Clearly, I’m not Jimmy. I’m far too young for that. Even if my birthday at the end of the week says otherwise.

Last I saw, Jimmy was hopping down the bunny trail, hiding eggs in preparation for Beau’s first Easter.

So, it looks like you’re stuck with me for the week.

Let’s talk about something that’s been on my mind.

Last week, Jimmy got a comment on our Facebook page that said, “Please write an editorial detailing Rump in the Epstein files. I double dog dare you.” Jimmy’s not here, so I guess I’ll take that bet.

I’m not usually one to talk about my politics, and honestly, I’m still not going to, at least not in the way people expect. I’ve got issues I lean left on and issues I lean right on. Most people I know are the same way.

But this isn’t about that.

At the very least, we should be able to agree on one thing: if someone is named in connection with illegal activity involving Jeffrey Epstein, and there is credible evidence to support it, that person should be investigated fully and held accountable under the law. No exceptions. No special treatment. No matter who they are.

That shouldn’t be controversial. It shouldn’t depend on party affiliation, personal beliefs, or whether you like the person’s politics.

And yet, somehow, it does.

We’re constantly pushed into this narrative that everything has to fall into a left-versus-right argument. That if you acknowledge wrongdoing on one side, you’re somehow defending the other. That if you ask questions, you must have an agenda.

You, me — we are all being fed propaganda that serves to divide us and keep us clawing at each other over a fake fight.

Because this isn’t really about left-versus-right. Or even rich-versus-poor

It’s about power, and what happens when people with power are rarely, if ever, held accountable.

There are people in positions of influence who seem insulated from consequences in ways that the average person simply isn’t. That’s not a partisan observation. That’s a reality most Americans can see, even if they disagree on the details.

You want to see people held accountable? So do I.

But if we’re being honest, there’s a growing sense that accountability at that level is the exception, not the rule.

Because the people in power aren’t going to turn on themselves or each other. Because if you loosen one rock, an avalanche will follow.

Information comes out. It makes headlines. People argue about it for a few days. And then, just as quickly, something else takes its place. The cycle moves on, and the questions never really get answered.

You can already see it happening here. What felt urgent a few weeks ago is starting to is now a below-the-fold headline.

So what do we do with that?

I don’t have a perfect answer. I’m not sure anyone does.

But I do know this: the only real leverage most of us have is at the ballot box.

That doesn’t mean blindly voting one way or another. It means paying attention. It means asking harder questions. It means taking a serious look at the people who are already in power and deciding whether they’ve earned the right to stay there.

Accountability doesn’t just come from investigations or headlines. Sometimes, it comes from voters deciding they’ve had enough.

We may never see the kind of answers people are hoping for when it comes to the Epstein files.

But that doesn’t mean we’re powerless.

It just means the responsibility might fall a little more on us.

So anyway, there’s my answer to the Double Dog Dare. I don’t and wouldn’t necessarily speak for Jimmy, but I don’t really know anyone who feels much differently.