02-18-2019, 10:10 PM
Yesterday, as we were sorting and packing and taping and hauling bosses and other stuff from the house down the driveway to the UNITS pod, I listened to the 6-part podcast series by Rachel Maddow: “Bagman.” How much do you remember about Spiro T. Agnew? He was barely a blip on my radar. Given that I was just 10 when he plead nolo contendre and resigned, it’s not surprising that it didn’t affect me much at the time, especially with Watergate being far more prevalent. I’m blown away to discover how alike he was to Trump. It was fascinating, and terrifying to realize what horrible shit was going on behind the scenes back then. The only way it wasn’t worse than it is now is that there was no one actively working for or with Russia. Fascinating series.
Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.