The Train Wreck

AN EDITED VERSION OF THIS POST IS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR IN THE RECORD, A BERGEN COUNTY NEWSPAPER


Can there be a determination both more underwhelming and overwhelming? As we learn of Ms. Clinton's recklessness, and see daily evidence of Mr. Trump's complete lack of readiness or understanding of what lies ahead, can we be both discouraged and motivated?

Side by side these two stride, Ms. Clinton saddled with past transgressions while Mr. Trump meanders aimlessly, reminding us daily of his complete and utter incompetence. 

We are witness to a train wreck, playing out in slow, slow motion. We are repulsed yet compelled to watch. We want to turn away, but understand the consequences of our pretending this is but a mirage.

And the true bottom line is that Donald Trump must be stopped. The damage he would do, not merely to our country, but to the globe, if his unthinking, uncaring, unfocused unique combination of hatred and misapprehension was unleashed, is virtually unimaginable. 

We are discouraged and yet motivated, disheartened and yet energized, dismayed and yet determined. So while we watch Ms. Clinton try to dig out of another hole of her own doing and Mr. Trump dig yet a deeper hole every time he opens his mouth, we must not lose sight of a singular truth. While Hillary Clinton might not be the ideal choice, Donald Trump might be the single worse choice ever presented to the people of America.