Catching up ... And Spiraling Down

I really couldn't resist the last few posts which were sent to me by two different friends, both of whom are people I admire and respect.  I am deeply saddened by the death of our great republic.  I think it was John Adams that said that only a virtuous people could keep such a republic and it is certainly true that virtue has been one of the casualties of the past fifty or so years.  Obviously it isn't dead but it is so seriously damaged that a election where one candidate has the worst record in history can defeat a man whose virtues are evident by his record of achievement.  So while you might think it isn't quite dead the handwriting is definitely on the wall.  We have ruling the nation an administration that seems dedicated to destroying what it has taken over two centuries to build.  We are likely in a death spiral, an expression which probably arises from the flat spin maneuver that early aircraft could not get out of and crashed.  We're there!