But for the ego of one man.
The daily news would not be polluted with the incessant repetition of the lie that Joe Biden won the 2020 election because of fraud.
But for the ego of one man.
There would have been no January 6, 2021 insurrection that led to the deaths of 5 people and 174 police officers injured.
But for the ego of one man.
There would be no federal charges filed against a former president for the first time in our history for interfering with the certification of the presidential election results.
But for the ego of one man.
A former president would not be charged with obstruction of justice for lying to the FBI about having classified documents in his possession.
But for the ego of one man.
There would be no pending trial of a former president for having an affair with a porn star while his wife was having a baby and then when he became a presidential candidate paid hush money to keep it quiet before the 2016 election.
But for the ego of one man.
There would have been no public conviction of a former president for sexual assaulting a woman in a department store dressing room.
But for the ego of one man.
There would have been no conviction of a former president for business fraud that resulted in a half billion-dollar penalty and a three year suspension of his license to do business in New York state.
But for the ego of one man.
There would be no bogus Republican impeachment inquiry of President Biden and his son, Hunter, based on the testimony of an informant now charged with lying to the FBI about the Bidens with information given to him by Russian Intelligence he then fed to House Republicans.
But for the ego of one man.
The Congress would have passed an historic immigration reform bill along with vital aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.
But for the ego of one man.
Our country would be celebrating the amazing economic progress we have made in coming out of a world-wide pandemic, the strengthening of the bonds of friendship with our European allies who also believe in democracy, and the sense of pride in being a nation whose values build bridges of understanding and mutual respect with others.
But for the ego of one man.
Republicans would still believe in telling the truth.
But for the ego of one man.
We would not be witnessing the emergence of “the Putin wing” of the Republican Party.
But for the ego of one man.
Our nation would still be an example of people striving to become a more perfect union by working together rather than turning one another into enemies.
And so we come to the obvious conclusion that our nation and the entire world would be a better place to live.
But for the ego of one man.
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