Today, I attended a town hall meeting with my Congressman, Jim McGovern. If there were any Trumpers in the audience, they remained silent.
I didn’t get in line to ask a question, but at the close of the session I expressed my concern about the economy to McGovern. Trump has Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary, he’s compromising confidence in the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and he will certainly take control of the Federal Reserve. If we’re lucky, when combined with the tariffs, the economic damage will result in a strong midterm election for Democrats. That’s assuming the election is held, and McGovern is concerned it won’t be.
McGovern said he doesn’t respect Republican politicians who aren’t voting their conscience, out of fear that Trump will put a challenger up against them in their next primary. I’m voting my conscience today, by unsubscribing from comedian Louis C.K.’s mailing list.
I was willing to reserve judgment about Louis for his admitted sexual misbehaviors. The accusations against him came about when the #metoo movement refused to allow any nuance in discussions regarding the most complex aspect of human relationships. Propositions were viewed as precursors to assaults.
But now, I’m done with Louis C.K. He is trying to introduce nuance where I see no wiggle room for it. Saudi Arabia’s follow-up to sportswashing is jokewashing. No matter how you cut it with a bone saw, it’s blood money.
