I cannot get this story out of my head today.

And from the press release:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. John Kerry announced this morning that he is working to prevent US officials from deporting Yaderlin Hiraldo, a woman from the Dominican Republic whose husband has served two tours of duty in Iraq and is currently missing in action. Kerry said it is unconscionable for the Department of Homeland Security to deport the missing soldier’s wife under the current circumstances, and asked the agency not to take any action until her husband is found. The couple were married in 2004.

“Under no condition should our country ever deport the spouse of a soldier who is currently serving in uniform abroad,” Kerry said. “I feel even more strongly in this case, given the terrible uncertainty surrounding Army Specialist Alex Jimenez, who has been missing since May. Our country owes a special debt of gratitude to anyone who puts their life on the line by wearing a uniform and fighting overseas on behalf of the United States. My heart goes out to the family of Specialist Jimenez and I am determined to do everything in my power to make sure his wife is not deported from our country while our military is frantically searching for him.”

I've been thinking a lot about the current administration - mostly as a small business owner, wondering why such an important group of American workers has been so ignored for the past seven years or so. And then I started thinking about all the other important groups of American workers, and how their needs aren't being met. And I started asking, "Okay, is there any American citizen right now who actually feels valued by our president? Is there anybody, anywhere in the US, doing any sort of of work that has been in any way appreciated or acknowledged by this madman?

Cobblers of cowboy boots? Ten-gallon haberdashers?

And then I thought, well, maybe some, maybe a few veterans.

But I really doubt even that.