John, I am happy to say that your analysis is 100% spot-on. You did an amazing job articulating it.

Also, it's so sad that your analysis is 100% spot-on! Our current situation in this country leaves me feeling hopeless about the future, as well as happy that I am not any younger than I am.

I heard on today's edition of "The Daily," a podcast from The New York Times that in the latest hearing at the Supreme Court, Clarence Thomas asked what the word "diversity" means. [You can't make this stuff up.]