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Parallel Tracks- rem publicam Romanus et rem publicam Americae

By now, Readers of this Blog, should appreciate that this Blogger has a quirky view of current events; what is profound to pundits is mere white noise to this Blogger; what is a throwaway for pundits is profound to this Blogger. Last week, two events happened, one profound, and one white noise. Pundits see the profound event as Dr. Ford’s testimony at the Senate Judiciary Hearing condemning Supreme Court Nominee Judge Kavanaugh, as a failed rapist. This Blogger considers that white noise, cosmically irrelevant. Pundits see a mob of Dr. Ford’s supporters hounding Republican Senator Ted Cruz and his wife from a D.C. restaurant as white noise; this Blogger considers that mob action profound. (See picture below). Why? Dr. Ford’s testimony was unique to this Republic; not many Republics base their continued existence of what two teenagers did thirty five years ago. Dr. Ford’s moment in history is an anomaly, and as such it can be weathered by the Republic. However