It is a dirty damn shame that we are faced with the choice we have for our upcoming presidential election. Both national parties have conceded control of their organizations to elements, both collective and individual, that simply do not have the welfare of our nation and government foremost in their minds. When the domestic and global need for sound, principled, and strong American leadership is so great…we must choose between TwiddleMe (Trump) and TweedleDumDum (Harris).
As
time goes on, it becomes more and more painfully apparent that Donald Trump is
incapable of venturing outside of his egocentric universe. This man has such a high opinion of himself
that he instinctively filters out all advice and counsel that might come his
way; regardless of its value and presentation.
In his mind, he obviously feels that offering himself for the presidency
is a gift to the Republican Party and the American people. He is not interested in being a man of the
people. He is not interested in being a
statesman. He is not interested in
working with opposing parties in a fashion that results in sound and productive
compromise. For him, it is the ultimate gift
to give himself over to running for
public office. As far as he is concerned,
he will always be the smartest one in the room and he simply cannot fathom
having someone give him directions that do not originate within his own
mind. He is the only politician I can
think of who can come close to rivaling Obama for being a self-indulgent
egomaniac.
Donald
Trump will never be the leader of the
Republican Party. Oh, he may be the
titular head of his organization due to the fact that he holds the highest
political office; but he will never be the universally-supported, acclaimed leader
of the Republicans for one simple reason: He
will never put the Party ahead of Himself.
Trump has failed two major tests that would have disproven that
statement.
His
first colossal cave to self-importance is when he was confronted with losing
his last presidential race. Rather than
focus his energies on the time before
the outcome, he instead became serious after
the outcome was determined. By then,
the ballot drop-boxes had been emptied and the cemetery ballots had been
counted. The horses had left the
barn. Rather than taking his lumps and
learning from his errors, he continued his infantile election steal rant and
helped the Republican Party lose Senate control in the post-election Georgia
Senate races. Senate control meant
nothing to Trump; it was simply all about him. Just
imagine how much of the Biden Administration damage to America might have been
prevented had the Republicans held the Senate at that moment.
His
next exhibition of self-indulgence occurred in the September 10 debate with
Harris. Faced with the opportunity to
deliver a serious coup de gras to his presidential opponent by demonstrating a
small degree of self-control and humility; he instead gave in enthusiastically
to the baited trap of once again re-litigating the last presidential election
and glorifying the January 6 WDC protests.
Even though a small sacrifice of self-effacement might have easily
tilted the election his way and exposed Harris for the bubblehead that she is,
his monstrous ego could not tolerate even the hint of ridicule or
question. His self-image was more important to him than the critical task of
removing the Democrats from the White House.
Kamala
Harris is an empty vessel. I doubt that
this woman has ever had an original thought or notion. It does not take a blowing wind to change her
mind; a gentle breeze will do just fine, thank you. She is not bound by principle, or belief, or
conviction, or even instinct. She is not
even a chameleon; because a chameleon actually controls their visible changes.
Harris is not a source of her
shifts; she is the personification of
someone or something else changing her existence. She has found her perfect niche as vice-president
to a man who seeks nothing from her and expects even less. It suits her well to flit about in a
meaningless public office frolic that is detached from responsibility,
accountability, and substance. If she
is victorious in November, her presidency will likely be conducted in the same
fashion.
This
November, America will be faced with a ballot for president that simply does
not offer a good choice. How do you choose between the poor offerings
put before you?
If
Trump is elected, he will govern per his own instincts. Given the fact that he has already served one
term as president, it is patently ludicrous to imagine that he will entertain
anyone’s opinion other than his own in regards to leading our government. He will have many good people to choose from to
populate his administration…but how many will be willing to serve under his
rule or be able to function in that environment? If he is elected and enjoys a Republican
Senate and House, will that Congressional leadership be sufficiently
independent to serve as a governor on his lesser instincts? Based on his prior term as president, we can
only expect that his return to the White House would usher in four years of mostly-positive
policy with a healthy mix of chaos blended in. By and large, his policy instincts were
sound. By and large, he is still an
arrogant ass.
If
Harris is elected, she will be a marionette in the same vein as her mentor and
predecessor Joe Biden. She will be a
useful idiot for the liberal progressives who now run this country. She is an empty, bottomless, chasm
of nothingness. She has never
accomplished anything of merit and seems not to be motivated by opportunities
to accomplish anything of substance. Is
there anyone out there who honestly believes that Kamala Harris has anywhere
near sufficient gumption to mitigate or overcome the radically-woken elements
that have been calling the shots for President Joe Biden? It is easy to see a president Harris
approaching the presidency similar to the way she approached the
vice-presidency. She could allow other,
more agenda-driven operators to steer her administration through a four-year
period that would ultimately serve as a third sequel of Obama’s Hope and Change odyssey. Obama had the vision and broke the ice
with his ideology. Biden took it a good
leap forward with the implementation of that vision through extraordinary executive actions. Given the opportunity with vacuous Kamala
Harris as president, is it really so
difficult to see where the next four years would take this country with
essentially the same leadership in place that we’ve had for the last four?
As
a conservative Independent, I personally believe that the potential upside to Trump greatly exceeds the relatively certain downside of Harris. I get no joy from saying that; but it is what
it is. I am worried that the poor
quality of our presidential timber is overshadowing a concern that should be of
equal, if not greater importance. That
concern is…who will rule our Congress? Whether it will be President Trump or President
Harris…critical administration nominees and appointees (think SCOTUS) will still need to acquire Senate confirmation. If nothing else, President Joe Biden has
clearly demonstrated the catastrophic harm that can be done to our government
in short order when it is seeded throughout with radical and incompetent
ideologues. Regardless of who wins the
upcoming presidential race, a Republican
Senate is absolutely critical to the health and well-being of our nation.
And
if you are willing to accept the fundamental need for a Republican Senate, then
we should not be misled by the false promises of how a divided Congress might
lead to Kumbaya bipartisanship and a
new era of meaningful legislative action.
Given the gigantic divide between our two national parties and their
leaders, a divided Congress will lead to nothing…actually, less than nothing is more likely.
Therefore, I will submit that the most critical choice in the upcoming
election is not the Executive Branch decision, but rather the Legislative
Branch decisions.
Republican
congressional control will serve as a mitigating force on a tempestuous Trump
Administration. It would also serve as a
critical firewall to contain and limit the constitutional damage that would be
generated from a Harris Administration. So as entertaining, dismaying,
disappointing, and depressing as our upcoming presidential contest might be; it
would be wise indeed for all voters to think seriously about those down-ballot
Senate and House races and how they might serve as an all-important stabilizing
influence for the foreseeable future.
Now let’s move on to the news of the day.
All things “Upcoming Election”:
https://amgreatness.com/2024/09/07/the-constitution-stands-in-their-way-so/
https://americanmind.org/salvo/make-america-an-asylum-of-liberty-again/
https://amgreatness.com/2024/09/04/the-structural-advantages-of-democrats/
https://www.tabletmag.com/feature/broken-ballots-american-voting
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3141730/only-americans-should-decide-american-elections/
https://amgreatness.com/2024/09/05/the-media-lies-add-up/
All things “Harris/Walz”:
Economy…
https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/09/the-tax-lady-cometh/
https://amgreatness.com/2024/09/03/how-harris-and-khan-are-planning-a-department-of-groceries/
https://amgreatness.com/2024/09/05/donald-trump-and-kamala-harris-too-its-still-the-economy/
Foreign Policy…
https://victorhanson.com/the-biden-harris-world-is-afire/
https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/09/hamas-must-pay-for-murdering-an-american-hostage/
https://americanmind.org/salvo/bidens-catastrophic-exit-from-afghanistan/
“Open Borders” and Immigration…
https://anncoulter.substack.com/p/another-lie-biden-is-deporting-more
Harris/Walz in General…
https://americanmind.org/salvo/harris-and-walz-dont-think-much-of-voters/
https://freebeacon.com/columns/the-harris-mystique/
https://reason.com/2024/09/03/when-bidens-bubble-wrap-burst/
Yes Virginia…there is life beyond
politics:
The international trade and foreign
ownership dynamic is complex: https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/04/business/us-steel-nippon-steel-chances/index.html
Never forget how important
education is to our future: https://www.jamesgmartin.center/2024/09/restore-the-science-section/
Parents…do you know who is teaching
your children?
The top law enforcement individual
and department in our government is a freaking joke; controlled and populated
by a bunch of clowns…dangerous clowns: https://www.nationalreview.com/podcasts/the-mccarthy-report/sheer-gaslighting/
Inflation is insidious and hits the
most vulnerable among us the hardest. It
is so difficult to find an article that discusses it seriously. Here is one:
https://reason.com/2024/09/07/how-inflation-breaks-our-brains/
A somewhat closer look at
Republican VP nominee J.D. Vance: https://jewishworldreview.com/0924/zito090424.php
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