In just a few days, our jackass president destroyed decades-old relationships with our former friends in Europe. The man-child who promised to make America great again rides in a cart, as other world leaders walk, even as he should be pulling a cart. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is now the de facto leader of the free world, made it plain that Europe can no longer trust the US for cooperation and support. If European intelligence agencies obtain information about a terrorist attack in this country, will they share with us? What if they fear compromising agents in the field? Who could blame them if they didn't?
Even Trump's generals, whom I quite mistakenly believed might be the semi-sane people in the chaotic Trump maladministration, defend White House connections with Putin's Russia. In a world turned upside down, our allies now seem to be Russia and other countries run by strong men, and we, the people, have no say as a supine GOP Congress allows Trump and his minions to turn the United States into a completely different country in four short months.
Republicans in Congress savor their return to power and the opportunity to throw people off health insurance to give tax cuts to the rich. Thus far, they've paid little to no attention to the results of Trump's destructive foreign policies (if you can call them that) and his disastrous travels around the world. When history tells the story of these times, the supine GOP Congress will be no less complicit than Trump and his minions in the tragic takeover of the country.
Amen to all you said, June. To which I would only add that most Democrats in Congress all seem witless and spineless, when they can be found. Why is it that there is no Democrat under 70 who looks smart enough and strong enough to lead the country? The ones over 70, well, they have had their day.
ReplyDeleteI agree that a younger candidate would be a plus. Adam Schiff, Amy Klobuchar, Jeff Merkley, Eric Swallwell, Ted Lieu, and Karen Bass come to mind. All are all under 70 and have been fairly prominent spokespersons for the Democrats.
DeleteHe is a plague, I don't know if it's of locusts or dead toads or what but he is a plague. I don't see how it's going to be possible for them to allow him to stay in office, he's destroying the country and the Western alliance.
ReplyDeleteAnd this week, at the G20, from bad to worse. [I'm tempted to say something extremely rude to describe Trump/Putin's relationship (ala Stephen Colbert's colorful description!), but for the sake of WB's decorum, I'll spare you!
ReplyDeleteJCF, Over the last months, Tom was being treated for cancer with surgery, chemo, and radiation. The treatments are finished, but it will be a while before Tom is back to normal. He will also need physical therapy and speech therapy, which starts tomorrow, so we'll be busy for quite a while longer.
DeleteI have not had the time or the inclination to blog.
I think Mr Trump needs watching - carefully.
ReplyDeleteAdrian, I'm certainly watching, not that it does much good.
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