Dear editor,
Last night, before I went to bed, I wrote a list of things to be thankful for.
Certainly, there is plenty to be discouraged about these days, including the loss of 361,000 Americans to COVID-19, not to mention the raid upon the Capitol Wednesday as Trump supporters believed the election was stolen, despite plenty of evidence to the contrary.
However, here are some very hopeful signs:
In just 10 days we will have a new president and new administration. Joe Biden is a man of integrity and we finally have a capable and beautiful woman of color as a vice president.
We now have an opportunity to repeal Trump-era policies that put our planet in jeopardy. We have only one home. We cannot destroy it for the benefit of greed.
Nancy Pelosi was re-elected as Speaker of the House. She is a powerhouse of wisdom and experience in the political football game.
Georgia went blue and elected two Democratic representatives to the Senate, blocking Mitch McConnell’s stranglehold on bills passed by the House.
Sen. McConnell even approved the confirmation of Biden; and Elaine Chao, head of the Department of Transportation, as well as others, have finally stated they must resign as Trump has created insurrection. Maybe they fear being caught up in a lawsuit, but at least some have found a moral core.
The Congress was not cowed by the insurrection and stayed late into the night to confirm, once again, the 2020 election was legitimate.
Kansas has a Democratic governor, Laura Kelly, who is doing her level best to protect Kansans from the virus with mask mandates.
Our neighbor, David Toland, was appointed Lieutenant Governor while maintaining his current position as Kansas Secretary of Commerce. I have known his parents, grandparents and cousins since I was three and know him to be a man of integrity,
Much more remains in the balance in healing our country. But there is plenty of reason for hope.
Let us pledge to be part of the solution!
Thank you,
