We live in a turbulent world, that’s undeniable.  

Life here in the United States isn’t even what it used to be.  We are still undoubtedly the greatest nation on earth, but we have allowed ourselves to be divided by the corporate media, whose entire business strategy is based on conflict and combative attitudes.

Remember…if it isn’t entertaining, we wouldn’t watch it so much.  All of that vitriol is purposeful, as it draws us in, closer to the figurative flame, with us represented as a metaphorical moth.

What has this done to us, as a society?  We needn’t look much further than the news from earlier this week, about a plan to bomb the White House, to find the answer.

Now, after all of this, and amid the growing feeling that our nation is irreparably angry, one CNN host had the audacity to wonder if the Vice President’s wife should be protected by the Secret Service.

CNN’s John King asked his panel if second lady Karen Pence should receive her taxpayer-provided accommodations, like housing and Secret Service protection, after deciding to work as a part-time art teacher at a Christian school.

Karen Pence announced earlier this week that she will be teaching at Immanuel Christian School, a K-8 Christian school in Springfield, Virginia.

King asked the question in an alarming fashion:

“Does it matter that all taxpayers pay for her housing, all taxpayers pay for her Secret Service protection? It’s not her fault she needs protection, that’s the world we live in. But all taxpayers pay for – subsidize her life. Does it matter?” King asked.

Let me answer this for you right now:  Yes, Karen Pence should remain under the protection of the Secret Service.

Furthermore, let me remind John King, and the rest of America, that Karen Pence’s religious beliefs are hers, and are of no concern to other Americans whatsoever, so long as they don’t entice Pence to harm others.

Remember, folks, the diversity of thoughts, religions, and cultures is what makes America special and strong.  Just because you don’t agree with someone’s beliefs does not lessen their value to someone.

All are created equal.

We will be arguing with one another over whose fault this government shutdown was for years, thanks to to the divisive nature of the mainstream media and the obtuse and dense democratic response.

Sure, President Trump didn’t make it any easier during his bombastic appearances with Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi in which he claimed that he’d be happy to shut down the government over border security.

But that was then, and this is now.  And, now, we have Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer simply refusing to even meet with the President over the debacle which as 800,000 Americans out of work.

Even if it began as Trump’s shutdown, it certainly isn’t anymore.

Now, disturbing new data shows how the democrats are exploiting these out-of-work patriots for their own gain, furthering the idea that they are allowing the shutdown to continue for the sake of their own skin.

A Democratic group aligned with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is launching a $600,000 media campaign attacking Republican senators up for reelection in 2020 over a government shutdown that entered its 28th day Saturday.

The massive media buy by Majority Forward, a nonprofit group that isn’t required to disclose its funding, appeared to confirm President Trump’s accusation that Democrats were already “looking to 2020” and using the government shutdown to score political points.

The group has produced 30-second ads attacking Republican senators who are likely to face tough challenges from Democrats, according to the Washington Post. It’s planning to spend a total of around $600,000 on the media campaign effort.

This sort of shortsighted, anti-We The People maneuver has no place in American politics, let alone in a nation with nearly a million people out of work.

It’s time for the democrats to grow up, own the fact that they are allowing the shutdown to continue, and do their jobs.