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In reply to the discussion: No More F*cking Around. We elected you. Start acting like it (what I want to see today from Dems) [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)ethically and competently, and working their guts out, because of who they are collectively. I don't assume all their decisions will turn out to have been the best in hindsight, because that'd be impossible, but I do trust them. That doesn't take much faith for me, and no actual leap necessary.
You know, I've tried to imagine what it'd be like to have the weight of our nation and the futures of 300M people on my shoulders. How do they do it? The best I can imagine is that it's possible because they do believe in themselves and their ideals and believe they can and must do it. My best guess is also that most days they fall in bed exhausted and usually don't lie awake worrying in the middle of the night.
Very different viewpoint, but oh well. Sleep well yourself.