February 14, 2020 “Men of truth …shall judge the people”       Yisro 18:21-22

Politics is a strange parody of governance where lust for power, vanity, and hubris coalesce into deceit and evasion. Into his turgid universe, the President has seduced not just his enthusiastic Congressional sycophants, but a large slice of middle America whose frustrations and fears have left them vulnerable to manipulation by a master hustler wholly on-message with his minions. What distinguishes his opponents – and, sadly, hinders them is their utter candor in promoting policies that solve problems without exploiting tribal fears nor resorting to vague promises or ridicule. Note: The giving of the Ten Commandments did not prevent worship of a golden calf. Let us pray that, despite the principled opposition, the powerful champions of artifice won’t sentence a generation to wander in their swampy wilderness.