The
first three years of the President Donald Trump Administration have been
clouded. First there was the Mueller Investigation; then there was
the Impeachment Investigation/Trial. Both of these farcical and partisan
misadventures were perpetrated by the same cabal of clowns. There was the Abbott and Costello team of Schiff and Nadler; each attempting to
exceed the idiocy level of the other.
There were the speech-ripping and sophomoric antics of Pelosi; the
President of San Francisco who thinks she is Empress of the USA…an Ice Queen for the Ages. There was the pathetic and floundering
Schumer; a little brother wannabe
always trying to achieve equality with his big brother Mitch. And finally, there is the Cirque de Stupid (a.k.a. The Democratic National Committee); who in its unholy
partnership with the Mainstream Media and the Iowa Democratic Party leadership
manages to somehow make a joke out of the simplest of tasks. All of these folks have served a very useful
purpose for some very bad people.
While
serving as the bright and shiny objects that distracted public attention away
from the nefarious scheming taking place within the dark halls of the WDC Deep State, they have managed to
provide their media team mates with sufficient fodder to shift focus away from
the worst political scandal in American history. That scandal was the abuse of power by
members of the Obama Administration in collusion with the Hillary Clinton for
President Campaign. It was realized
through their weaponization of our Department of Justice to target and cripple
first the Donald Trump for President Campaign and then, upon the heels of that
failure, a further effort to impede the incoming Trump Administration. These Machiavellian coups were severely
damaging to our nation; the sum total and real purpose of the scummy enterprise
is now about to be laid bare. What
started out as an insurance policy to win
an election and then morphed into an illicit
behind the scenes opposition to a legitimate President has now come full
circle to a plain and simple cover your
ass effort by a bunch of crooks. Now
that the Democrats have apparently fired all of the rounds in their partisan
pistol, the larger question is: What will
be next?
No
doubt, the aforementioned reincarnated team of Abbott and Costello will
continue their House investigations into all things Trump. But in spite of some punditry predictions, I
cannot imagine that they would be able to muster sufficient enthusiasm to mount
another impeachment effort. Here is the unavoidable question: What else is out there that you have not yet
investigated? Without creating new
layers of oversight redundancy, there is sufficient Impeachment Fallout to be dealt
with by both Republicans and Democrats…as outlined by the indispensable Andy
McCarthy here: https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/02/impeachment-and-amnesia/
. You can only regurgitate this
foolishness so many times before its shelf life expires; and based on public
perception, that time is nigh.
To
a larger point…the time has come when it is insufficient for Democrats to
simply stand on the sidelines and criticize the players on the field; hurling
insults, criticisms, and playing Monday
Morning Quarterback. With a Presidential Election coming up in
about nine months, it is time for them to select their own champion to put up against the opposition. From the looks of things, that in and of
itself should be sufficient to keep the Democrats fully occupied. Based on the following story, they are
finding that chore rather challenging: https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/02/were-losing-our-damn-minds.php
. In short order, the Democrats will
complete the transition of playing full-time offense against Trump and begin to play full-time defense for their Democratic Presidential Nominee. It
might be a bridge too far, but there is a chance that the Democrats will be so
consumed with the selection of their own presidential candidate over the next
few months that they will actually allow the real President to do his job.
Gracious…what a concept! The
Circus may have to shut down in order to train their new Ringmaster.
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With
the Mueller Report and the Impeachment Trial serving as symbolic bookends
around the Democrats’ Trump Scandal Chronicles,
there is a space in time…a vacuum to be filled.
It is entirely likely that with some of the usual distractions removed
from the stage, a greater focus will be placed on exactly what created this colossal waste of time and resource and who were the scoundrels behind it. What am I talking about here? Perhaps a short review would prove useful: https://amgreatness.com/2020/02/09/the-once-and-future-scandal/
. And of course, there is the infamous and
self-ordained moral and ethical compass for U.S. foreign policy who has proven
to be quite the useful idiot: https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2020/01/31/whistleblower_censorship_in_facebook_and_in_senate_122223.html
. I am certain we have not heard the
last of this episode.
I
suspect that there will be plenty more revelations to fill this interlude that
exists between now and the November election.
Attorney General Barr and his partner Mr. Durham will no doubt weigh in
soon to clarify some of these outstanding issues. Perhaps the real question is whether or not
there is sufficient time leading up to the Presidential Election to get the full story to the public and dole out
the accountability. If I were one of the
people involved in this skulduggery, I would be fervently praying for a
Democrat in the White House when January of 2021 arrives and not four more
years of Trump and AG Barr. I expect
they are sleeping with one eye open looking out for that Judicial drone that
might be circling the house.
Notwithstanding
all of these events, there is still a government to run and a national election
to conduct. On the first item, a
critical topic for the upcoming election will certainly be health care
reform. Who amongst us has not witnessed
the terrible consequences of exorbitant health care costs in this country? You can stand in the line waiting for your
prescription to be filled and see people paying out hundreds of dollars in cash
for the medicines that keep them alive.
You can see the evidence of friends and neighbors doing without basic
health care because they simply cannot afford it. The answer is not to simply give away these
drugs and services for free to anyone and everyone. The
entire industry needs to be recalculated.
Contrary
to what the media might lead us to believe, there is a good deal of serious
debate going on behind the scenes for meaningful health care reform in
America. Here is another in a handful of
sincere, bipartisan efforts to further that discussion: https://www.aei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/43530-BPC-FHC-Report-Proof.pdf
. And for added context, here is a
recent reform effort put forth by the Trump Administration:
https://www.medicaid.gov/sites/default/files/Federal-Policy-Guidance/Downloads/smd20001.pdf
. For all of the partisan
animus that surrounds this issue, there clearly appears to be a lot of room for
common-sense agreement and compromise. Here’s
hoping some of it bears fruit.
On
the second subject, it is possible that we might have a fairly distinct choice
between a liberal or conservative approach to governing come this fall. We should never lose sight of the fact that
we have New York (state and city), California,
Chicago, and (soon to be a full-fledged
member of the club) Virginia to demonstrate for us in real terms what truly liberal government is all about. As a famous television Judge often says…Who you gonna believe, me or your lying
eyes?
Here
is another good article on the great west
coast of America liberal nirvana petri dish experiment: https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/seattles-liberal-reckoning/
. As a side note here…keep your eye on
what’s going on with the city government in Austin, Texas. It is always intriguing when an isolated city
within a state departs in political civic philosophy from its larger
context. It is one of the things that
makes democracy so damn interesting…and vital.
Equally
disquieting is the specter of Donald J. Trump becoming the first impeached
President in history to be re-elected.
If you thought his White House affair spiking the old acquittal football
was raucous, how unleashed do you think he will become if he remains in the
White House for another four years?
And
now…are you ready to ruuuummmmble? Here is a WWE (World Wide Election of 2020) assessment following the big New
Hampshire Democratic Smackdown. To set
the stage…this was a no time limit, no holds barred match with all five
wrasslers in the ring at one time. Well into
the event, here is where we are…
Elizabeth
(My hair is short and my arms are waving;
don’t come near me!) Warren: Ole Liz is lying face down in one corner of
the ring. If you look real closely, you
can see she has one eye closed and the other eye is barely open. Squinting through her one eye, she is
wondering whether or not it is worth it to get back up on her feet again only
to get knocked back down. RealTime…She
bet the house on Iowa and came up empty.
NH gave her a home court advantage and she whiffed. Hard to see how she makes any kind of
comeback in Nev or SC. Is it worth the
effort?
Joe
(I was never the Man but I used to be a
Tag Team Partner with the Man!) Biden: Ole Joe got thrown out of the ring in the
first ten minutes and has been walking around since then talking alternately
with the fans and the wrasslers inside the ring. Occasionally, he will pick up a chair and
head up to the ring; but will then get distracted by a fan and wander back
down. He never seems to get through the
ropes. He was overheard calling one
spectator a lyin’ dog-faced pony soldier
and challenging her to a push-up contest.
RealTime…If the polls will keep him in the neighborhood of Bernie, Pete,
and Amy, he will limp through Nev and call SC his big Final Event. If the polls tank for him before that, he may
never enter the ring again.
Amy
(Who’s your Silverware Mama?) Klobuchar:
With Bernie and Pete in a mid-ring clinch, Amy is circling both of them trying
to figure out who to double team. She
wants to get it down to mano-a-womano;
but she’s just not sure which mano
she wants to take on. RealTime…After NH,
Amy is on the poster for the main event.
She has moved up from the preliminary card; but NV and SC will show us
whether or not she belongs on the big
stage.
Pete
(I am not a Cyborg!) Buttigieg:
Back to that clinch in the center of the ring…Bernie has him in a headlock, but
Pete is nowhere near submission. It
looks like he might have a move or two left in him. Because of his newcomer status, no one quite
understands his style or his moves and his opponents are pretty wary. If Bernie is too careful with him, ole Pete
may pull off a surprise move and flip the hold on him. RealTime…Pete has been hiding in plain sight
for the entire event. Once the other
wrasslers are eliminated (with the
exception of Amy, who continues to circle), Pete will get full attention
and then….THEN…we will see what he is
made of. It is rumored that he was not
all that great in the junior leagues before coming up to the WWE and he apparently
has some convincing left to do.
Bernie
(a.k.a. The Wild-Haired Terminator!) Sanders: Bernie seems to have a
pretty good grip on that headlock; he appears to have Pete right where he wants
him. But early in the match, he went for
a body slam on Pete and when he picked him up…he couldn’t quite get him all the
way over his head. The slam didn’t quite
have the pop that it would’ve had about four years ago. The WHT has a fan base like no other; but as
the other wrasslers are eliminated, the allegiances of the fickle fans are
shifting. I am just not sure that at
this stage in his career, ole Bernie has what it takes to be the last one
standing. RealTime…Bernie is in the best
position to win this match; but it is not over yet. Liz and Joe look down and out; but Pete and
Amy still have blood in their eyes.
Bernie’s been around long enough for everyone to be familiar with his
moves; they might just team up against him.
Watch your Back, Bernie!
Wait
a minute… Who is that sitting in the middle chair at the commentators’
desk? Why, I do believe it is The Donald
(a.k.a. Mr. Perfect!). He’s running off at the mouth with his usual
string of insults towards the competitors in the ring and threatening to go in
and whip them all. RealTime…He is
licking his chops hoping that one of the three in the center of the ring comes
away the winner with a bad injury. He
has no doubts about Bernie; his
career is an open book…he knows all of his moves. The fans seem to think that Pete and Amy are
about the same, but they are not. If it gets down to only the three of them, it
will soon become clear that Pete is way more innovative (i.e. liberal) than many realize and that Amy is pretty darned old
school (i.e. moderate)…more like a middle-of-the-road fighter. Mr. Perfect is thinking to himself…I know I
can beat Bernie and I am pretty sure that Pete is just a Bernie wannabe; but
this Amy…that silverware shtick kinda worries me. She might consolidate the female fans against
me and wrasslin with a woman is a tricky proposition indeed. I didn’t have much trouble with the last one,
but this one might be a different
story. Hmmmmmm….
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