Sanity vs Credibility

It's finally happening.  I'm actually able to tune out President Trump's bluster, lies and tweets for more hours in the day than I thought would be possible.  By taking a break from writing or discussing politics for the last few weeks I have gained some much needed perspective.  I've watched baseball (painful as that is for the Kansas City Royals right now), watched shows on Netflix and made a trip to my local library for some nice juicy fiction novels.  Ahh...

This is not to say that I have buried my head in the sand however. I'm still firmly in the camp that believes each of us has a responsibility to educate ourselves on the important issues facing our nation and our communities.  I'm still reading my newspapers and having a hissy fit when my local paper carrier decides that delivery is optional on whatever day he deems it necessary.  I still think that public libraries are one of the most important institutions in our country.  

The Trump administration has simply exhausted me (and I suspect many others) and I just flat needed a break.  I fervently hope that by trying to keep my sanity, I'm not succumbing to the idea that this administration is just politics as usual.

President Trump's seeming need to be a media headline every-damn-day and his constant search for adulation is absolutely NOT NORMAL.  The constant lies (we can no longer just sugar coat these as campaign exaggerations) are on track to completely destroy the credibility of this administration.  I know that for me, I am more often than not simply dismissing his tweets as just more daily bull shit.  I swear I won't know what to do if he needs us to actually believe something.  My fear is that the rest of the world may also stop believing him at a time when it may be most needed.  This continual assault on the credibility of the reputation of United States government is something that we should all be very concerned about.