A First Step?

The new administration has been mouthing words such as "We have to come together" and "We must unite." The President today said, "We are not enemies. We are neighbors." I say "mouthing" because until I see something other than empty words, I can't take these Democrats very seriously. How often they say one thing and do something quite different. (Isn't that lying?) Do "We have to come together" and "We must unite" include trying to expel Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz from the US Senate for challenging the Electrical College vote, something Pelosi's own choice of impeachment manager wanted to do, the exact same thing, in 2017? For that matter, how can we take any of these talking heads or newspaper editors spouting "togetherness" and "unity?" I haven't seen anything remotely resembling such suggestions. But I'm not really surprised; are you? I often don't know what or who to believe any more; there are liars on both sides. ("Character? Is that still around?") But I've heard things such as "deprogramming" and "re-education." Again, true? I don't know. But such talk should frighten everyone. "Hey, it can't happen here!" Who'd a thunk, a year ago, government could force thousands of businesses to close, schools to shut to the extreme detriment of our children, people to wear masks everywhere, etc.? (I am reminded of one of Sinclair Lewis's lesser known novels, "It Can't Happen Here." Lewis created a Depression-era scenario when the US becomes a fascist state. Opposition, such as the editor Doremus Jessup, is silenced--imprisonment without trial, disappearing, etc. It's well worth reading, particularly in light of how readily many/most Americans have given up their rights to autocratic governors today.) But back to my point. If Biden is serious, here's a suggestion. Wait a while, maybe a month?, and invite Donald Trump and Melania to the White House for dinner, purely as a social affair. Of course, if he does that, I might be so shocked that I'd have a heart attack! (But I'd survive. My days will be ended by "a bus" or "a bazooka." My physician told me that.) But it would be a start. And the Trumps might well decline. It would be a step, action instead of more empty rhetoric. Biden could also ask the House to withdraw its impeachment. If that's not possible, to take back the charge, they he could urge the Senate to vote against removal--unanimously. (I think it's unconstitutional, if not utterly stupid, to "remove" a guy from the Presidency if he is no longer the President. I know there are some Constitutional questions about banning Trump from ever running again, but I'd think that would be sorted out by the Supremes.) I suppose my suggestions are predicated that Biden really wants to unite Americans, other than "uniting" all under the Democrat Party banner. I am not sure he does; in fact, I doubt it. But if he is serious..... Then again, maybe Biden is just a puppet, strings being pulled by others with their own agendas.