Pardon Me!

Visions of pardons are dancing in the President's head these days and, of course, showing up on Twitter.  Pardons he has granted so far have been for gross and blatant public corruption, crimes for which the pardoned have pleaded guilty.  With the exception of Fox "News" consumers, I doubt anyone will miss the point of the pardons: He's telling those talking to the Special Prosecutor not to flip and testify against him; if they stay loyal, he'll pardon them.   

Meanwhile, children are still being separated from their parents at the border, treated like the criminals being pardoned and considered for pardons.  Meanwhile, Puerto Rica still struggles to recover from the hurricanes that devastated the island, leaving citizens without water, power, and—worst of all— a far higher death toll than reported by the Trump Administration.  Independent think tanks reporting over 4,000 now?   It looks like our fellow Americans there are likely to get more battering,  in an environment where storms continue to grow more intense.  And at the mercy of an Administration in D.C. that barely acknowledges them.

Meanwhile, I buckle my post-Memorial day white sandals,  putting one foot in front of the other, as if our democracy weren't in jeopardy at all.  On a Friday filled with sunshine, errands, and everyday graces, I struggle to get myself into a higher state of consciousness.  And I pray for Mr. Mueller and his team to work fast enough.