President Obama admonished, "Don't be cynical," believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity.
The Tennessee Three: Who are the Tennessee Three? Rep. Gloria Johnson (D-Knoxville) and former representatives Justin Jones and Justin Pearson.
The Tennessee Three didn't throw in the towel even after Republicans sought to humiliate them with a political lynching. Those patriotic souls will endure long after the right-wing racists in the Tennessee state legislature are eventually voted away.
Yet, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, including his radical right political wife, has been caught in multiple ethics violations and corruption today. Without Chief Justice Roberts calling for his resignation, is that not cause for cynicism?
Kevin McCarthy leads the House of Representatives and Republicans to remain aligned with the twice-impeached former president, who faces a myriad of charges of crime, including actions that closed his corporation and sent his CFO to jail.
Lying is the Republican Creed, as are bigotry and misogyny. Are these not reasons to be cynical?
Hope resides in a new generation of leadership, the likes of the Tennessee Three.
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