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Trump and Clinton a Sign of the Times

Now we reap what we sew.  We have two media darlings battling it out for the highest office in the land, and is there any doubt that they are only satisfying their egos?  Trump has no sense of decency, and Hillary has no sense of shame.  He is a bully, and she is entitled and angry we don't agree.  How did we end up here?  Its the relentless dumbing down of America, the lack of any civility, the removal of God and the minimizing of the rights of society as a whole over the rights of individual sub-groups, the spoon feeding of entertainment disguised as news and the ever lowered expectations of us and our country. Congratulations.  Its time for society to enjoy the fruits of its harvest.  Me?  I'll pass.

Slippery Slope in the Bathroom

We need to be cautious.  The current administration passed a new rule that people can use whatever sex's bathroom a person identifies with.  Well intentioned?  Likely.  Poorly thought out?  Yes.  Pandering?  ABSOLUTELY This isn't about transsexuals, people who in my humble opinion need more psychological help than physical.  Its intended to help those is transition to use the bathroom of the sex they wish they were.  In truth and in fact, it swings open the door to abuses by anyone. What if I am a good, but not great, athlete is school and I want to play varsity ball.  As a male, I may not get much playing time.  But if I unilaterally declared I felt I was a woman, I could set records on the women's team.  Is this fair to women?  NO.  Is opening their locker room to leering lying losers fair to women?  NO.  It is women who suffer from this ruling, and a federal court correctly stopped it. But that is not always the case with this Supreme Court.  They acknowledge, or