Monday, July 30, 2018

SAY WHAT YOU WILL ABOUT DONALD TRUMP

Say what you will about Donald Trump, we are one official act of making America Great again!  A simple resignation, by Trump, would do it. 

Saturday, July 28, 2018

STREET CELEBRATIONS

Etched forever, in my memory, are the celebrations, dancing in the street, and kissing and hugging that went on after the end of the war in Europe and after VJ day.  I  suspect there will be similar displays, throughout the world, on Trump's last day in office.

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

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Authoritarian Use of the Military; MOM’s(akaPOTUS’) Praetorian Guard

by daedal2207
The LA Times reports that members of the Mexican Army imprisoned by Mexico for abuse of citizens while policing have filed suit protesting that they were asked to do something for which they had no training.They will probably not succeed in their appeal since some of the crimes involve homicide.But policing is a special function requiring special training which the military is not equipped to do.Moving in the opposite direction,in the USA the National Guard has been mobilized by MOM to guard the border and to help round up migrants.Many Guard units have been withdrawn by indignant governors.Not sufficiently mollified by an agreed upon parade in his honor, MOM has ordered indicted and unindicted migrants with or without their children and a lot of children without parents onto military bases for warehousing.He has also ordered JAG lawyers to aid DOJ attorneys in indicting and processing pleas for those aliens.Are there any Republican congressmen or women who would join Democrats in reminding POTUS that the military is,not his Praetorian guard.Perhaps not since a delegation of Republican Senators excluding Democrats who would raise unpleasant issues like Russian interference in our elections,just wound up a visit to Moscow to assure Russia of their eagerness to remain on the good terms desired by their leader (MOM).Somewhat disheartened by Putin's having no time to meet with them they still indicated their willingness to be a friend of Russia.Meanwhile the accord with North Korea is shredding around the issue of verification.Like the Republican senators, SOS Pompeo is claiming progress and cooperation while the N Koreans are complaining of unreasonable arrogant demands and repudiation of the Trump agreement
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Monday, July 23, 2018

FOR MOHAMMED'S SAKE, MR. ROUHANI

FOR MOHAMMED'S SAKE, MR. ROUHANI, PLEASE GIVE MR. TRUMP, A LICENSE TO BUILD A HOTEL IN TEHERAN SO HE STOPS TWEETING IN CAPITAL LETTERS! 

Saturday, July 21, 2018

WHY SO MANY SUMMIT MEETINGS WITH PUTIN?

Trump justifies frequent summit meetings with Putin on the grounds that, since no notes are taken and there is no written material to refer to, he needs Putin to remind him of what he's supposed to do. 

Thursday, July 19, 2018

SECRET TREATIES, SECRETLY ARRIVED AT

A relic of monarchism, so despised by our founding fathers, a secret treaty, secretly arrived was concluded in Helsinki at the summit meeting between Trump and Putin.  No word of the terms have been announced to the American public but Putin has advised his people, that included is a deal for former KGB agents to interrogate our officials.  Although Trump denies this, no word has been advised as to the terms of the secret deal.  We are all now subjects of King Donald I with the date of the coronation, ad yet unrevealed.

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

DOUBLE NEGATIVES MAKE THINGS MURKIER

To quiet a flood of criticism about Trump's performance in Helsinki, Trump, today, offered a single clarification that he meant to use a double negative in one of his statements about Putin's attack on the 2016 elections.  Instead of saying that "he didn't see why Putin would interfere in our election", he meant to say "he didn't see why not Putin would interfere with our election"  This, of course, Trump feels should take care of all the hubbub surrounding his Helsinki trip except, now, with Trump agreeing with the assessment of his Intelligence services, how come Trump, himself, refused to confront Putin about something that he agreed had occurred?

The use of the double negative has made things even more obscure than before.

MY COUNTRY, RIGHT OR WRONG

Donald Trump, in defense of his actions at the Helsinki summit with Putin, cites Stephen Decatur" words, "...My country, right or wrong, my country..."

On the other hand, we, here, in the U.S.wish he would, indeed, go back to his country. 

Monday, July 16, 2018

PUTIN'S BODY LANGUAGE

Is it my bias or do you, too, see a change in Putin's body language in his meetings with Trump?  He used to greet Trump as if he were showing off a prized family heirloom.  In Helsinki, he looks at Trump as if he's remembering an appointment for a root canal with a Russian dentist.

Perhaps he's just thinking about what he's going to tell all those Russian officers about how they are going to have to curtail their travel plans and to try to convince them that their bundling up and delivering Putin to Mueller, instead, won't necessarily help their case.

Saturday, July 14, 2018

SERIOUS ASSISTANCE

I confess to a need for serious assistance in understanding the thought processes of our esteemed President.  In response to reports of indictments of Russian entities Trump says that the investigation of the matter is a hoax, but Obama, because he was President at the time the hoax was perpetrated should be under investigation, by the Special Counsel.  Now, no one has even alleged that Obama has committed any crime or even benefitted by a crime, why is Obama supposed to be under investigation?  To make Obama criminally responsible for any criminal act committed during his administration would put a terrible burden, by force of precedent, on any Presidency, past or present

We are told that Obama should, rightfully, be investigated for something that didn't happen, but Trump, who may have benefitted from interference by Russian entities, should not.

As Trump's lawyers have declared, the Special Counsel has not indicted Trump or anyone in his family, why is he so opposed to an investigation which as yet failed to indict them?    

Friday, July 13, 2018

TRUMP'S MOST IMPORTANT MEETING?

On the occasion of Mueller's latest indictment, many political pundits are advising Trump to cancel his pending meeting with Putin.  I, on the other hand, feel it may be the most important meeting Trump will ever have, especially if he can negotiate good terms, with Putin, for his asylum, in the Russian Federation.

THE IMMORALITY OF POLITICAL OPINIONS

Watching recent hearings, on TV, I have heard that there is no greater depravity than when an F.B.I. man who, despite acting ethically harbors animus, in his thoughts, about the President, whereas that President is sanctified by the fact that even though he met with conspirators to discuss a traitorous action, says he actually refrained from doing the traitorous deed, thereby meriting praise and adulation.   

Wednesday, July 11, 2018

WHY ALL THE FUSS ABOUT TARIFFS?

Donald Trump cannot understand the complaints of farmers and other exporters about retaliatory tariffs being placed on their goods. After all, the benefits of winning the trade war will eventually make the temporary sacrifice well worthwhile.  Trump family members cannot understand what the fuss is all about, for importers of foreign manufactured goods when none of the goods manufactured for the Trump Corp. have been subject to Trump tariffs, to begin with.

Monday, July 9, 2018

JEWEL IN THE CROWN

Now that Putin  has shown the world, how easily, and inexpensively, it was to take over a hyperpower that was a little less technologically developed and which suffered from crippling tribalism, it is possible that we will, once again see a repeat of the rivalry which spurred small nations to colonize huge swaths of territory in parts of the world.  starting in the 16th century.

I expect that we will again see  Europe and now China entering into a competition to see who can end up with the Western Hemisphere as a jewel in an imperial crown.

It is not difficult to predict the possibility of cyberwarfare between European countries, fought in the U.S., over Putin's power grab.  China will join in to protect their interests.  Each side will  form alliances with tribes in America, be it Democrat or Republican, to the detriment of the people as a whole.  Each side will welcome its alliance, as the Republicans have welcomed
Putin, with a foreign power, while losing sovereignty over its land.

Just as Spain was able to use rivalry among Aztecs and Maya, to conquer vast dominions, and England to conquer a sub-continent, India, so too will America fall.





Saturday, July 7, 2018

MEETING THE CRITERIA FOR A S******E COUNTRY

In a country that, in some ways, could meet Trump's criteria for being a "S******e country is finding and rescuing little children whereas the self-styled "greatest country on earth" can't even find children in its own custody.  Makes one wonder.

SOVIET-MADE NERVE GAS WILL BE DISCUSSED.

With the icy silence of Robert Mueller's investigation seemingly ringing like an alarm bell in Trump's ears,  Donald can bearly contain himself.  It is rumored that the reason no one but Trump and Putin will be in attendance, at Helsinki, is that Soviet-made nerve gas will be discussed. 

Wednesday, July 4, 2018

FROM TRUMP'S P.O.V.

From Trump's point of view, there is no problem with Russian meddling with America's elections but there is a large problem with American meddling in Trump's election.  American meddling into Trump's elections is extremely unfair and as can be seen, a costly distraction.

Monday, July 2, 2018

ADDENDUM TO MY LAST POST

A correspondent has made a comment, to my last post titled, "No Business Threatening War", stating in effect, that an armed service of the U.S. Government has proven to be effective against toddlers and infants who should,now, be fearful of the might of our nation.  It is a valid observation. 

NO BUSINESS THREATENING WAR

Considering that Donald Trump's administration has lost track of a group of about 2000 children, the number of children in an average high school,  Trump would appear to be very wise in appeasing even small countries like North Korea.  A nation that cannot properly administer a High School size enterprise, has no business threatening war with other countries.