Why would I celebrate a sharp stick in the eye?

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said this week that people like me who are not celebrating Donald Trump’s “positive impact on this country” must be mentally unstable. Yes, she said that. She really did. She said those words out loud. In public. And on TV.

She contends that Trump is not mentally unstable when he’s threatening nuclear war with North Korea; refusing to acknowledge Russian interference in our elections despite a mountain of evidence to the contrary; claiming to be a genius while publicly demonstrating his stupidity; lying four or five times a day; defending Vladimir Putin while distrusting his own Justice Department, FBI and National Security agency; berating his enemies on Twitter; ignoring the Constitution while trying to usurp its powers; giving childish nicknames to people who criticize him; defending white supremacists while condemning law-abiding immigrants; offending our allies; mocking the disabled: sexually assaulting women and bragging about it; or making speeches where his words don’t form complete sentences.

No, Sarah thinks I’m unstable for not recognizing all the good Trump is doing for America. That inspired me to take a look at Trump’s “accomplishments” to see what might be worthy of celebration.

* Since the day he set foot in Washington he’s been trying to take away my wife’s health insurance. Should I celebrate that?

* He pushed through and signed a tax cut bill that will give himself and other rich people millions of dollars while I get $18 a month for a few years until my taxes eventually go up. Should I celebrate that?

* He appointed cabinet members who are on course to destroy the agencies they direct, and he has neo-Nazis on his staff. Should I celebrate that?

* He has signed away numerous regulations that were put in place to protect us from harm. Should I celebrate that?

* He is systematically trying to erase Barack Obama from history. Should I celebrate that?

* He signed an order allowing coal companies in my state to dump their waste into our rivers and streams. Should I celebrate that?

* He has opened up national parks for natural gas exploration. Should I celebrate that?

* He wants to allow offshore oil drilling that threatens the ecological systems on both U.S. coasts. Should I celebrate that?

* He has denied climate change, canceled our right to sue money managers who rip us off, eliminated our ability to be paid overtime in certain jobs, authorized the killing of endangered animals, cleared the way for an oil pipeline that leaked all over South Dakota, weakened public education, gutted the State Department, pardoned a law-breaking sheriff and played golf at one of his own properties – at my expense – about one-third of the time he’s been president.

Which one of those “accomplishments” should I celebrate?

* Next, he wants to squander $18 billion on a useless border wall for Mexicans to fly over or tunnel under while taking away my Medicare and Social Security to reduce the larger budget deficit that his tax bill will create. Do you really think I’m going to celebrate that?

If you asked me, the people who continue to "celebrate the accomplishments” of Donald Trump and proclaim their love for him while losing their jobs, their incomes, their health insurance and their Constitutional rights – and blaming it all on Barack Obama – are the ones who really are mentally unstable. I mean, people had to have a couple of loose screws to vote for him in the first place, but to continue to support him after all the damage he has done tells me the whole wagon has come apart.

So here’s an idea, Sarah. How about you come down to West Virginia and spend three months living my life. I’ll stay here and observe. I’ll watch you wake up every morning wondering how much longer you’ll have money for food, clothing, a roof over your head, heat and light, city water, gasoline and tires for your 18- and 15-year-old cars that you can’t afford to replace, medication for your 11 pre-existing conditions and those of your wife; and other expenses like car insurance, home maintenance and taxes.  

I’ll watch while you get a good, long look at Donald Trump the way we educated Americans see him, and I’ll watch while you see and hear the things he says and does without having his staff push it to you through a filter. Then, after three months, I’ll bring someone in to examine your mental health. I’m betting I’ll still be more mentally stable than Donald Trump, and maybe even more stable than you.