So now that it's over, I have looked back over my life often and reflected on how many times I've tried to point out that our leaders do not care about us. That our government is bought and sold by Wall Street, big business, back door deals and we, the people have suffered because if it.
I've thought about all the people I grew up with that worked at Bethlehem Steel, Trico, Ford, Chevy, DuPont, etc and sadly shook my head as those jobs moved overseas. Those factories closed and people in my income and age group lost jobs. Lost financial security. Worked 2, 3 jobs. Wives forced to work, not to get ahead, but to survive.
I've seen people accused of living beyond their means, just because they wanted cable tv, or a better car. And shook my head in disgust.
I have hated this government and I have hated watching them get fat while the people starved.
I don't believe Donald Trump will "make America great again."I think he will fail more than succeed, but I also knew that Hillary would only let Washington get fatter while the rest of the country continued to deteriorate.
So I voted for Trump at the last minute, because Hillary represents everything I have grown to hate about this country. And my conscience would not allow me to circle her name on the ballot. Hillary didn't lose because of emails. She lost because she represents a failed system that lost touch with the American people decades ago. She lost because she's disingenuous.
God have mercy on me, and on us all. I am sorry if some of you feel like I let you down.