In a scene from one of my favorite new TV series, “The Pitt,” a young doctor in training works feverishly to save a man’s life. He continues chest compressions as the more experienced nurses and doctors nearby watch the patient’s vitals deteriorate. The young man keeps pumping, sweat beading on his forehead, desperation building as he tries to will the man’s heart to beat.
After a Herculean effort, he is ordered to stop. Time of death is recorded. The young man’s crushing disappointment about losing the patient is overwhelming. He wonders if he has a future in the life he has chosen.
It’s like being a Democrat in 2025…