What I Say Is I Am Somebody

A Novel Makes It Possible To Understand Not Just Events, But The People Who Control The Events; Not Only Their Choices, But Also Their Motives.

I Am A Very Conservative Person. And There Are A Lot Of Things That Donald Trump's Government Or Administration Is Doing That I Might Agree With. The Point Is We Have To Defend The Rules Of The Game. And One Of The Things That Has Empowered Donald Trump Is That Not Enough People Are Serious Enough About Defending The Rules Of The Game, Maybe Because They Don't Understand How Endangered Those Rules Are.

Elites Are Inevitable In Politics. That Is How Politics Is Going To Work. The Question Is, Are Your Elites Responsible, Public-spirited? Do They Think About The Interests Of Others, Not Just Themselves? And The Story Of Western Politics Since The Beginning Of The Century Is That As Elites Become More Separated, More Selfish, As They Leave Behind Their Populations And Don't Think About Them, They Become Discredited. And The People Look For Alternatives. But The Alternative Is Worse. Those Rules Of The Game Protect Us All. And They Are More Precious Than Almost Any Political Outcome.

The System We Have Is One That Protects My Rights Under A President I Don`t Approve. That Tomorrow We`ll Do The Same For You. And What People Have In Common Is Their Commitment To Those Shared Rules. And If You Have Someone Who Was A Challenger To The Shared Rules, That`s Unacceptable. And We`ve Never Seen That Before. Not In A Long, Long Time But We See It Now.

I Am Really And Truly Frightened By The Collapse Of Support For The Republican Party By The Young And The Educated.