My husband accuses me frequently of being not so much pessimistic, but nihilistic about the direction of this country. It's a fair criticism. I don't see a lot of avenues for us to recover. My pie-eyed hubby thinks that getting rid of Trump will put us on that track. I don't. Because the circumstances that brought us to the point of having a grifting reality show performer as the most powerful person in the country doesn't go away with him.