Hats Off ― And Mittens On ― To Bernie!

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​HATS OFF ― AND MITTENS ON ― TO BERNIE!

      The first day of the Biden Presidency was inarguably a beautiful day,

...that began with bright sunshine and cerulean blue skies over the Capitol city,

...followed by ​song,

...poetry,

...moments of hope,

...and inspiration,

...and something that was not once in four years given to us by the Trump Administration or anyone associated with it: A good laugh.

    Senator Bernie Sanders and his now famous mittens, caught in a pose christened Grumpy Chic, has the whole nation chuckling.
     Americans everywhere have been greatly enjoying the endless Bernie in His Mittens memes and photoshops that have sprung up all over the internet and continue to proliferate,

...my personal favorites being these two:

...and this one, shopped by one of my kids, of my sister, my daughter, my grandchildren, and Bernie.

   
​      Now, when I say that we never got a good laugh from the Trump Administration, I don't mean to say that we never got any laughs at all.
      Sure, there was plenty of comedy generated by the sometimes terrible antics of Trump and his entourage.

     In fact, the one benefit of the Trump Administration was that it ushered in a golden age of political satire. 
     But the wealth of satire inspired by Donald Trump and those who served him was in effect ridicule of their vices, exposition of their corruption, criticism of their wrong-doing. It was humor born of outrage. It was comedy to assuage our depression.  It promoted laughter to keep us from crying.
      But that wasn't good laughter. It wasn't nice laughter. Or kind laughter. It wasn't happy laughter. And it was in no way laughter born from affection for its subject, as is the laughter we're all sharing now over the viral spin-​offs of Bernie in his Mittens.    
        A few days ago New York Time columnist Thomas L. Friedman wrote, "The most striking feature of Trump’s presidency was that year after year he kept surprising us on the downside." 
     Just a few days into the Biden presidency we've already received a welcome surprise on the upside. 
​       Thanks, Bernie.     

Reference:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/opinion/trump-presidency.html