Resistance continuing

While this may not be the beginning of the end, it most certainly is the end of the beginning. What began last fall as a national nightmare, humiliation, confusion and downright betrayal is being investigated and presumably brought to justice by our man of the hour, Robert Mueller.

Millions of us have played our part to urge this effort forward. We have donated money and time. We have encouraged our compatriots to not lose hope, not give in to despair, to fight on, to resist and to continue to do so until this usurper of the highest, most noble political office in the whole world is gone.

Throughout history common people have fought to take back what was rightfully theirs. And so it is true with Americans now. We shall never get over this. We shall fight on the Internet, make our phone calls, slug it out on Facebook, donate the last of our money, wear our pink pussycat hats, standing stronger together until this is done. The White House is America’s greatest honor, a symbol of democratic pride for us, a beacon of hope for millions scattered all over the world, millions who clearly see that something is rotten in the state of Denmark. We have suffered a tremendous blow, which will be even more harsh should this GOP tax bill be thrust upon us, but we shall overcome.

There are more of us than there are of them. If we buck up, we can and we must take back the power, put it where it belongs, with the people who rock the cradle and carry the bedpan, who get up every day to build bridges, teach students, care for the sick and fight to defend us. This is America. We stand for fairness and justice for all.

As we pray for guidance and strength, let it be, dear God, let it be that America has learned her lesson. Beware the third-party temptation. We see what that got us: a fruitcake with his hands in the cookie jar. MARIANNE BEASLEY

Fayetteville