IF WE ONLY KNEW THEN Trump’s actions since his impeachment may have had a different result if we only knew then what we have suffered through since January. Trump’s impeachment for high crimes and misdemeanors was greeted with the admonition of his peers and the republicans thought that he had learned his lesson. Let us go through a litany of actions that each on there own are troubling, if not additive to articles of impeachment. Susan Collins Senator (R) said,…
SHARED OPINIONS The Washington Post opinion article expresses my concerns and should be read to set your mind to a place where facts matter. The article was penned by Fareed Zakaria July 9, 2020. The United States is in a unique position among the world’s most advanced countries. Far from having flattened the Covid-19 curve, it is watching as cases spike in several populous states, and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony S. Fauci is recommending that…
PUBLIC HEALTH VS THE ECONOMY Trump has poisoned the well when it comes to accurate information concerning the Covid-19 virus. His constant ire with Dr. Fauci countering his fully open and go back to school economic message. This comes when 70% of the population takes Dr. Fauci’s advice over Trump’s, which only fares 30% trust when it comes to the virus. This obvious rub between the economy and public health is to the extreme where Trump’s allies distributed opposition research…
SPITE DOES NOT MAKE RIGHT Intelligence is not always beneficial, unless it’s used properly. The killing of the Iranian General Soleimani in Iraq was a result of good intelligence used in an abhorrent manner. General Soleimani, a Shiite Muslim, was in Iraq at the behest of President Barham Salih, a Shiite Muslim Kurd. They were cooperating in an effort to wipe out the ISIS Sunni Muslim fighters in Northern Iraq. United States had abandoned and left the Shiite Kurds to…
TRUMP’S SECOND TERM PLATFORM Ok, what is the agenda of the Republican Party? Look at the 2016 platform that was adopted word for word buy the Republican Party for Trump’s 2019 campaign. This even included a statement that had the objective to oust the sitting president. Does this mean its 4 more years of the same divisive rhetoric, the lunacy of constantly needing the attention like a child. Within the last 3 months Trump has been asked what he wants…
FUTURE PAIN The United States is doing very well and winning the war on the Corona virus? When Trump was asked in an interview if the United States is losing the war against Covid he responded, “We are winning and we will have areas that flamed up and they will be fine over a period of time. We had this plague sent in from China, it’s a disgrace they didn’t stop it. They should have stopped it”. This was the…
DÉJÀ VU ALL OVER AGAIN How did we get here? The shutdowns and stay at home orders supposed to flatten the curve and provide time to stock up and equip states with test capabilities, PPE, and ventilators. Peter Navarro, the trade advisor to Trump, is responsible for the coordination of supplies and PPE for the pandemic. The eight weeks of sheltering in place were spent on how to have companies make profits and not providing any strategic planning for production…
NO EXCUSE In her book, Mary Trump’s account of her grandfather- uncle Donald’s father- Fred Sr. was domineering and a “high-functioning sociopath,” and was “emotionally and physically absent”. This left Donald without empathy and “fundamentally incapable of acknowledging the suffering of others”. Another emotional scar could have been the traumatic effect of all this, along with being sent to a military academy. Donald just does not care about anyone but himself. Lacking love and acceptance, he is driven to attempt…
ALL IN THE FAMILY The tell all book by Donald’s niece Mary L. Trump PhD and a clinical psychologist that says he is a sociopath. She has written a book that explains of the symptoms and he exhibits all of them. Too Much and Not Enough tells of the family tax fraud schemes that taxpayers are still paying for. The book also outlines the family schemes that cost his sister Maryanne her judgeship, which Donald was a part. The fraud…
TRUMP AND RACISISM A Daily Beast article by Mike Barnicle says it all about the 4th of July. It reads. “I…..Thought about a man standing in the shadow of Mt. Rushmore Friday night, seemingly intent on provoking a 21st-century civil war. Division is his dream. Duplicity is his principle tool as he feasts on resentment while knowingly provoking bitterness within those who may feel left out or left behind in a land where a whole class of citizens is frightened…