QOTD -- Alexander Vindman Speaks Out

"At no point in my career or life have I felt our nation’s values under greater threat and in more peril than at this moment. Our national government during the past few years has been more reminiscent of the authoritarian regime my family fled more than 40 years ago than the country I have devoted my life to serving.  [snip]

"Despite some personal turmoil, I remain hopeful for the future for both my family and for our nation. Impeachment exposed Trump’s corruption, but the confluence of a pandemic, a financial crisis and the stoking of societal divisions has roused the soul of the American people. A groundswell is building that will issue a mandate to reject hate and bigotry and a return to the ideals that set the United States apart from the rest of the world. I look forward to contributing to that effort." -- Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman (Ret.), in a Washington Post op/ ed.  This is a courageous, intelligent, ethical person who deserves a prominent place in a future Biden Administration so he can continue to make contributions to his adopted country.