“Hope,” he argued, “is that thing inside us that insists,
despite all evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us if we
have the courage to reach for it, and to work for it, and to fight for it.”
It is this spirit that began to take hold almost immediately
after Trump’s election. Americans in large numbers, particularly the young,
quickly realized that the coming months and years will require new and creative
forms of political witness and organization.
Bring it on home.
It is also useful that Republicans will be put through a
series of tests. If they fail to apply to Trump the same ethical standards they
demanded of Hillary Clinton, voters will notice. The Republicans’ claims to
fiscal prudence will be exposed as fiction if they follow through on pledges to combine large tax cuts, mostly for the
rich, with big increases in military spending.
For the past six years, Republicans have been able to pass
radical budgets through the House to satisfy their ideological enthusiasts,
knowing their policies would never become law. They claim to be pleased that
they can now enact their full agenda on shrinking Medicare, Medicaid and other social
programs. But as their plans move closer to reality, voters — including Trump’s
supporters — will start counting the costs. In large numbers, they will find
them too high.
Lastly, it’s hard to imagine a president more likely to
inspire Obama Nostalgia than Donald Trump.
Three weeks to go. Sharpen up those pitchforks.
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