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It's all gone now. In five short years 200 hundred years of reputation, political capital, diplomatic leverage and just plain trust, were flushed down the shitter by this administration. An administration that shrouds even it's most innocuous deeds in dark secrecy; that reflexively lies, even when the truth would serve them better; that denounces mistreatment of prisoners, while mistreating prisoners; that trumphets the sanctity of a free press aboard while lying to, threatening and bullying journalists at home.

It's all gone now - America as the honest, Ameica the dependable, America the fair and balanced, America the icon of democracy, the rule of law and freedom. Gone. All gone, or on the way out. It will take decades of honest American governance to repair the damage these morons have done in just five years of jackbooted governing.
I need time to think, time to read the thoughts of writers smarter than I am. Time to reflect. Time to get some distance and perspective. And yes, time to let the consequences play out as they must and let the dust settle.

Until then -- "Good night. And good luck." (To us all.)
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Joan Brunwasser is a co-founder of Citizens for Election Reform (CER) which since 2005 existed for the sole purpose of raising the public awareness of the critical need for election reform. Our goal: to restore fair, accurate, transparent, secure elections where votes are cast in private and counted in public. Because the problems with electronic (computerized) voting systems include a lack of (more...)
 

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