As
frustrated as I get with President Trump, I always pull back from outright mutiny
for one very good reason: the man has to deal with a bunch of idiots on a daily
basis. This is not a good reason for he, himself, to act like an idiot; but it is certainly
relevant as to why he sometimes acts
as he does. From Donald Trump’s
perspective, his job must be like playing chess with a pigeon. The pigeon jumps on the board, knocks all the
pieces over, shits all over the board, and then struts around like it won the
game. This is what Trump contends with every…single…day.
When
you consider the people he must contend with, one wonders how he seems as sane
as he does. Consider some of the these combinations:
Governor Inslee and Mayor Durkan in Seattle, Governor Walz and Mayor Frey in
Minneapolis, Governor Cuomo and Mayor De Blasio in New York, Speaker Pelosi and
Minority Leader Schumer in Congress, the New York Times and the Washington Post
in WDC, CNN and MSNBC on cable television, and finally the Democratic Party and
Hideaway Joe in the upcoming election. Also
consider some of the rogue District Attorneys on his national radar: (Attorney General) Keith Ellison in
Minnesota, Kimberly Gardner in St. Louis, and Paul Howard in Atlanta. Please don’t get me wrong; I am not saying
that all Democrats are idiots. I know
better than that from experience. It
just seems that lately, all of the biggest idiots in the news are DEMOCRATS! Is
there a pattern here?
And
then, of course, there are the liberal federal Judges scattered all across the
nation that view the world through their own private lens; such as Emmet
Sullivan in the Michael Flynn case. We
haven’t even scraped the surface on the assorted nuts we can find in the
celebrity troves of Hollywood and New York; not to mention the various world
leaders who envision themselves the modern version of Alexander the Great. As if that pot were not sufficiently full, we
must add a sprinkle of spice on top in the form of RINO characters such as
Romney and a strange collection of Bush acolytes.
As
bizarre and disconnected as today’s world may seem to me, a common man in a
common community; I cannot imagine how truly byzantine our nation must seem to
the President every day he wakes up and swings his feet out of bed. I have seen things in the last decade that I
never dreamed I would see in my lifetime.
I am blessed beyond reason; I can get up, hop on my ATV, ride out on the
farm, check the cattle, admire the Good Lord’s handiwork in the glorious nature
that abounds, and pretty much disregard the madness that has swept this
nation. Our President does not have that
luxury.
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Unless
and until our two national political parties can arrive at some form of
détente; it is hard to envision a pathway that can lead to a properly
functioning federal government. The job
of the President is massive, complex beyond belief, and literally debilitating
in its demands on a person. All we need
to do is look at the before and after photographs of our past
Presidents. We have to get back to a place where even though we have robust
debates about policy and challenging journalists who play devil’s advocate with
Presidential decisions; we nonetheless maintain a civil level of discourse, an
abiding respect for the office of the President, and we realize that the person
in the White House was elected to office by the voters of America. Unless we can allow our Presidents to focus
on their duties and obligations without having to deal with the petty and
partisan ankle-biting that has become
so prevalent over the last two decades; it is difficult to envision any
President, of either Party, being
very successful at fulfilling their appointed duties.
Another
disconcerting aspect of our poisonous political discord in America is its
impact on our foreign policy and international relationships. I realize that it is pointless to pine for
the days when national security debates stopped at the water’s edge. But if some type of bipartisan middle ground
is not rediscovered in U.S. foreign policy, I fear that our country’s future
existence on this uncertain planet is going to become increasingly
perilous. Here is a good glimpse at one
of the hotspots that our mainstream media should be covering in a responsible
and objective way: https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/07/something-happening-in-iran.php
.
Going
back up the blog to some of the infamous pairings that are dealing with the law
and order issues across America today…it goes without saying that the dreams
and ambitions of some liberal leaders simply do not respond well when they come
face to face with reality. I have often
referenced journalist Heather Mac Donald on her articles regarding law and
order. Here is another piece from her
impressive body of work: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/07/03/police-black-killings-homicide-rates-race-injustice-column/3235072001/
. It has been said many times before,
but bears repeating; these truly naïve liberal leaders have every right to
their own ideals and political philosophies.
What they do not have a right to
is their own set of facts.
The
devolution of American journalism has proven that if a lie is told often
enough, it becomes the truth. Equally
apparent is the fact that our collective ignorance of history has created
opportunities for agenda-driven entities from all walks of life to literally
and manipulatively rewrite history with no fear of recrimination. We used to say believe none of what you hear
and half of what you see. In today’s
world of fake news, shameless journalistic deception, and photo shopping
techniques that are beyond belief…I believe I can safely say that we should all
be extremely careful about who and what we rely upon.
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