Bob Williford: Living in ‘Mean Times’

I had decided the times we live in now would be remembered as “The (2nd) Dark Ages.” But every day, as news stories about executive orders to suffocate another government agency surface, there’s always the civics lesson disclaimer that “only Congress can abolish a government agency,” followed by the phrase “but in the meantime … ” firings and funding stops effectively make it impossible for agencies to provide needed services to citizens.

So, while it seems as if the Dark Ages have returned, I propose we are instead in the “Mean Times.” Destroying the lives of people both in and outside the government on a presidential whim with complete disdain for the judicial system or legislative oversight.

I’m also proposing a bumper sticker that reads “25th in ‘25’.” Meaning it’s time to invoke the 25th Amendment and declare Donald Trump no longer competent to lead.

“All of us are smarter than any of us.”

Bob Williford

Greenfield