Well, the news out of Washington is bad. Kavanaugh was confirmed and sworn in.

This whole thing has brought back feelings I haven’t felt in many years. A while ago, I was in a situation where I was telling the truth and, because of external forces, quotas, whatever you want to call them, I wasn’t believed. To the people / organizations / bureaucracies I was dealing with, it’s “not a big deal, why are you so upset? Get over it! It’s trivial!”. But it WAS a big deal to me. I know other folks who went through similar situations and they didn’t give a shit, but I did. I still do. I wasn’t lying and it’s very important to me that I am seen as a person of my word. I’m a person you can count on to follow through on promises and someone who you can trust what they say.

I felt helpless, disappointed, disgusted, hopeless, railroaded, angry, disillusioned, sad, depressed, etc. we were always taught that the side of good always prevails. It was a harsh reality lesson to me that, in the real world, people and truth don’t matter.

Even if we were to take the accusations off the table, the sneering entitled demeanor and partisan beliefs/actions of this man prove that he should not be on the Supreme Court. This is not a man who will put the law ahead of his agenda. I can only hope that the conservative justices that were already on the court will perhaps vote a little to the left in order to counterbalance his potentially dangerous actions and keep the court balanced. I ferverently hope that Justice Ginsburg can serve for at least another 6 years.

As sad as it is, I’ve lost faith. I don’t believe the senators that voted to confirm this man will be voted out. I don’t think there will be any shift in numbers after the election. Right is wrong, up is down, front is back. Nothing makes sense anymore and it’s heartbreaking.

I have a screen grab, but I don’t know how to attach it here. It says “I love my country, but I’m ashamed of my government”. It’s such an accurate sentiment right now.

Hopefully, I’ll post something more upbeat later.

Have a good day, do something nice for someone...