Seismic tremors

Like so many of us I have tried to hold my peace during the last 18 months. After all, this President didn't walk into a mess, he walked into the textbook definition of Fubar.  Never expected miracles and wasn't surprised when Rupert "The Truth is what I make it" Murduck unleashed the bleached hair and teeth brigade to reveal to the world the truth about this new world leader who just seemed to appear from nowhere. Wasn't surprised when the RushBeckHannityCoulter hydra attacked with the ferocity of a pit bull in a butcher shop.  Wasn't surprised when law enforcement sent the clear message that since we can't get to this one we will remind all the rest of you where your place is, yeah that was why you got jacked up in your own house Dr. Gates. Wasn't surprised when Shirley got phone fired because of an attempt to prove to white america that black racism, especially the kind that really doesn't exist, will be dealt with quickly and with gusto.  But I have to admit I am shocked that dude served up D.C. as if he were negotiating a prisoner swap with the Klan.  It's not enough that Chocolate City has no vote or any say in their own political future, not enough that they can't even collect overdue parking tickets for fear of causing a diplomatic incident, now they somehow are exempt from the laws that protect the reproductive rights of women in all the other areas of the United States.  Is this the new way deals are made in the post racist United States?  This is what makes the magma rise.