"I feel much alarmed at the prospect
of seeing General Jackson President. He is one of the most unfit men I
know of for such a place. He has had very little respect for laws and
constitutions...His passions are terrible. When I was President of the
Senate, he was Senator; and he could never speak on account of the
rashness of his feelings. I have seen him attempt it repeatedly, and as
often choke with rage. His passions are, no doubt, cooler now; he has
been much tried since I knew him, but he is a dangerous man." Thomas
Jefferson
Jefferson held that a little revolution
now and then in a democratic republic was a necessary evil, not unlike
severe seasonal storms that come each year. Those storms can cause
extensive damage to life and property but communities rally and rebuild.
Often they develop improved protocols to deal with storms ranging from
disaster response to revised building codes that might withstand the
next big storm.
And yeah, Jefferson had black slaves
like Jackson but, I mean, does that cancel out Jackson's madness and
Jefferson's knowledge that the practice would destroy the United States?
Who wants to litigate those issues?
That said, Trump is the storm that
Jefferson predicted. And, like Jackson, Trump is a dangerous,
non-calibrated human being. With the exception of Secretary of Defense
Jim Mattis, Trump has loosed the bottom-feeders of America onto the
American political scene. He has appointed extraordinarily wealthy
individuals to cabinet positions with clear conflicts of interest who
seek nothing less than the rape of the federal government's support for
social welfare, culture, education and child care, plus the civilian
federal workforce.
Kill Every Social Program to Tune Of Climb Every Mountain
His destruction of the federal
government is the long-standing goal of America's most strident
conservatives who see the role of the federal government limited to
national security and law enforcement. It's part and parcel of the
effort to destroy legacy programs established by Franklin D. Roosevelt
like Social Security.
Trump and his fellow vermin are
undertaking these task with a gleeful vengeance normally reserved for
autocratic governments. They are obscurantists and adhere to the script
of German general Joseph Goebbels in their daily Big Lies. No doubt,
former US Navy surface warfare officer and incendiary Steve Bannon.
The nepotism Trump puts on display with
his daughter and son-in-law shows that he clearly intends to enrich the
Trump enterprise. It is a bit nauseating to think about all the books
and television appearances that are sure to come post-Trump presidency
from Trumps' vermin.
The Trump folks proclaimed their support
for State's rights during the 2016 campaign. They also claim that the
federal government should not be meddling in citizen's freedom of
choice. But their 2017 budget proposals and the health care plan would
dump costs, responsibilities and choice issues onto state and local
governments. Moreover, many states; for example, some energy dependent
ones, do not have the funds to bolster either infrastructure repair or
health care. In fact, many states are struggling to fully fund education
programs.
Earlier in March, the Congressional
Budget Office noted that millions of Americans will be left off the
health insurance rolls under the Paul Ryan signature health care
act. Remarkably, the conservative Freedom Caucus in the US House of
Representatives believes Ryan's pogrom does not go far enough. They seek
nothing less than clearing the way for the pillaging of the health
care, education and social security programs.
And then there is Attorney General Jeff
Sessions who wants to re-declare the drug war. This Republican believes
state's rights do not matter as he claims he is going to crack down on
marijuana usage.
Welcome to the French Palace
Opiod addicts, coal miners, industrial
workers, part-time workers, old and young are going to suffer mightily
in the coming years. Trump's claims of making America Great Again ring
hollow.
Just glance at the resumes of the bulk of his Wall Street, politically connected cabinet. Has anyone of them spent time walking the streets of the rotting communities in West Virginia without a script and security detail.
Just glance at the resumes of the bulk of his Wall Street, politically connected cabinet. Has anyone of them spent time walking the streets of the rotting communities in West Virginia without a script and security detail.
Looking at President Trump and his court
one can't help but think of the Frenchmen and women who marveled at the
self-serving court of Louis the 16th and his wife Marie Antoinette.
I have written some vicious polemics
over the years focusing on the Clinton's, George W. Bush and Barack
Obama. But Trump has gone far beyond his predecessors in the designed
display of callousness, arrogance and rage aimed at over 55 percent of
the American public. His distortion of facts, false promises and
disparagement of allies, partners, congressional opposition, media,
American citizens and, yes, corporations reeks of someone with vendetta
against all those who mocked his political ambitions many years ago.
And the veiled racism in the repetitive
attacks on Obama and Obamacare have become revolting. Trump and his
cronies make sure to use the words failure and disaster at every turn as
if on the 2016 campaign trail.
Steve Bannon has declared war on the
press that is not on the right side of Trump the New York Post
reported. "It's not going to get better, it's going to get worse. They
are adamantly opposed. Adamantly opposed to [the] economic nationalist
agenda like Donald Trump has," said Bannon, who last month told the
media to "keep its mouth shut." Nationalist economic program? What's
next, Nationalist socialism?
US Storm Troopers
Yes, the storm troopers are in charge
and have laid down the challenge to Americans. The Democrats, if they
are to remain a viable long term party, must wage political war with
their opponents.
Playing nice will not work with Trump or the vermin he has released on the body politic. American's opposed to Trump have to get off their butts and form a political party that can win major national offices and force the two parties to have to dilute the worst of their political platforms. Why not a party with the vigor of the US House Freedom Caucus? Where is the alt-Freedom Caucus in the House?
Playing nice will not work with Trump or the vermin he has released on the body politic. American's opposed to Trump have to get off their butts and form a political party that can win major national offices and force the two parties to have to dilute the worst of their political platforms. Why not a party with the vigor of the US House Freedom Caucus? Where is the alt-Freedom Caucus in the House?
The seriousness of the Trump's war on
America is its attack on the US intelligence machinery. Say what you
will about the CIA, NSA, DIA, FBI NSA and some of their most despicable
actions in US history. But the fact is they have another side to that
balance sheet that matters, just as China, Russia and every nation state
competitor has. Maybe the actions are unsavory but if you deny that
they happen you are a fool.
Trump and his campaign advisor and chair
of the US House Intelligence Committee, David Nunes has continued
Trump's attack on the US intelligence community. On March 22, citing
only sources, he announced that he had seen a transcript in which names
were masked that indicated the NSA, under a court approved order, may
have collected Trump campaign people who were mentioned in conversations
involving a foreign power.
Nunes is a Republican party stooge. He
is young and seeks longevity in Congress and is betting on Ryan and
Trump to increase his influence within the Republican party. Who leaked
the classified information to him?
These Trump people are after us all. Quit pissing and moaning and do something.
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