“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who … at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly.” — Teddy Roosevelt
This describes many situations in our history, but no more so than those undermining and trying to bring down our current president. Is his immature and even erratic behavior an issue? Of course. Has he been ineffective? Only as far as those sworn to uphold their own positions in Congress have — in the abandonment of such — obsessed over knocking off the kid who dared to climb to the top of the jungle gym.
It began with his opponent refusing to traditionally cede the loss and the rest deciding that if they couldn’t be the home team, they would take their ball and go home. Three wasted years has resulted in a constipated Congress that has not only let down the American voters but made us even more vulnerable to our enemies because, as another wise man once stated:
“A house divided against itself cannot stand.” — Abraham Lincoln
And no, this isn’t coming from a Republican or a Democrat. It’s coming from an American.
Regi Milan, Riverdale