the Republican Trump Administration
The Republican Trump Administration
They are not two different entities
They are one
They are the problem of an assured minority rule in a majority
The Republican Trump Administration is what the founders warned us about
The so called Freedom Caucus are a recalcitrant group of Republicans who do not compromise
They have been causing the log jamb since 2010
Before 2010 there was some compromise since then the only legislation that has passed has been emergency when Republican leadership has been “willing” to lean on the democrats or totally non-partisan “issues” like naming post-offices
The Freedom Caucus are extremely conservative
The Freedom Caucus are from gerrymandered districts
They will not compromise
They will not give way
They will walk away from every deal possible
The majority of America is simply not that conservative
Some people are willing to do or say anything over their social issues
Some people are willing to do or say anything to deny others what they think is theirs or what they think they deserve
A good number of those people, if they can ever set aside their prejudice and their fear, might see that the just want what everyone else wants – a good life for themselves and, in reality, I think they do not understand how invested the people on the “liberal coasts” are in helping everyone in this country
They aren’t infected with the hope that the immigrants, the black and brown people who had a different path, feel about this country
I think it’s something hard for those of the south to understand
There is a hope that infects the African Americans in this land
The immigrants in this land
The brown people in this land
Despite everything, they believe desperately that there is hope, that we are that better place
It’s what immigrants feel
The liberal coasts
The liberal cities
The liberal states
It’s what Khizr Khan feels
It’s what made Donald Trump tremble with fear and anger
It’s hope
It’s believe
It’s the dream of America
People don’t want to lost their health care
They don’t want what the conservative Republican bought and paid for want
They don’t want what the Freedom Caucus wants
They just want to have things a little bit easier
The Democratic Party wants that as well
The Republican Trump Administration don’t know what they want except to take
What was the goal of the Republican health care plan beyond giving tax relief to the very rich and taking Medicaid away from the working poor and supplements from those who are slightly above that level
Helping America has to be part of the goal
Governing has to be part of the goal
The Democratic party want to do that
The majority wants to do that
The Republicans need to get on board or get out of the way