As I write this, we are halfway through Trump's Presidency (assuming it lasts exactly a "normal" single Presidential term, which might not be in our future). It's not just that almost every day's news is depressing. Much more importantly, we tend to forget what "normal" was & how even when the President & his Congress were from another Party, you generally felt reasonably safe, protected by the Constitution & a bipartisan tradition involving unspoken but widely accepted norms of behavior. Actually, this tradition had been under fierce attact starting between 1976 & the early 1980s, long before "West Wing" was even contemplated. Still, it is a reminder that a relatively long time ago & sadly, for a far too short time, we WERE "a great America."