Like a lot of people I think I’m exhausted from the Trump presidency. I’ve been a news junkie for decades but I’m finding it harder to justify spending my time listening to conservatives parrot right wing talking points in their defense of Trump.

The fact that he is an ignoramus like no other is not up for debate. It’s frustrating to see them filibuster the questioning and get away with it. I find myself switching over the Andy Griffith reruns or concerts on AXS TV in support of better personal mental health.

Fortunately it looks like the shit-show is about to enter its closing act similar to Macbeth. I plan to stay inside and order a lot of popcorn.

One thing that has been hardest to deal with is knowing that there are friends and family have supported the cult of Trump or at a minimum turned a blind eye to the damage to the office of the presidency and the country. In the age of Trump we are no longer talking about simple policy disagreements. It’s about the soul of the country. Who we are as a people. Right from wrong.

There have been some who threw caution to the wind and supported Trump because they just couldn’t get into Hillary. I’m thinking the choice was painfully obvious but okay, if that’s how you felt at the time I get it. But what about now? There’s no denying that the Trump family is running a criminal enterprise for personal gain. There’s no denying he doesn’t have any idea what he is doing, ignores the advice of professionals at the cost of thousands of lives. We’re over 2,000 deaths a day now from Coronavirus. Other countries have figured it out. Trump only cares about the economy and trying to get re-elected. So please tell me that you made a mistake and are moving on. Please don’t ask me what’s the big deal about Trump, he’s just like my crazy uncle but he gets stuff done. Please don’t change the subject because it makes you uncomfortable in the moment. Please do acknowledge the disaster these last 4 years have been. We don’t have to dwell on it. I just want to hear some honesty.

There’s a contingent of high school classmates that have been brainwashed by a steady diet of Fox News. I feel bad for them, I really do. It’s way more people than I ever predicted. I’m going to sound elitist for saying this but it must be really painful to be that dumb. I can assure we’re done debating about it on Facebook because I’ve left the platform. I don’t want any part of supporting Zuckerberg. My hope is that Facebook becomes the next MySpace, and that Bloomberg buys Fox News and rids it of its cancer. But alas this may be a pipe dream. Maybe it’s just life unfolding as life does.

Onward with Hogan’s Heroes and Gomer Pyle reruns.