Someone recently defined spin as, “Presenting bad facts in the best possible light.” Mostly, it’s merely putting lipstick on a pig so that when people look at the pig, it’s not as off-putting. But Republicans have mastered spin to the point that when people look at the pig, they see a cute little purring kitten instead, and they immediately want to pick up it and pet it. Same pig, different perception. Kind of reminds me of something Einstein once said, “Reality is merely an illusion.” And if reality is as fragile as Einstein indicates and Republicans are able to put a pile of feces in front of us and convince the many that the feces we are seeing is actually a cute little kitten, then we are doomed. But the upside is, while our illusions may destroy the planet, we may end up giving evolution a fresh new start. Kind of like “better luck next time!”