Don’t overlook this major triumph
Depending on how you look at it, life is either a series of disappointing failures or exciting triumphs. It’s hard not perceive most political news these days as disappointing. Take the elections on November 3, 2020. We should have been ecstatic. What a relief! Biden won decisively and we kept the House. Exciting! But then the abhorrent General Service Administration (GSA) Administrator Emily Murphy refused to certify the transition in a violation of historical precedent, and the GOP began the Big Lie. Disappointing.
Then, we went through the nail-biter Special Elections in Georgia on January 5, 2021. The Democrats worked hard and triumphed, winning both seats and gaining a slim majority in the Senate. Exciting! But the very next day, the January 6th insurrection happened. These GOP traitors really know how to time their evildoing and mess with our psyches. It was not only disappointing. It was infuriating.
But never forget, we WON! Trump is GONE. His presence will never darken the doorstep of our hallowed White House again. That is a fact. And still, we live with an overwhelming sense of disappointment. We should be overjoyed by how well Biden has handled the horrors he inherited from the most corrupt president* in U.S. history. Biden assembled an incredible team in advance, they their homework and prepared way before the inauguration, and they hit the ground running. The Biden Administration has proven they are in control and taking care of We the People. Their accomplishments are impressive.
And yet, we are prepared for more outrage and disappointment as our new President brings the criminals to justice. In an explosive exposé, Rolling Stone reveals a 27-page letter published by two top Democrats on the House oversight committee making public the extent of Trump’s venality using his D.C. hotel as a conduit for undisclosed foreign money. Among the many shocking disclosures, the piece mentions the committee is investigating how the GSA handled the lease on that hotel. At the time, the GSA Administrator was Emily Murphy who delayed the transition for two weeks. Disappointing.
This is just one of the latest revelations of Trump’s criminality, and much more will continue to come out. The country is returning to normal, but as we have seen, it can be thrown off track easily. Make no mistake, the Biden administration and the Democratic majority are making America great again.
Chicago native Lorraine Evanoff earned her degree in French from DePaul University then became a Certified Financial Manager. She worked as a finance exec in film production for seven years in Paris, then in Silicon Valley during the dot-com era, and later for various Hollywood production companies, notably as CFO of National Lampoon. She is currently living in Los Angeles with her husband.