WHAT CAN WE DO?

I spend most of my days between anger and fear!  There is much to be angry about and much to fear.  One of my biggest fears is the position that Steve Bannon holds in the White House.  Many of the executive orders have apparently been written by him.  Trump will sign anything put in front of him just so he can hold up his signature as if he knows what he is doing.  One example is the executive order naming Bannon to the National Security Council.  Now Trump says he did not realize just what he was signing.  That is just one example and it is a scary one.  The man does not belong there.  Bannon is an avowed white supremacist and has been quoted as saying that he wants to bring the government crashing down.  He is well on his way.

The Republicans are using Trump as a cover so they can do their dirty work behind the scenes and at night.  They voted to do away with the Election Assistance Commission, "which helps states run elections and is the only federal agency charged with making sure voting machines can’t be hacked."  ( The Nation, Feb. 2/7.2017  Ari Berman.)  This makes it easier to steal elections.  Can they do this on their own? It is bad enough that they have gerrymandered so many districts in their favor.  It will make it doubly hard for Democrats to win over the Senate and especially the House.

Speaking of the Democrats!  They are their own worst enemy.  Are they waking up to the reality that they have served their corporate masters too long and have not represented us?  I think they may be feeling the heat from all of the protests and phone calls, emails, petitions, etc.  In retrospect they ran the wrong candidate.  While I voted for Hillary she was a flawed candidate and the democrats were to stupid to see it.  They have lost state houses, governorships, the senate, the house because they have not, in my opinion, kept in touch with the people.

Right now what are Maine democrats doing to keep the resistance going?  We should be getting action items from the all the time.  They should be actively looking for good candidates to run against Poliquin.  We should be recruiting very good candidates to run for governor in 2018.  They should be speaking out against the outrageous Trump cabinet nominees along with those of us who are making almost daily phone calls to Senators or meeting with their staff people.  That is called leadership!  If they are doing those things they need to keep us informed so we can be part of the process.

I have gotten off track!  I had intended in this post to review the cabinet appointees as they are a large part of my fear and anger.  But I also want to encourage you to watch Robert Reich online each week day night at 8:00 pm.  He bring us up to date with what is going on, actions we can take and in general tries to encourage us.  Another great resource is Rogan's List.  She is a former university librarian who researches during the day and them posts a list of actions that we can take.  You can subscribe by going to http://roganslist.blogspot.com/.  
Also join a Facebook group like Suit Up Maine where there are also actions that can be taken. 
I encourage you to be active and engaged.  I know it is discouraging and tiring but we cannot let up.  
We can make a difference.  Carry on bravely!