Why are people still bitching about "both sides" as if we didn't have an election two years ago that proved how wrong that trope is? I understand being driven nuts by what is happening in the U.S. right now, and remembering that no past government had clean hands, but please. We know by vivid recent experience that one side is MUCH worse, and that the worse side can only get away with a lot of its shit because it also holds the legislature. We also should, if we're paying attention, know that there's more than one side, and that a few real progressives are running for Congress and other important offices. Despair is the enemy of progress. Buck up, read about all your local candidates and propositions, and save the fears for 2 a.m. like everyone else. #USPol