Fifty years or so from now when the historians look back to this period of US history I hope there’s still a US that we still recognize. If there is, it could well be because of the work Robert Mueller and his team are doing today. I know it isn’t going fast enough for most of us, but this isn’t television, good investigations take longer than an hour.
From my understanding Mueller’s team is made up of long term professional prosecutors who know how to approach an investigation through a non-partisan perspective. Trust me, I know an AUSA in Birmingham and I can tell with almost a certainty he would be incapable of being non-partisan. This is a time for real patriots not partisans. Unfortunately our politics of late have cooked partisanship and tribalism deep into our political psyche.
Tribalism, greed and a deep need for power are just the surface reasons the modern day GOP was willing to make a deal with the devil knowing the devil had made a deal with Putin. Below the surface it gets even darker because there we find bigotry, racism, misogyny and other deep seated hatred and fear of others. Putin, Trump and today’s GOP are using every tool to attempt to keep the ignorant and fearful on their side until it will be way too late.
The oligarchs tease and threaten the GOP and their leadership with withholding funds to run campaigns (today’s version of an open bribe). Dismantling regulations designed to protect our air, water, land and even our retirements and rights are being discarded because the Kochs, Mercers et al don’t want to be constrained in their desire to have more. Honestly, what the hell can they really do with more? They’ll never be able to spend it in their lifetimes, so why?
So I’m thankful for Robert Mueller and his team. I hope they’re able to at least slow down if not stop the damage Trump, Putin and the GOP are doing to this country. And if this country is too severely damaged via Trump, Putin and the GOP, what damage will occur because of our inability to keep things somewhat stable? We’re not perfect and never have been, but we’re better than the alternatives I see out there.