All the January 6^th hearings are now over. For the first time in our history criminal charges have been referred to the Department of Justice by a Congressional Committee on a former President of the United States. I have a lot of different emotions that are running through me right now. One emotion I am not feeling is one of celebration. I find that there is not much to celebrate about the last 7 years that Trump has commanded the attention of the nation. As a nation we have become more and more divided because of one man, Donald Trump and criminal referrals will not change that. Don’t get me wrong I thought they should happen too but it is a sad day for our nation. What we saw presented by the committee was mostly a rehashing of what we had already seen but a review was a good thing to do. Trump did not act alone in this and there were more referrals than just Trump, but, as Harry Truman said “The Buck Stops Here” so the buck has to stop at Trump. Funny, but I think that was one of Trump’s biggest flaws, he never took responsibility for anything. It has been a constant of him saying that it always is a “Witch Hunt” because people are out to get him when he was always the one holding the matches to burn someone at the stake.

I have read too many times Republicans saying that the Panel was a partisan panel. I am sorry but you don’t get a much bigger conservative Republican than a Liz Chaney. Like father like daughter and she is her father’s daughter. Just look at here career and her voting record and if you are really honest you will see what I mean. Because she stood up to Trump and put our Country and its Constitution first she has sacrificed her political career. She is the type of person that you would want with you going into battle because you know she will fight like hell to defend our Country and Constitution. She was not alone on that stage; there was also Adam Kinzinger a Republican and hero just as much as Chaney. He is a true patriot that has taken the oath to protect our Constitution more than once. He not only served in Congress but also in the Air Force serving both in Iraq and Afghanistan. Where were the other Patriotic Republicans? Our Constitutional Republic was attack on January 6^th 2021 by domestic terrorist sent by the outgoing President of the United States. There should have been outrage by not only the Democrats but by the entire nation and that includes the Republicans. The day after a few Republican leaders did speak up but they were silenced very quickly by the party that has put itself before our Republic. The fact that Trump was not impeached speaks volumes of how people put their political party before the good of our nation. Don’t even get me started on Pence. He is such a “Wishy-Washy” person that has not only put Trump before our Constitution but also pit Trump before his God. Can you imagine that man defending the nation? That day after the referral of the Commission Mitch McConnell did state that we all knew who was responsible for what happened on 1/6^th

The Commission dealt with the events leading up to the Insurrection on Jan 6th. They did not deal with the stealing of documents that should have, by law, gone to the National Archives or with the Classified Documents that Trump took. That investigation is solely up to the Department of Justice. It is being reported that some of the classified documents are missing. The Republicans are quick to talk about the southern border and the National Security problem we have because of it when one of the biggest threats to our security is their fearless leader Donald Trump. Funny how our Northern Border is not a security threat, only the Southern Border. If the Republicans are not willing to accept the security threat that Trump poses then I don’t want hear about our borders. You just sound like racists. If you were honest you would know that our borders were not any more secure under Trump than any other President. He just said they were.

Many times I have heard people being interviewed and they always say how much Trump has done for them. Funny thing is that they don’t really see what Trump has actually done for them. Are they really better off because of Trump? In that matter are you really better off with the whole Republican Party? What have they actually accomplished that helps the majority of the country? Now, I can see what they do for the Koch family and other billionaire families in America and around the world but most of us don’t run in those circles. What do they do for the other over 99 percent of the Country? Yes, I know that he made it so you didn’t have to be as politically correct but is that a good thing? To put it another way, he made it ok to insult people. Doesn’t that just cause fights? Trump did not rebuttal his opponents, he just insulted them. I know people that have Developmentally Disabled relatives that were Trump supporters even though Trump insulted a Developmentally Disabled reporter. I still can’t figure that one out. Is it a question of priorities? Most were not rich enough to really benefit from Trump’s tax cuts. My wife was a teacher and I know too many people that didn’t support what my wife did for a living and have allowed the Republicans demonize those dedicated teachers. When it comes to the environment the Republicans have not done very much at all. You wonder why much of Generation Z is not supporting Republicans just look at the kind of World that we are leaving them.

This is not over and will continue to divide our country for years to come. I will probably not see a united America in my lifetime. This is no longer a matter of being a Republican and a Democrat or being a conservative or a liberal. Trump was no Conservative but is he what the Republican Party has become?  I am actually afraid of that answer.