Commentary: A plea to my family and friends who voted for Donald Trump in 2016

[Nevilledog]

https://www.postandcourier.com/opinion/commentary/commentary-a-plea-to-my-family-and-friends-who-voted-for-donald-trump-in-2016/article_dd066b24-eb96-11ea-a565-e367b7fa8565.html

On Jan. 20, 2009, Barack Obama was inaugurated as the 44th president. At the time, my husband and I were living in Washington, D.C., with our 2-month-old baby. Early that morning, while it was still dark outside, we could hear people chatting giddily as they walked past our house and made their way toward the National Mall for the inauguration. It seemed like the whole world was in D.C. to celebrate.

As a former George W. Bush appointee, I was invited to join fellow “43” appointees for a farewell gathering. We drove on an eerily empty beltway to Andrews Air Force Base to watch President Obama’s inauguration on TV screens in a hangar. We were silent and respectful as President Obama took his oath of office, and we cheered when the ceremony ended.

Soon after, President Bush arrived from the Capitol to our hangar at Andrews via helicopter. He stood in front of Air Force One and thanked us for our hard work and patriotism. And then he boarded the plane, now referred to as Special Air Mission 28000, the call sign indicating his return to civilian life. His job was over and there was a new guy in charge.

This was the Republican Party I knew, one that led the country for eight years and handed the baton to the next person elected by U.S. citizens. We never doubted the peaceful transfer of power happening in front of us. Instead, we cheered for democracy in action.

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[Merlot]

1. mitch mcconnel had other plans

Sorry, there's only so much "we're the nice republicans" that I can take.