A Hill To Die On
In all of the discussions that took place as we marked the one-year anniversary of the January 6, 2021, insurrection, one topic was overlooked: the fact that the Democrats took an incredible political risk in speaking their minds about who was responsible for the events of that day.
President Biden, VP Kamala Harris, Chuck Schumer - and many others - did not hesitate to lay blame at the feet of Republicans: the former pOTUS, his co-conspirators, his enablers, his Big Lie propagandists, and his easily-led supporters who have neither the inclination nor the intellectual capacity to think beyond the next round of Kool-aid.
It would have been so much easier to make flowery speeches about national unity, to adopt a let's let bygones be bygones approach, to tone-down the fiery rhetoric and finger-pointing in hopes of garnering more votes among the fence-sitters, the more moderate Republicans, the still-persuadable independents who might scurry back to the side of the GOP if they felt that the blame game was too harsh, and had gone uncomfortably too far.
Speaking loudly, clearly, and in no uncertain terms was a risk the Democrats were willing to take - and that alone speaks volumes about how committed they are to putting the truth above individual ambitions, and the preservation of democracy above political careers.
What the Democrats did yesterday was to state that if they are to choose a hill to die on, it will be this hill - the hill of honesty and integrity, the hill of the Constitution and the principles of democracy, the hill of justice and the rule of law.
In stark contrast, the hill the Republicans have chosen to defend is a putrefying mound of dirt, built on the corpses of whatever morals they once declared to possess and whatever truths they have chosen to bury, atop which stands a failed, orange-faced loser who has promised them eternal political life in exchange for unwavering loyalty that will never be reciprocated.
I know which hill I'd rather die on - and I believe the majority of Americans agree with my choice. I'd rather die fighting for what is just and what is fair than die kissing the ass of a bloviated, deranged idiot whose lack of morals is only surpassed by his inability to face reality.
Well done, President Biden et al - I admire your commitment, I respect your courage, and I am truly inspired by your willingness to say what needed to be said without regard to the political consequences that will undoubtedly be pounced-upon by those who have had nothing relevant to say since January 20, 2017 - but still kept saying it, nonetheless.
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There are many, many veterans who already made that choice starting with the Revolutionary War. My family has had members serving in the armed services starting with WWI and every war since. It hurts my heart to see what is happening today, where there are actually veterans and military members who are supporting the big lie. Does anyone have a replacement plan or is the plan to just install a modern day "king". What is happening makes me angry to see some Americans so willing to erase 250 years of hard fought freedom for the country that has been a guiding light for the world. 
I fear for the youngest members of my family moving into the future.
Bravo!
