BOLD like a Leopard

Prior to writing this, I had to consciously go outside and take a walk just so what came out in these lines would be coherent and not come out as some sort of text equivalent of a primal scream. If you're a progressive liberal you may want to take that as the one piece of advice that you'll truly appreciate here, because from here on out there's not much that applies to you. Well. . . maybe some of it you'll find familiar. But really, my first response to what has happened today in Washington DC would have been something that I'd probably have regretted not long after. And this is not going to be the best sourced or the most civil piece I've written, but it is evident to me that those are not what is called for right now. MY FRIENDS . . .  . . .  if  you didn't know it until now we don't have a home. Not in any political party, and certainly not in the Republican Party. "Who is we?" you might ask. I think that the people I'm speaking

When it comes to liberalism, it all works according to a D.R.I.L.L. Why is it that the liberal establishment continues to cling to the illusion that they are breaking down barriers and creating a better society? Unfortunately, those of us that interact with left liberals probably know at least one or two that have the following type of behaviour: They have a low self-awareness, and are convinced that if people just embraced their value system we would not live in a world as intolerant and unkind as they see it is. They try to project an image of being an enlightened person that has reached a higher state of consciousness, yet they must also demonstrate how distressed they are by current events and the state of society. What gives? You may remember that in March former Democratic presidential candidate and Secretary of State  Hillary R. Clinton  made a short video in which she instructed her base to follow a plan of action called  R.I.P.E: Resist - Insist - Persist - Enlist . But