POWER OF THE "DEEP STATE"?

In response to criticism for having engaged in negotiations with the Russian Government to build a Trump Tower in Moscow, Trump says that he was "allowed" to do so, and presumably to lie, to the American people, about it.  Since there is nothing mentioning such a power allowing this in our Constitution, it may be the first material indication of that "deep state" which Trump says exists and controls things.  I trust that Congress will take the opportunity to investigate how it came to be that Trump was allowed this privilege.

THE DECONSTRUCTION OF INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE

As someone who spent a good portion of his professional career in Latin America, I draw a direct line from what is ocurring at our Southern Border to the devestation visited upon our State Department by the Trump Administration.  At no time, that I lived and worked iiin the area would any U.S. Administration, whether Democratic or Republican . have tried to handle  mass illegal immigration by force.  They had knowledge of where the buttons were that needed pushing to prevent it.  There never was anything quite like what we are seeing. today, at the border.

WHY BOTHER?

Since Donald Trump doesn't fully believe or accept the asessments of his intelligence arms, anyways, why did he request almost $55 Billion for F/Y 2018?  He could very well have said "Why Bother?  Maybe they did, Maybe  didn't" and saved all that money for another tax cut.

LITTLE SCHITT VS. BIG DUMP

You must admit that Big Donald Dump really told off Little Adam Schitt.  I'll bet Little Adam will never again mess with a Big Dump, ever again.

SIDING WITH THE ROYAL FAMILY

Trump's decision to back the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi was not arrived at without soul-searching.  Trump asked himself, "What did Khashoggi ever do for me?"  Unable to come up with an answer. he came down firmly on the side of the Royal Family.

IF EBOLA WAS CONSTITUTIONAL

I wonder what the attitude of the American public might be if ebola had the Constitutional protection of an amendment as do guns, another lethal artifact.

NATO ASSISTANCE

Now that Trump has declared his intention to wage war on the House of Representatives should they attempt to exercise oversight powers on the Executive Branch, his present trip to Europe takes on special importance.  Trump may require assistance, from NATO, in supplying additional troops in his war on Congress,  and he may be sounding out their reaction to his invoking Article V of the treaty.

GAME OVER BUT WE DON'T KNOW IT YET?

A large segment of the Amyerican people are, rightfully, edgy and concerned abouth the possibility of interference in the Mueller investigation.  The only one that, I sense, seems to be singularly unconcerned is Mueller himself.  I have come to find the conjecture that he already that he may already have indictments of Trump and family already, under seal and waiting. plausible. It may be game over and don't know it , yet.

IF THE PRESIDENT DOES IT...

To all of you clamoring that Trump illegally appointed an Acting Attorney General. I admonish you that as Richard Nixon, so famously declared, "When the President does it, it can't be illegal.".

MANDATORY RECUSAL

It is rumored that Trump's new choice for Acting Attorney General has been tasked with the job of ascertaining whether Chairmen of House committees, who have criticised Trump, are required to recuse themselves from the position, for bias.  Trump says that mandatory recusal of his critics would only be fair.