All my life, I’ve been told that Russia and Putin are bad for the U.S.—which I believe. But now, we want to get closer to Russia just because they’re big and powerful?

Republicans were once at the forefront, saying Putin’s Russia is evil. Now, Russian assets are in charge of our country, and suddenly, Republicans say Russia isn’t bad?

This is exactly why I’ve given up on party affiliations—neither party cares about the average moderate citizen, as the Constitution was set up to protect and as our Founding Fathers envisioned.

Something is happening in this country that I can’t wrap my head around.

What’s next—normalizing relations with North Korea and kicking South Korea to the curb?

I can see why people voted for him. They really thought his talk was all bluster and that he would actually help with inflation. Well, nope—I don’t see that happening. And no, I didn’t vote for either candidate because both were bad in different ways, and the party system desperately needs reform. I voted the rest of my ballot but left the presidential choice as "none of the above."

This is really on the voters' shoulders—people just check the box for whoever has an "R" or "D" next to their name instead of actually looking at what a candidate stands for.

Personally, I knew that if he got back into office, it would be about:

1. Keeping himself out of jail.
2. Revenge

It’s funny to me how conservative news media once condemned Russia and Ukraine but have now twisted themselves to fit this person’s narrative—justifying everything he does as if it’s somehow "for the good of the U.S." and will "make us great again." I don’t see that happening.

We’ve really turned into an oligarchy when Congress just doesn’t care and remains silent.

Yes, I know the Democrats say they’re "trying," but they aren’t in power. Still, they need to dig deep into the rules and start pulling some McConnells of their own.