Twenty-five years ago, Timothy McVeigh detonated a truck bomb outside the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people. His goal was to stimulate a law enforcement response which he hoped would spark an anti-government revolution.
At the time McVeigh earned almost universal condemnation for his horrific act. He was arrested, tried and put to death for his crime.
Today we see a titanic battle brewing in Washington. Trump vs The Resistance (#Resistance). Who wins? Two intractable forces. For one, petulant ego dominates. For the other, nothing short of removal from office will be accepted. The “good of the country?” is not considered by either. Not for even a fleeting moment.
Could one side prevail? What would happen if The Resistance were to succeed? What if the impeachment and trial of Donald Trump were to result in his removal from office.
Yes, for those who were never able to accepted Hillary Clinton’s defeat in the 2016 election, there would be joy unbounded ….. vindication at last!
But what about the others, the deplorables who voted Donald Trump into the White House. How would they feel if the Senate were to convict the president of “high crimes and misdemeanors,” thus removing him from office.
The ghost of Timothy McVeigh dances amongst us. There are some, perhaps many, who have become so disillusioned by Washington that they would jump on the McVeigh solution. Blood in the streets. Their rally cry, “Enough is enough. We deserve better. Take back our country or die.”
Who wins? Nobody. Who loses? We, the people. Enough is enough. We deserve better.