Existence is an obvious distraction,
a waste of everyone’s time.
No evidence of any wrongdoing
The vague, sinister-sounding
sweeping allegations of corruption
a precarious perch.
Multiple investigations have found no evidence
many believe wild, false, fever-swamp narratives
some ignore the whole affair.
Voters remain skeptical.
The political circus unfolding
defined by negative polarization;
that clown show is a gift
to reset the political narrative.
as a sympathetic figure.
in a human light
to gain steam.
A lot of Texans are embarrassed
defying the odds again
On the other side,Â
Against this spectacle, and even without it,
 it could fizzle into another
cohort playing havoc
in a kind of race to the bottom
turning off ordinary folks
We’ve come a long way since then
in how we see each other.
be different and embrace it.Â
see the potential just lurking there.
[snippets from the noise I have been reading.]