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I just pre-ordered John Bolton's book. I'm sure it will be fascinating, but it also gets bonus points for simultaneously defending the First Amendment and being a huge "one-fingered salute" to Trump.

Let me echo the thanks of all of us for the many hours of hard work you put into these 'Letters from an American'. They comprise an important part of my soul's daily bread. They nourish my mind and spirit, and provide a perspective that helps keep me oriented and at least marginally hopeful. The realization that we have, as a nation, faced so much in the past that threatened our continued existence, and somehow managed to wobble our way forward is a wee, small glimmer in the dark tunnel of these times. Gosh, that sounded pretty dark coming from a woman who's a cockeyed optimist at heart!

Onward and upward!

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I'm just starting into Heather's "History of the Republican Party" . It is somehow reassuring that we have been through this all before...and we've come out the other side smiling as we beat it at the polls. Onward and upward as you say. Life is a rising spiral which means that at some point in the future we'll face this again...but in a different form. That's how we collectively grow.

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I have just successfully downloaded the electronic book of "History..." as well from my public library and can't wait to start digging into it tonight!

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I still like to feel the book in my hands and have it on a shelf to go back to when i feel like it. I much prefer reading on paper to watching the screen

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That one is on my list to read

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