We need to hope for the best, but keep fighting against climate change deniers and for the environment. Meanwhile, we need to prepare for the worst. Just. In. Case. I'm not talking about just the "preppers," I'm talking about ways to preserve our best achievements in the arts and sciences. We need to start building Knowledge Arks, storehouses of books and recordings so future generations don't have to start from scratch.
Too bad - think of all the Congress people he could have bought. Hell, he could have bought ALL of Congress! Hell, he could have bought off just about every government on the planet!
OK, here's one: Why is the USS Enterprise like toilet paper? They both circle Uranus in search of Klingons.