Has Alex Jones weighed in with a conspiracy theory yet?
Yes, there will be endless speculation until the facts are known. And it's possible we will never know the truth. It's like living in a dictatorship where the truth is hidden from the masses.
This country has an integrity deficit greater than our fiscal deficit. Until it's arrested, no one can logically say this country's best days are ahead of it.
I've been working on a speech to my family for Father's Day. First time I've done that, but I think the time is right. This topic will be but a footnote to the general tenor, which I hope will be uplifting. The genesis for it comes from the passing of my FIL about 10 years ago. He was ill, and was on a waiting list for a liver transplant. His death about a month after Christmas was still a surprise to us.
The torment I saw on my brothers and sisters in law was palpable, they felt guilty for not "settling their debts" with him. I went through that a bit myself, as my father and stepfather passed away within a week of each other. My father's death was sudden, while my stepfather passed from emphysema. Five minutes after we said our goodbyes and I left his room, he went into a coma and passed away that day.
I had been teaching Old Testament to the 6th graders in my parish for about ten years at that point. It was through those lessons that I came to understand the concept of God's unconditional love for us. It further manifested itself in the unconditional love that parents have for their children. That was the message I gave to my in-laws, that for whatever guilt and anguish they were feeling, their dad had forgiven them long ago.
There are moments that my children have given me that I call their perpetual "get out of jail free" cards. They can be great achievements, or simple moments. My oldest son has a trove of moments, lol, to include playing in a concert at St. Patrick's cathedral in Dublin, the night before his HS band would march in the St. Patrick's Day parade. It was overwhelming, to see my son performing in that historic setting.
My apologies for the hijack, I tend to wax a bit too philosophical on days like this.