It Could Have Been Worse

Many of us have seen the videos of the Standing Rock Sioux demonstration, a non-violent demonstration against an oil pipeline, and we saw a corporation's thugs turn attack dogs loose on unarmed men, women, children and horses. That was not something we wanted to see again. Then President Obama arrived back in the country.  He'd seen (we'd all seen on film) dogs set onto civil rights marchers in Alabama. On his return the President immediately acted to protect the Sioux and their allies from the money-grubbing sociopaths of global warming.

If you have been unsatisfied with the President's performance over the years (as I have been), this incident drives home the point about choosing the lesser evil. The President has deported too many Latino families and assassinated too many people in other countries with drones. These actions violated our basic values and international law. But it could have been much worse. Ask the Sioux.