Trump joined my party, the Republican Party, after many decades of being a Democrat, an Independent, and a member of the Reform Party. Not that I or anybody else own the Republican Party. It’s a membership-based party.
No, I did not like his childish behavior during the primaries of 2016; but, I supported him once he was the party’s titular nominee. This included max’ing out during the general election in terms of financial support.
There wasn’t a primary contest in 2020, and I supported him again. Similarly max’ing out. This is what party members do. They back the nominees of the party.
I am also a veteran and, no, I did not like his treatment of John McCain in 2016. Questioning whether McCain was a hero, and saying he (Trump) prefers soldiers who win. And to think, Trump avoided service during the Viet Nam war.
Now Trump calls another veteran, “DeSanctimonious” and “meatball,” and questions the size of his penis. If there’s something to which I am more loyal than the Republican Party, it is our country and our veterans.
Trump called Mitch McConnell a “dumb son of a bitch.” That guy, McConnell, held up Obama’s judicial nominees during 2015-2016, and got almost all of Trump’s nominees through even though we were operating with a slim majority in the Senate. But, Trump called McConnell a “dump son of a bitch” (and other choice epithets).
Now, Trump doesn’t like the way twenty House members voted regarding Shiff, and he calls for them to be primaried. Of the twenty, I figure one of them - the one who voted to impeach Trump - won’t be backing him in next year’s primaries. Now maybe a few more will think twice before supporting Trump.
Am I calling Trump names? I have toyed with that idea. But, I think that’s a loser’s game. It didn’t help Li’l Marco or Lyin’ Ted back in 2016. I think we should simply admit that Donald Trump is one of the greatest name-callers in history.
But you say I’m doing the same thing that Trump is doing, by pointing out things that make Trump look like a child having a temper tantrum. To you, this is like I’m being a name-caller. Actually, this what I decided to do. Instead of saying Trump is a jerk, I’ll say Trump is doing XY and Z, and if that makes Trump look like a jerk, so be it.
I will close with the following: when a person has repented of a sin, it is bad form to bring that sin up. But, I really doubt Trump is going to change. His eldest daughter and her husband have distanced themselves from him, and that didn’t register with him. His lawyer advised him to settle with the National Archives and be done with matter of the secret documents. But, no, Trump didn’t listen to his lawyer (and now has a new lawyer). People tend to become set in their ways as they get old, and Trump is 77.
Terrific posting. Thank you.
You put work into that, and I understood it the first time, so that’s good.
I think I can see where you are coming from. If we were back in the 60’s I would probably agree with most of what you have said here.
My friend, we are staring down the barrel of full throated communism. Camps, eating grass, and forced labor. It is time to get nasty. I don’t want to eat grass, and I don’t want that for my wife and kids.
Some day, if we make it through this, maybe we can get back to politicking like gentlemen. But we are up against an enemy that will (figuratively, for now) smash the wine bottle an try to stab us with it over dinner conversation.
Trump is a brawler. That is what we need.
Now this part you are not going to like. Just because someone is a vet does not make them a good person, or worthy of respect. Their actions and conduct garner that. I do not like McCain. I do not like Gen. Milley, or John Kerry either. A person can make this judgement whether they served or not. I met dudes in the military that you would not want around your kids or daughters. But mostly they were good people.
McConnell.... under his leadership we have been brought to the precipice of communism. Yes, dumb SoB or actually more likely corrupt SOB is appropriate.
To blindly support the “team” is what the Democrats do. It is a collectivist or union mindset. Do that long enough and eventually we’ll all be commies, sort of like where we are now.
Trump has a family that is 10s, wildly successful, beautiful, smart, and loyal. That is not a good avenue of attack. But that does not stop the left from going for it.
Settling is admitting guilt. Bad move - don’t believe me? Check out the movie Dinesh did on Hillary. Not a good avenue of attack, but the left uses it.
And finally, it is bad tactic to allow your enemy to give you their talking points. Do not take their advice, do not accept their council, and for Pete’s sake don’t let them pick your Generals... it is not in your best interest.
Oh, and you were in the military and nobody ever made a small dick joke? What the heck branch was that? XD XD XD.
We’re going to need to toughen up some, or it will be boiled grass and mining for our retirement.