If you’re paying close attention to politics in America right now you’re witnessing a political party which has backed itself into a corner and is reacting in desperation to what is REALLY going on in the U.S. Republicans, over the previous 12 years – in response to the election of Barack Obama in 2008 – have aligned themselves with the “white nationalists” who, obviously, “inhabit” much more of this nation than people like me, naively, thought and who are very dangerous. We’re talking about the Americans who live in fear of “liberals” because they think democrats want to take away their guns – so, many of them have an arsenal of guns and a “mountain” of ammo they believe they’re going to have to use to save them from the “libs.” Yikes!

Republicans have degenerated to the place where the above defined “white nationalists” are the bulk of their “base.” The so-called “conservatives” have only one goal and that is to take back control of the very government they routinely ridicule. Go figure! The American people are about to receive the “bottom up” approach of the democrats (ie liberals) which the republicans voted 100% AGAINST. And, of course, now Moscow Mitch is attempting to claim the impending “recovery” is the result of the republicans doing virtually NOTHING to fight against the pandemic which has obliterated our economy. And, sadly, many in their base will actually believe what he says. That’s why I’ve been referring to these people as “stupid.” (Sadly)

Republicans have spent the previous few weeks, as the democrats have been pushing Joe Biden’s “Covid Relief bill,” arguing about “Mr. Potato Head,” “Dr. Seuss,” and whether or not the INSURRECTIONISTS were actually “patriots.” Ron Johnson, the republican Senator from Wisconsin, actually claimed the INSURRECTIONISTS were “good people who would never disrespect Police Officers” and then he added he wasn’t worried at all during the attack (which, by the way, put over 140 Police Officers in the hospital and three of them in the grave) because the INSURRECTIONISTS were such good people, however, had it been “individual 1 winning the election and the INSURRECTIONISTS being Black Lives Matter supporters” he would have been “worried.” The republicans continue to make BLATANT racist comments and act as if they have no idea what they’re doing. Mr. Johnson is pathetic and I hope the people of Wisconsin wake up!

The Biden “Relief Bill” will cost almost the exact same amount as the republicans “tax scam” of 2017 which did NOTHING for the average working class American, while this bill will focus MOST of its benefits on the “bottom 40% of Americans and almost ALL of it’s benefits on the bottom 80% which will end up benefitting the “top 1%” because their businesses will thrive as those “at the bottom” spend all this money. The list of reasons this bill is so momentous are numerous and it’s already happening. I’ve been paying attention to American politics since the days of Dwight Eisenhower and this bill is the BEST thing I’ve seen since the early days of Lyndon Johnson. It was during Johnson’s “Great Society” when Medicare and Medicaid were enacted PLUS when the 1964 Civil Rights Act and 1965 Voting Rights Acts were passed.

Johnson correctly predicted the South would not vote for a democrat for a generation – and, well, by and large, it’s been longer than that. Those who are pushing all these vote SUPPRESSION bills remind me of the people who were opposing the Voting Rights Act back when I was in High School. The relatives of those who beat up John Lewis and all the other COURAGEOUS supporters of Voting Rights on the Edmund Pettis Bridge – it’s like they’re wanting to take up back in time. And, sadly, this is how we define today’s republican party – a bunch of RACISTS! And, for those republicans who are offended by that characterization, I say, “you’re choosing that by your affiliation with individual 1 and that party. You DON’T get to have it “both ways.”

Democrats are pushing two bills which will regulate the process of voting, along with limits on the HUGE amounts of “dark” money going into politics since the so-called “Citizens United” Supreme Court decision. We can thank John Roberts and Samuel Alito for that one – the “mother” of “legislating from the bench.” HR-1 (Now SR-1) the voting rights bill in the Senate (Along with the John Lewis Voting Rights Bill – they go “hand in hand”) will alleviate much of the damage from “Citizens United.” The John Lewis Voting Rights Bill will “fix” the DAMAGE done to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by the Roberts Court a few years ago. No sooner had Roberts et al, “gutted” Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act than voter SUPPRESSION bills started “popping” up all across the nation.

As of the last reporting I’ve seen there are 253 voter SUPPRESSION bills pending in 43 states across the nation. What has become clear is that republicans have NO “message” other than to STOP anything the “libs” want to accomplish. They are scared to “death” of the success which could result from the progressive agenda Joe Biden has aligned himself with. Not a SINGLE republican voted for the Covid Relief bill which is supported by 75% of the American public. My guess is no republicans will vote for the voting rights legislation and they’ll even try to BLOCK Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill because, well, they DON’T want Biden to succeed. Keep in mind, Biden is 78 years old and his success could translate to Kamala Harris in the 2024 election. I guarantee you, republicans are already living if FEAR of that reality.

Biden wants to invest in this nation in a way that hasn’t happened since the days of FDR. He actually wants to invest in our people, in our cities, in our rural areas which have long been ignored, in our young people (hopefully, by making state public universities essentially free for our young people or others who want to improve their lot in life by gaining more education), improve our environment, and make it easier for our nation’s corporations to turn America into a “greener” society – via electric vehicles, solar and wind power, etc. etc.

Of course, America’s great obstacle can be referred to in two ways – first would be the “filibuster” and secondly, it would be Mitch McConnell (and the republicans in the Senate). As I’ve said republicans live in FEAR of democratic success which could leave them as the minority party for a generation – the same generation they stacked the courts with right wing judges as the one lasting memory of individual 1. How did McConnell accomplish that? Well, of course, he changed the rules of the FILIBUSTER. Well, as the saying goes, “turn about is fair play.” Democrats MUST convince Joe Manchin, Kristen Sinema, and any other recalcitrant democrat, getting these progressive bills passed is a MUST. If republicans want to participate, they should do so in good faith – with deference to the “will of the voting public.” All these bills are popular when you get outside the “Beltway.” McConnell answers to people like Charles Koch and other republican donors who are desperate to avoid the changes we the people desire. It’s like more of the same – republicans answering to the “top 1%.” In the long run this won’t work for republicans because, simply put – based on their present “philosophy” their numbers are shrinking. There are even reports of Tucker Carlson as the republican nominee in 2024. For sure, that will keep the white nationalists in the party happy!

Final Thought: Today, individual 1 was quoted again in a Fox “news” appearance of claiming he “won” the 2020 election and he referred to the “China Virus” once again. So, why are people surprised when 6 women of Asian descent were MURDERED in Atlanta Georgia? Do republicans not understand that “words matter.” This has been going on since the day our TWICE IMPEACHED so-called two time popular vote LOSING (ex) president realized his non-response to the Coronavirus pandemic was threatening his “hold” on the presidency. I’m confident just as individual 1 feels no remorse for ALL the Americans who are DEAD because of his FAILURE to fight the pandemic he also feels no responsibility for the six Asian women who were MURDERED today. Asians have been dealing with racists attacks since the first day our TWICE IMPEACHED so-called two time popular vote LOSING (ex) president used the “China virus” slur. We all know he is a RACIST so it wasn’t surprising – it’s just that he continues to escape accountability for the connection of the results of his words to his, well, words! I’ll write more on that later. Stay tuned………………….

Once again, I’m too lazy to edit. My apologies!

Individual 1 is attempting to take credit for all the good stuff which is happening in regard to “crushing the virus” – with a little ill-advised “help” from Moscow Mitch – as republicans are about to get more desperate in hiding the effect of their incompetence during the first almost one year of the reign of our TWICE IMPEACHED so-called two time popular vote LOSING (ex) president in the battle against Covid-19. When Joe Biden took office we were on the cusp of having 500,000 Americans DEAD from this virus – more deaths than the Korean War, WW II, and Viet Nam “war” COMBINED. For comparison, President Obama and VP Biden faced the H1N1 flu pandemic and America lost just over 12,000 “souls.” When Biden took office there were 300,000 new infections per day and we were losing over 3000 “souls” per day.

Well, today was the day Biden’s Covid relief plan passed through Congress and the numbers of people infected has dropped to around 50,000 to 60,000 – still a number too high for republican governors to be opening up their states – but down from the 300,000 when Biden took office. Biden is acting like a real president who is LEADING by example and in just 50 days, there seems to be “light at the end of the tunnel.” But, as usual, we can all count on republicans to attempt to throw a “monkey wrench” into the plan. In Florida the “UK variant” is rapidly expanding and their governor, Ron DeSantis, is brain dead to what’s happening. The only thing I’ve been accurate about in my description of DeSantis’s actions is that he’s been CHEATING in regard to the official effect of this virus in that state (by undercounting deaths) – and, it’s still really BAD – likely to be getting worse despite the vaccines. (He’s prioritized his white donors over those who should have received the shots)

Individual 1’s cult will believe him when he attempts to take credit for all the good work Joe Biden is using, but there SHOULD be many Americans who take a second look at President Biden when they begin to receive the benefits of the relief bill – which is the BEST legislation in my lifetime aimed at workingclass Americans – and, keep in mind, the “price tag” is the same as the tax scam of individual 1 which led to stock buy backs and big donations to republicans. Biden’s Covid relief bill will put money into the pockets of people who, in most instances, will be SPENDING the money right back into our economy – that’s the difference between the two bills and demonstrates the real difference between the two parties. Americans SHOULD start figuring this out.

Tonight I listened to Mike Lee of Utah – one of the republican Senators who COWARDLY voted to acquit individual 1 in his SECOND IMPEAHCMENT “trial” – refer to the House bill aimed at making it easier to vote, among other issues which it addresses. It’s labeled “HR 1” and Mr. Lee referred to it as “from the devil.” Odd coming from an “individual 1” sycophant, wouldn’t you say? HR 1 will get NO republican support because it would reverse the voter suppression tactics which are happening all over the nation – a “solution seeking a problem.” It would also attempt to restrict some of the “dark money” in our political process (which might be why it scares Mr. Lee so) and addresses many of the issues of fairness we all need to address.

It also address gerrymandering by requiring legislative districts be “drawn” by a non-partisan commission and it contains rules regarding ethics – which, again, might be why Mr. Lee sees it as “from the devil.” Could it be the reform of campaign finance laws which has made Mr. Lee such a proponent against this bill – or the part where presidential candidates MUST publicize their tax returns. That would be a real problem for individual 1, wouldn’t it? The bill would create oversight on lobbyists and foreign agents – maybe that comes across to Mr. Lee as the work of the devil. I really don’t know, but I’m trying to understand. What’s obvious is democrats won’t pass this bill with republican votes – so, there’s got to be some kind of change to the filibuster rules in the Senate. I’d be OK with the idea if you want to filibuster you’ve got to TALK continuously with a requirement of 41 votes to continue the filibuster. If republicans want to spend a couple months talking about HR 1 and sleeping on cots in the Senate, well, then they could put off their obstruction. Otherwise?????

Back to Moscow Mitch. I was driving around today and Mr. McConnell reminded me of the depravity, or shall I say the willingness to LIE by republicans, as the Senate MINORITY leader was attempting to give republicans credit for the great progress against the virus since Biden took office – which, above, I’ve given the FACTS of where “we” were at back on January 20, 2021. Not only was McConnell soon to be voting to acquit individual 1 and then turn right around and regurgitate the allegations of the House managers – one of the more curious political acts of double speak I’ve ever seen. McConnell’s wife resigned from her place in individual 1’s cabinet one day after the INSURRECTION and, yet, now McConnell is on the record as being willing to support our TWICE IMPEACHED so-called two time popular vote LOSING (ex) president should the republican party nominate him once again in 2024. Yikes!! (When has a political party been so intent on aligning to someone who does so much LOSING?

Regardless, today McConnell was attempting to take credit for the “CARES Act,” which was passed after the stock market had tanked following the reality we were facing with the coronavirus and a so-called president who was doing NOTHING to address the danger of it. The original DAMAGE was the “missing 70 days” at the beginning of the crisis when an effective response would have saved hundreds of thousands of lives. The reality of the “CARES Act” was that Nancy Pelosi named it and the democrats FORCED the republicans to do things they were almost apoplectic about – like the additional $600 per week in unemployment benefits and an extension of eligibility for those benefits. Everyone was sent a check and there were aspects of the bill aimed at small businesses which would NEVER have been in any bill with republicans in control of the Senate without Ms. Pelosi realizing she could force these things into the bill.

Republicans wanted more tax cuts for the “big shots” (and, of course, they got some) along with a $500 BILLION slush fund to be at the whim of Steve Mnuchin, the Treasury Secretary. In addition, the Fed got the “go ahead” to funnel TRILLIONS into the stock market to prop it up – and, of course, that worked. I believe the Fed “balance sheet” increased by around $6 or $7 TRILLION over the course of the first few months after the “CARES Act.” Republicans would have NEVER allowed this bill into law if the market had not dropped over 20%. Now, McConnell wants people to believe the “CARES Act” was a republican initiative. I still remember Lindsey Graham (and five other republicans) announcing there would be another bill like the “CARES Act” “over our dead bodies.”

Well, republicans were NEVER able to understand the seriousness of the pandemic and, as I’ve said here several times, Ms. Pelosi gave them the ultimate opportunity to actually win the 2020 election by making a move to “crush the virus” in the Speaker’s words. Democrats passed the “HEROES Act” which McConnell, and by extension individual 1, declared “dead on arrival.” It was a $4 TRILLION proposal which McConnell panned as a “Blue state bailout” and, by refusing to allow it to be debated they gave themselves a “death knell” for the upcoming election because the failure to “crush the virus” was key in individual 1’s defeat.

The one thing where individual 1’s administration was the so-called “operation Warp Speed” in the push for the development of a vaccine. The first vaccine was given conditional approval in early December and by the time Biden took office it was clear our former (TWICE IMPEACHED so-called two time popular vote LOSING (ex) president – I’m really getting tired of typing that) president had NO PLAN for distributing the Vaccines PLUS he had failed to purchase the necessary number of vials from Pfizer – vials which ended up being sold to Europe – where Pfizer is actually located.

However, as the success of the Biden administration is becoming apparent and the reality NOT a SINGLE republican voted for the “Covid relief bill” it has become apparent to McConnell the LYING is necessary in an attempt to offset the popularity of the bill, the likelihood it’s going to be tremendously productive, and that the republican obstruction could very well be a serious problem come the mid terms – especially if democrats “tweak” the filibuster allowing them to pass HR-1. That would overcome republican efforts to suppress the vote in over 40 different states and head off their efforts to further gerrymander legislative districts.

So, now McConnell is referring back to the “CARES Act” in his LIES intended to cause the “base” to believe it’s the republicans bringing them all this help as they – even republicans in the “base” – are suffering from the effects of the coronavirus. Senator Wicker from Mississippi even had the nerve to “BRAG” about the effects of the bill for his constituents despite his vote AGAINST the bill – saying the “fact I didn’t like the whole bill doesn’t change the fact there’s a part of it which is good.” As if to say, “I tried to vote the bill down, but since the democrats passed it I want you to know I liked the part which helps Mississippians.” These republicans have no limit to their ability to go “low.” Disgusting!

Fortunately, Biden and those closest around him are heading out into the country to help people to understand what is in the bill which will help them as they recover from the effects of this virus. The job is FAR from done – and, I worry that the effects of all the republican governors who won’t ever continue mask mandates (The Texas Ranger baseball team has announced it will welcome a “full house” for their first game which takes place on April 1.) I know for sure the UK variant is spreading Florida and likely Texas, Mississippi, South Dakota, Idaho, and a bunch of other states where there are no mask mandates. It is entirely possible the UK variant could spread faster than “we” can get people vaccinated. Stay tuned……………..

Final Thought: Today Merrick Garland was approved as the new Attorney General. I believe individual 1 may have ONE more serious criminal investigation to worry about. His actions on January 6th were the result of a couple months of “grooming” his base to believe the election was “stolen” and we all know the result. As I’m typing this there are over 300 INSUREECTIONISTS facing years in prison and my hope is this won’t be a rerun of the Abu Ghraib scandal in the Bush/Cheney regime. If you remember, the only people who faced accountability for that SCANDAL were the Army “grunts” who thought they were “following orders” but NONE of the “instigators” faced even a bit of “oversight.”

Well, let’s hope individual 1 gets his day in court for the INSURRECTION in the Capitol which, by all accounts, he watched on TV and enjoyed it because “these people like me.” He reportedly told Kevin McCarthy who was pleading for him to call off the INSURRECTION, “Well, Kevin, I guess they’re more upset about the election than you are.” To me, that answers ANY question any investigator would have about “intent” – which seems to be the barrier to some investigations into cases of INCITEMENT. Attorney General Garland has promised to put the investigation into the INSURRECTION as his FIRST order of business. I believe individual 1 should be a bit uneasy.

Of course, in New York individual 1 could be facing TWO investigations which could lead to criminal charges – including the case where he got the name (by me) of individual 1 – the paying off of two women he had dalliance’s with while his present wife was bearing his last son – for the purpose of HIDING these affairs from the voting public right before the 2016 election. Maybe even more dangerous to our TWICE IMPEACHED so-called two time popular vote LOSING (ex) president is the investigation in Georgia which, apparently, has evolved to a RICO investigation. I actually predicted he might face that kind of charge (me thinking from the Manhattan DA) – it’s a charge which implies the organized crime nature I believe he’s shown since the day he took the “oath” of office. (He’s never kept an “oath” in his lifetime)

Once again, my apologies for my lack of re-reading and editing. Maybe tomorrow! :o(

If you’ve visited this site in the past you know I’ve been following the pandemic quite closely. When Joe Biden took office, for example, according to “Worldometer.info” there were around 30,000 Americans in “Serious/Critical” condition with most of them facing death as the result of the coronavirus on January 20, 2021. (Plus, 300,000 new infections per day) Once you get to the point where you’ve been intubated, there’s not much hope. Well, after a little over 7 weeks of Joe Biden encouraging EVERYONE to wear masks in public, that total was down, today, to just over 13,000 – and, dropping consistently. Naturally, the result of this is republican governors “opening” up their states, very possibly prematurely.

Texas, for example, is still one of the worst places in the nation and, now, their governor, Greg Abbott – whose incompetence was just exposed by the deep freeze in Texas – has completely opened up Texas to, well, very likely, the UK strain of the virus. I’ll be watching the numbers closely, but if Texas “spikes” it will very likely spread to the rest of the nation – just when we can see “the light at the end of the tunnel.” Republicans are marching in “lock step” against Biden’s Covid-19 relief bill COUNTING on the “short term memory loss” of the American people to get them through the upcoming elections as they will attempt to regain control of, first, Congress and, then, the “White House.” We’ll see if progressives continue to show up in record numbers or if they’re willing to allow the “white nationalist” backed GOP back into power.

Of course, as I’m writing this, there are over 250 different bills across this nation designed by republicans to SUPPRESS the vote – and, of course, I’m sure you know who they don’t want voting. Can you picture the “colors” “Black and Brown?” How about young people? Yep! Do you think all these bills are aimed at as many “democratic leaning” voters as possible? Of course they are. We’ll see if democrats can overcome the filibuster to pass HR 1 and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. (Are you listening Joe Manchin?) The $15 minimum wage? A badly needed infrastructure bill? Oh yes, they’ve got to overcome the party of LIARS! (These republicans are pushing an American Apartheid)

For example, the GOP has “branded” itself the “Party of the Working Class.” This is the party which gave about $2 TRILLION to their corporate donors and are now BLOCKING the first bill in my lifetime (I’m 73) which is aimed entirely at the “Working Class” of Americans. Will the democrats allow them to get away with this? Well, we know Fox “news” will attempt to help them do so, along with the other right wing media outlets. I’m thinking the repeal of the filibuster may very well have the future of our republic in the balance.

Thankfully, republicans HATE the idea of working on the weekend, so democrats were able to get THEIR version of Biden’s Covid relief bill passed this past weekend. I have a VERY bright 31 year old son who has been trying to understand American politics for the past couple of years. Back when individual 1 was first in office my son remarked to me, which I’ve shared here before, that maybe this was the best way to get America to the “bottom” more quickly and, I have to say, I hope he’s correct. I’ve never seen a bill so focused on working class Americans (which people like Ted Cruz claim are the ones republicans support) in my lifetime. There’s not a single provision for a “tax cut for the wealthy” as part of a compromise to get republican votes. It will likely be passed into law this week. (It passed today 3/10/2021)

My son has been a “server” in restaurants over the previous many years and, before the pandemic, never got above 25 hours per week because restaurants don’t want to be liable for “benefits” like “health care,” etc. Well, he’s been unemployed or MOSTLY unemployed for the past year and the original “CARES Act” was a great benefit to him – although, about half of that bill was a compromise with republicans to meet the needs of BIG business to the tune of TRILLIONS available to the “Fed” for “quantitative easing” (ie – buying toxic corporate or municipal debt) resulting in the recovery of the stock market to, now, record highs. Biden’s bill, as I said, is focused on working class people and people like my son who are in desperate need for support. (And, by the way, once more the stock market will benefit)

Over the years I’ve tried to help my son understand the reality of American politics and the difference between republicans and democrats. I’ve tried to keep it simple as I’ve been the optimist about what democrats (supposedly) believe – I’m of the New Deal democrats which changed this nation during the time of my parents and extended to the early part of my lifetime. I’ve given my son a great book, “Evil Geniuses” by Kurt Andersen and I hope he reads it. It’s the best book I’ve ever read explaining the “attack” on our republic which began with the “Powell memo” back in 1972, picked up “steam” under Reagan and hit the “apex” (I hope) under individual 1. MOST of our national debt – which republicans are fond of complaining about – has occurred under the decisions of the republican presidents starting with Nixon. Of course, President Obama was “saddled” by HUGE debt inherited from Bush/Cheney and Biden inherited a worse debt situation.

What I really like about President Biden is he didn’t allow the “inheritance” of an annual debt which topped $3 TRILLION (which didn’t include the “quantitative easing” of the Fed) to stop him from pushing forward on the necessary INVESTMENTS which are long overdue in America. These are INVESTMENTS aimed at working class and middle class Americans which will also benefit the “wealthy 1% of Americans” because it will help to make this country healthy again. There’s a long list on the democratic “wish list” and not all of them are on board with everything, but this next year and a half will be critical in turning back the right wing assault on the foundation of our republic – led by individual 1. Our TWICE IMPEACHED so-called two time popular vote LOSING (ex) president believes in retribution. He DOESN’T believe in our constitution. I’m convinced he’s NEVER read it and considers it a nuisance to his whims.

Sadly, there’s a large segment of the population who don’t understand he’s a pathological LIAR, he’s been LYING to them since he came down the escalator in his NY home – and they don’t understand he’s no “successful” businessman. He’s presently “grifting” his supporters as a way to keep himself from the necessity to begin selling off his properties because, well, his “brand” is TOXIC. Most people are not staying at properties with his name on the building. He has a LOT of debt coming due in the next year or so and he’s looking at MASSIVE legal bills in the not too distant future. Republicans across the country are pushing voter suppression bills as they seem desperate to “win” in the future by preventing people from voting.

So what we have is the two major parties in America moving with a sense of imperative in two almost opposite directions – surprise, surprise. The democrats are PUSHING to get help to the working class and trying to provide assistance to the “least of these” in America while the republicans are desperately pushing voter suppression laws which will prevent “the least of these” from participating in our democratic processes. It’s a stark difference! I’ve mentioned my belief (reluctantly) that there’s too many Americans who are ignorant (OK, I used the word “Stupid”) and have allowed themselves to believe individual 1’s LIES. Biden is working hard to combat this, and, more importantly in my mind, is he “gets it.” We’ll see if he heads to “red” states in an attempt to get through to the people there. Somehow the “cult” following of individual 1 needs to be broken before there’s a massive “cool aid” moment. (I’ll let you figure out what that means)

My son is one of the MILLIONS of young Americans who’ve been negatively affected by this pandemic and individual 1’s incompetent response (actually lack of response) which led to almost 500,000 DEAD Americans by the time he left office – in LESS than one year – plus the reality his job may be lost forever. I have to say I was not a Biden supporter back in the primaries, but I’ve accepted I was wrong – he’s the perfect guy for this time. I worry he won’t last for the next four years (After all, he’s 78 years old) but I’m thankful we have a President who is aware of all the suffering which is going on in this nation. I wish him “God’s speed.”

Final thought: Sadly, I’ve felt the need to refer to some of individual 1’s supporters as being “stupid.” I have to add, that goes for individual 1 and his republican sycophants as well. Today, the Biden Covid relief bill was passed. I couldn’t help but think back to the democrats “HEROES Act” which was passed last May. Moscow Mitch declared it “Dead on Arrival” in the Senate and individual 1 expressed the same. Well, in essence, it’s finally been passed. Had individual 1 realized the need to FIGHT the pandemic the “HEROES Act” would have been passed and he would likely still be in office. I guess I’m thankful it took this long because even I had no idea how much our TWICE IMPEACHED so-called two time popular vote LOSING (ex) president was willing to tear down our republic. I knew he was an autocrat and I had called him a “mob boss” for over three years – but, it all became too clear after he LOST the November election. He’s considered the republican “standard bearer” as I’m writing this – and, it’s curious to me, that the republican party would align themselves with people so STUPID!

Many in the “mainstream” media are not commonly referring to republican “Big Lies” – as they have since November regarding individual 1’s so-called “Big Lie” about the election being stolen. That’s a good “first step” for our somewhat “timid” (OK, call it liberal if you must – but, I disagree) media although they continue to fail the “next step.” And, of course, I’ve been pointing out this republican strategy for years – having to do with ALL the LYING. No one in America wants to mention things like “Nazi” or “Hitler” or “Fascism” (see below) because it just seems so, well, “un-American.” However, as I’ve been saying for several years the republicans’ “Big Lies” come from the Nazi’s “Big Lie Theory” implemented by Joseph Goebbels at the direction of none other than Hitler himself. Why would they stoop to this “deplorable” level? Well, they’re all about POWER over governing and the “Big Lie Theory” works. Simple, full stop!

Just look at the INSURRECTION of January 6th, 2021. Hundreds are headed for MANY years behind bars and, yet, by and large, republican “rank and file” still believe the “election was rigged.” In fact, there are reports there’s another attack on the Nation’s Capitol planned for the day Joe Biden gives his State of the Union Speech. And, according to “QAnon” March 4th, 2021 will be the day individual 1 is declared to be the “19th” president of the United States. ????? As I’ve said, these people are NUTS! Really, it’s takes someone who is certifiably IGNORANT to fall for this stuff, but, there you have it. We’re talking about MILLIONS of Americans – most of which claim to be “Christians.” Earth to republicans, when individual 1 complains about “voter fraud” it’s because he’s committing “voter fraud.” (See, Grand Jury in Gwinnett Co. Georgia)

Reports from the so-called “CPAC” convention would suggest there will be no let up in the LYING coming from the mouths of the republicans who expect to be the party “leaders” going forward. I find it interesting there are a bunch of them who clearly want to represent the party as the nominee for president, yet they continue to fear individual 1 who will be likely too busy defending himself in court, along with his children, between now and 2024 to be much of a “factor” in the process. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, republicans have had two opportunities to purge themselves of this “weight” around their necks during BOTH IMPEACHMENT “trials,” but they couldn’t gather up virtually ANY courage. So, now they’re stuck with individual 1 and a party which has succumbed to a “cult of personality” – enamored with someone, ironically, with virtually NO personality. How do you say STUPID?

If democrats play their cards correctly, and, so far so good, they very well could be looking at a generation of Control of Congress and very possibly the “White House.” If democrats can finish the job of neutralizing the Electoral College (they’re about two thirds there) republicans will have to “change their ‘tune'” in order to have any chance of winning national elections – unless, of course, democrats get complacent and – as they’ve done in the past – draw defeat out of the jaws of victory. However, considering the MESS individual 1 left behind, the Biden administration has an FDR opportunity to change the course of this nation in the next two years and there are some incredibly astute YOUNG progressives who will likely help him do so. (Here’s what would help save this nation: end the filibuster)

On top of that, there’s a large group of disenchanted republicans who will be pulling ranks with the Biden administration – he of the “center-left” variety of democrat which will make it that much harder for republicans to regain power. I mean, who you gonna vote for? Ted Cruz? Josh Hawley? Kristi Noem? individual 1? Heck, individual 1 NEVER garnered support above 50% in four years – that’s historically LOW and he’s about 38% now, and likely going down as more people understand his connections to organized crime, tax fraud, insurance fraud, and bank fraud – not to mention his culpability in the INSURRECTION and his legal exposure on a number of ill advised phone calls when he was attempting to pressure politicians to commit voter fraud. The attempted Steal!” (The epitome of “projection” don’t you think?)

However, you have to keep in mind there’s NO level too low for these republicans and the voter suppression bills across the land which are counting on individual 1’s packed courts and/or the democrat’s unwillingness to end the filibuster to finally create their “permanent republican ‘majority.'” I’ve been pointing out that republicans HATE “democracy” and they’ve adopted what amounts to fascism. That’s NOT hyperbole, but most people I know who think it is are unable to define terms like “fascism,” socialism,” Marxism,” etc. Here’s the deal, do you think the stage at the so-called CPAC conference which was designed EXACTLY like a “Nazi ‘rune'” was an accident. I don’t even think that’s possible. Go online and check out the photos if you don’t believe me. I’ll help you, click HERE.

Here’s a little history – “The runic insignia of the Schutzstaffel were used from the 1920s to 1945 on Schutzstaffel flags, uniforms and other items as symbols of various aspects of Nazi ideology and Germanic mysticism. They also represented virtues seen as desirable in SS members, and were based on völkisch mystic Guido von List’s Armanen runes, which he loosely based on the historical runic alphabets. SS runes are commonly used by neo-Nazis.” It’s NO coincidence!

Here’s the bottom line, when individual 1 says “stop the steal” what he means is “start the steal.” When he says “democrats committed voter fraud” what he means is “I’m committing voter fraud.” When he said “There was no collusion or no obstruction” what he meant was there was massive “collusion and obstruction.” When he accuses democrats of LYING what he means to say is “I’m a pathological LIAR.” When he says certain democrats should be “locked up” what he’s diverting your attention from is that he SHOULD be “LOCKED UP.” When he says he “loves America,” what he means is he “hates America” and wants to turn it into a fascist state. When he brags about Vladimir Putin, well, that’s the rare occasion when he’s being “honest.” He’s saying, “my goal is to be like Vladimir Putin.” When he says, “I don’t know who David Duke is” what he means is “David Duke is one of my strongest supporters.” When he says, “I don’t know about the Proud Boys” – well, he gives up the ruse when he tells them to “Stand back and Stand by.” I could go on, but I’ve had surgery lately on my hands and, well, I’m at my limit.

Final Thought: I wrote how I was proud of my republican member of the House who voted to IMPEACH individual 1, but, true to form, she’s back to the COWARDLY votes which are required for republicans who put their job ahead of their country. She, like the rest of them, are not STUPID – they know exactly what they’re voting for. They continue to push the so-called “Big Lie” and, to me, those who go along with it are complicit in whatever happens going forward. I’ve grown impatient with the whole lot of them. Those of us who are committed to stopping these people, who HATE our “democracy” and are attempting to prevent democrat leaning constituencies from voting all across America as I’m writing this – that, of course, means African Americans, Latinx communities, Native American, young people, etc. – need to remain diligent and commit to VOTE every chance we get. The right wing of the republican party will do whatever it takes to gain POWER. Their mantra, “The end justifies the means.” Stay tuned………

The democrats in Congress are soon to pass Joe Biden’s “rescue bill” which is TOTALLY aimed at the working class of Americans – including those who are, hopefully, still working and had an income of less than $150.000 for a couple or $75,000 as an individual back in 2019. Of course, many who were working back then are not doing so now, or working for far less than they earned in 2019. So the relief package is intended for them, those who are still unemployed, State and Local governments, money to open up schools, money to help “crush the virus,” etc. Apparently, what’s missing when it comes to getting republican votes is a “tax cut” for those who don’t need it. This bill will “cost” about the same amount as the 2017 tax cut, but with one major exception!

The money INVESTED into our PEOPLE will come right back into the economy in most instances. I’ve read, for example, what the return is on each dollar invested in people who immediately spend it and it’s well over the value of that dollar. The difference from the republican’s tax cut (scam) is that those who received that money in all too many instances used it to buy stock. Corporations were repurchasing their own stock by the BILLIONS. For example, the Airline industry was buying up their own stock and then, when the pandemic hit, their stock tanked and they were then getting relief from the government to prevent a bunch of bankruptcies.

But, focus an equivalent amount of dollars on “we the people” and, yep, there will LIKELY be not a single republican vote of support – certainly NO chance to overcome the filibuster rules in the Senate. Republican governors and mayors, all around the country, are almost begging for Biden’s bill to get passed and, yet, probably not a single republican will vote for it. Polls suggest “we the people” support the Bill by 76% including 60% of republicans polled. Yet, of course, there will likely NOT be a single republican voting for it. The republican party at the national level is, well, completely bankrupt. The examples are many!

Just the other day I listened, and almost gagged, to Moscow Mitch (and, by the way, there’s a good reason he “earned” that moniker) as he was asked if he would support individual 1 should he be the party’s nominee in 2024 and, NATURALLY, his response was “of course.” Yep, this is the same McConnell who, after voting to acquit individual 1 for instigating the INSURRECTION, gave an almost complete rendition of the case put forth by the House IMPEACHMENT managers – to the amazement of many – including me as he lambasted our TWICE IMPEACHED so-called two time popular vote LOSING (ex) president. His wife RESIGNED the next day after the INSURRECTION, apparently in another hollow attempt at distancing herself (and her husband) from individual 1.

Republicans had the opportunity to banish individual 1 from their party and prevent him from EVER running for an office of public trust again, but they decided to remain under his “spell.” It really is a sad state of affairs. In 2022 I will FINALLY have a republican I can vote for and her name is Jaimie Herrera Beutler, my representative in the House. She voted to IMPEACH individual 1 after hearing him tell Kevin McCarthy “apparently the INSURRECTIONISTS are more angry about the election than you are” while refusing to send in the National Guard to end the INSURRECTION. Why am I voting for her? I really don’t know, because she didn’t vote for the Biden relief bill. It really is hard for me to vote for a republican. Not a single one in the House voted for this bill which is supported by over 70% of Americans.

Well, despite the fact I disagree with much of what Ms Beutler votes for I totally RESPECT the courage it has taken for hier to take the “stand” to vote for impeachment. (Of course, it took NO courage to vote against the relief bill! Am I getting second thoughts?) To no one’s surprise she’s been “censored” by the local GOP and there are already three FAR RIGHT “wing nuts” lined up to primary her. I live in a district which has been gerrymandered to almost guarantee a republican will be my representative. That being the case I’ll vote for the one with some guts if I finally decide to vote for Ms. Beutler! (I really wish she’d have voted for the pandemic relief)

What will really be interesting will be all the republicans benefitting from the relief bill Joe Biden is PUSHING through Congress (albeit without the $15 minimum wage – thanks in part to Joe Manchin along with the Senate parliamentarian and the balking republicans) and then they will accuse him of being a “socialist” or, if they watch Fox “news,” “Newsmax,” etc. (OK, most of them do) they’ll call him a “Marxist.” (Most people I know can’t define a “socialist” or “Marxist”) There’s a reason polls in the past have shown the Fox “news” audience to be less informed than people who don’t watch any “news” on TV. The world of “alternative facts” will accept the relief money and continue to “hate” liberals. Go figure!

I’m 73 and finally got my first vaccination shot the other day and it’s clear Biden’s push to get MORE vaccinations in “people’s arms” is picking up “steam.” Yet, there will continue to be the group of people who still believe the coronavirus has been just another “flu.” One of the three people I mentioned above who is going to primary Ms. Beutler is someone who chose to point out she’s part of the “no mask” group who believe the pandemic has been nothing other than the “liberal’s” way to defeat individual 1 – although, of course, she still believes “the election was stolen.” Another of the candidates to represent me still believes the election was “stolen.” I’ve used the word here, reluctantly, of “STUPID” and that’s the word that came to mind when I read their initial postings. Yikes!

Let me summarize my thoughts, and I am soon hoping I can take my mind off of republicans. This past week was the so-called “CPAC conference” which is supposed to be a gathering of “conservatives.” It has morphed into a public confirmation the republican party has become a CULT of personality under the spell of individual 1. Senators like Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley further STAINED themselves (if that’s even possible) with their “deplorable” comments at the conference. And, of course, the “keynote” speaker was individual 1 who was in the perfect place to continue the so-called “Big Lie” (How many of his 30,000 LIES while in office were NOT “Big Lies?”) about the “stolen election” where, if they actually publicly owned what there grievance really is, they object to all the “Black and Brown” people being able to vote.

Here’s what’s really dangerous out of all this. I’ve been pointing out the reality republican “dogma” is focused on their so-called “permanent republican ‘majority'” for at least 20 years and likely longer behind the scenes. I believe it likely started during the Reagan years when Newt Gingrich began the policy of unending OBSTRUCTION as a way to turn the public off to politicians so that republicans could “win.” They’ve been gerrymandering and attempting to suppress the vote ever since. I’ve heard more than one republican “leader” say, “The more people who vote the smaller our chance of success,” as they’ve been trying to make it harder for people who vote for democrats to vote. It’s presently in “high gear” with well over 100 voter suppression “laws” being proposed in over 40 states.

Republicans in places like Arizona, Georgia, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania have not reacted well to democrats gaining “steam” in their states. In Arizona republicans, who control the state legislature, are proposing a bill which would allow them to decide who gains the “electors” in their state in future presidential elections. Of course, that would have allowed them to overrule the “will of the voters of Arizona” in the previous election.

Many of those who participated in the INSURRECTION are associated with groups which are dedicated to starting a “racial civil war.” These are people at the heart of individual 1’s “base” and they are the greatest threat to America’s republic existing in the world at present. It’s really hard for many Americans to understand that our republic is under assault from within. Clearly, the focal point of this assault is coming from individual 1 and his sycophants – two of the MOST disgusting are Cruz and Hawley. I listened to as much of Cruz’s “speech” at CPAC as I could stomach – he made a reference to his trip to Cancun as a joke. I really have to wonder how STUPID the people of Texas are. Will they continue to support him after such an egregious dereliction of duty and then joking about what he did? I really hope not.

The bottom line here is the republican party is the greatest threat to America in my lifetime. Not one of them voted for the pandemic relief plan in the House and I expect the same when it comes to a vote in the Senate. I mentioned to a friend of mine, who is a republican, this is the FIRST major bill I can remember, in my lifetime, which is AIMED exclusively to working class Americans along with Americans who are in desperate need of health. I didn’t expect a response from him and didn’t get one. Republicans have been BRAINWASHED to think the democrats are “socialists” – but, they had no thoughts when a bill of a similar amount was aimed at those at the top (including my friend) in the form of a tax cut.

I’ve lost my patience with some of the people I know who continue to spew the garbage that has come from the mouth of individual 1 over the previous four plus years. The LYING has worn my ability to be prudent thin and when it evolved to an actual INSURRECTION and a delusional TWICE IMPEACHED so-called two time popular vote LOSING (ex) president who continues to claim – with NO evidence – the 2020 election was “stolen” that was simply too much. I’m thankful we have someone in the “Oval Office” who is actually working to solve the MAJOR problems “we the people” are facing – with the first legislation aimed at “crushing the virus” and stopping what could be an actual economic depression. Sadly, but not surprising, there will NOT be a single republican supporting what “we the people” desperately need.

I’ll end with this: republicans look at the stock market with the DOW sitting over 30,000 and, to them, that means all is well in America. Their inability to “remember” even just a few months ago and understand the reason the market is where it is has been due to the “Fed” pumping TRILLIONS into what would have been toxic debt obligations of corporations and municipalities which, otherwise, could have “tanked” the entire economy had these entities been left to end up in default. I believe we’re talking about near $7 TRILLION of an almost invisible bailout. As I predicted prior to Biden’s win, republicans would be complaining about the debt before Biden took office and, sure enough, like clockwork there they are. My greatest hope is “we the people” have understood the importance of continuing to vote in record numbers to get these republicans voted into the history books!

Final Thought: By the time this virus is “under control” – if the vaccinations get ahead of all the variants, God willing, there will be more than 600 THOUSAND Americans who will have died from the pandemic – and, it very well could be MORE – because of the segment of the population who won’t wear masks. I’m a baseball fan and this morning I was reading about how “fans” will be allowed into the stands of the Spring Training games in Florida. Well, I said a quick prayer, because it’s known that the “UK” variant is spreading rapidly in Florida and their governor is among the WORST in the country at “fighting” the virus. I just hope the virus doesn’t spread to the players on the baseball teams – but, there will be people in the stands who have it and the UK variant is almost twice as likely to spread – in fact, the distance it will cover is almost twice that of the original virus from what I’ve read. By the time this is published, that variant is likely to be dominant in Florida.

Everyone KNEW individual 1 was GUILTY as sin, yet, per usual, the republicans in the Senate voted – 86% of them – to vote to “acquit” our TWICE IMPEACHED so-called two time popular vote LOSING president after he came close to inciting an INSURRECTION which COULD have taken some of their lives. On the last day of the “trial” 43 republican Senators voted to say they still want this DEPLORABLE person as the “kingpin” of their party. And, of course, as you watched individual 1’s THUGS storming the Capitol Building you were seeing EXACTLY what Hillary Clinton had referred to as the “basket of deplorables.”

Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m not sure what it would have been like to have Mrs. Clinton as our 45th president, other than to say the “glass ceiling” would have been broken, but she would have faced a republican Congress and I’m not sure, for the long haul, whether it was better for “we the people” to endure four LONG years of individual 1 to, as my son suggested, get to the bottom “sooner rather than later.” We’ll see in the next few years if we’ve hit the “bottom,” which would be good, if the American public continues to VOTE in record numbers to turn back this right wing authoritarian attempt to destroy our republic. We’ll see if young Americans are willing to FIGHT (and, I’m talking about non-violently via the ballot box) to save this nation.

The FACT the republicans were willing to turn a “blind eye” to the egregious actions of individual 1 over the course of the months leading up to his INCITEFUL speech on the Ellipse on the 6th of January, 2021 means my lobbying for as many of them as possible be VOTED out of office stands! Not only was his case in the IMPEACHMENT “trial” absurd, but, true to form, his lawyers continued LYING from the beginning to end of the process. What really got to me, maybe more than any other part of the absurd proceeding was watching individual 1’s (personal injury) lawyer, after the final tally was announced, looking into the republican section of the Senate and giving the “thumbs up” signal as if they had accomplished something. As if HE was successful. I wouldn’t hire that dude, well, under ANY circumstance! (But, of course, individual 1 was desperate – no “respectable” attorney would get anywhere near him)

OK, the truth is, individual 1’s lawyers were AWEFUL – to the point of embarrassment. Apparently LYING in the Senate Chamber is OK these days. You have to consider who they were talking to – as the saying goes, “an audience of one.” Them making fools of themselves, but acting arrogant in the process, must have warmed individual 1’s heart. The ONLY surprise for me at the end of the “trial” was that, apparently, ONE republican Senator, Richard Burr, was moved by his conscience, and voted to CONVICT – making it SEVEN republicans to “cross the line.” Of course, as I said above, EVERYONE knew he was guilty – the Senate is simply full of a bunch of COWARDLY republican Senators – or should I say, in some instances, STUPID Senators?

By now virtually every American knows of what a “deplorable” person Ted Cruz is in all facets of life. He’ll likely be known as “Cancun Ted” going forward, after skipping town during the WORST crisis in his state since, maybe, Hurricane Katrina. I don’t believe people will forget what he did and, should they, democrats will be reminding them – up to his next election in case he refuses all the “offers” that he would RESIGN immediately. He was completely uninterested in the IMPEACHMENT “trial” and was even seen “fraternizing” with individual 1’s counsel during the “trial.” (albeit with other “deplorables” like Lindsey Graham and Rand Paul) These republicans have NO shame.

And, to prove that last statement, Cruz LIED about his “trip to Cancun” – meaning, he “did it to be a good dad.” Of course, that meant “screw” all his constituents. But, with Cruz, there’s always more – and, I’m not even referring to his support for the INSURRECTIONISTS who stormed the Capitol Building on January 6th, 2021. I was driving around today and turned on MSNBC on my XM radio while they were broadcasting the confirmation hearing of Merrick Garland – the guy who republicans “screwed” out of a place on the Supreme Court because he was nominated by a Black guy. (I think you know who I mean)

Sure enough, on comes Mr. Cruz and within one or two blocks I was yelling at my radio? Why doesn’t someone call BS on what he’s saying? I’m thinking to myself. He spent his five minutes ranting about the “politicization” of the Justice Department under Eric Holder as if to suggest the Department under Jeff Sessions (Kids in Cages) and William Barr had made the department healthy. (My characterization) He was attempting to sound as if he’s authoritative and it made me want to puke. Of course, that’s because I know who Ted Cruz REALLY is – and, to use his own words of 2016 as he described individual 1, he’s a sniveling COWARD. I hope “we the people” NEVER forget his sycophancy to individual 1, his complicity in the INSURRECTION, and, of course, the trip to Cancun – among all the other reasons why people in Congress can’t stand him.

Then there was Josh Hawley. I didn’t stay on the channel long enough to hear his LYING nonsense – it’s baseball season, I tuned to MLB’s channel – but, I did listen to part of a press briefing afterward where Hawley was asked to respond to the public believing he was partially responsible for the INSURRECTION. What did he say? Of course, he said, “That’s outrageous” (or words to that effect) despite the reality it’s NOT outrageous. He’ll always be remembered by that “fist in the air” photo and the words of his “mentor” John Danforth (maybe the most respected person in Missouri politics): “Supporting Josh Hawley is the WORST mistake of my entire career.” Hawley very likely won’t be re-elected to the Senate, but, obviously, he’s got his eyes on the “White House” as the next “individual 1.” Good luck with that one, Josh!

I’ve said this many times here – these people (republicans) won’t “quit” and they won’t “change” – they CAN’T change because their “base” is too connected to the “basket of deplorables” and, apparently, the “conservative Christians” don’t care who or what they associate themselves with as long as they can continue to say they oppose abortions. Well, let me tell you something which may be surprising here – I oppose abortions as well (with exceptions), but I’ve developed this philosophy, “If you oppose abortions, don’t have one.” Where do all these “libertarians” get off putting themselves into other people’s lives? Isn’t that the pure definition of hypocrisy?

If you read the top of my “homepage” I was a 6th grade teacher for the last almost half of my working life (23 years). I worked in a high poverty school with kids who were in generational poverty – kids who came to school hungry (I always kept “snacks” on hand – it’s hard to “learn” when you’re hungry), kids whose parent(s) didn’t have health insurance and didn’t understand how to get their child covered, kids who were dirty and often wore the same clothes every day of the week, and kids who desperately needed teachers who LOVED them. (That’s where I came in) That experience totally affected my thinking – and, not to make be “believe” in abortion.

What it caused me to understand and believe was the importance of our society, where I don’t believe (most) mothers would choose abortion unless desperate, supporting children AFTER they’ve been born. To me, no matter the circumstance they’re born into, they should be nourished, they should have access to health care, and they should have early childhood education – among other “should haves.” Single mothers SHOULD be supported in ways that makes the decision to have an abortion much more remote. I’ve never understood why republicans push to overturn roe and then, at the same time, vote to prevent these other measures from taking effect. Many of them, for example, vote against FOOD STAMPS – for heaven’s sake. Republicans have been voting AGAINST a national health care policy since I was born – which was in 1947. Do YOU not see this as contradictory?

And, “Christians” are a large portion of the republican “base” and go along with the putting kids in cages (because their parents are desperate for a “better way of life”), they go along with “Stupid wars” – ie Afghanistan and Iraq and eventually Syria – in the case of individual 1 they went along with patronizing Vladimir Putin and, ultimately, an attack on our Capitol Building with the purpose of overthrowing our republic. Yikes! And, of course, the evangelical Christians have been part of the “white nationalist” movement for, well, since the Civil War and reconstruction. And, that’s factual!

I’m pointing this out because I view Christians (I am one, but, not “conservative”) who support individual 1 as a curious sort. I “get” the ones who have been affiliated with all the Churches in he South which participated in the LYNCHINGS over the years – I read a book titled “Rising Out of Hatred” by Eli Saslow – which is the story of Derek Black, the son of a former Grand Wizard of the KKK and the “godson” of David Duke, as he became “purged” (my term) of his racist beliefs by a bunch of College Students in Central Florida. In the reading I became aware of much more of the “white nationalist” base of individual 1 – his father, Don Black, runs the website “Stormfront.com” which is a collection zone for “white nationalists.” Black (the father) and David Duke were quoted in one article I read as saying individual 1 was their “vehicle into the mainstream of American politics.” Well, they weren’t wrong, were they?

These are people who participated in the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville where, after Heather Heyer was MURDERED by one of the “white nationalists” individual 1 infamously said, “there were good people on both sides.” Every time I think of his comment I picture in my mind all the neo-Nazi’s, with their swastika armbands, confederate flags, and Tiki Torches marching while chanting in unison, “Jews will not replace us.” Yep, they were very happy to hear individual 1 refer to them as “very fine people.” David Duke even thanked our now TWICE IMPEACHED so-called two time popular vote LOSING (ex) president for his “kind words.”

“Conservative Christians” are associating themselves with people like Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert, two QAnon conspiratorialists, along with Cruz, Hawley, Ron Johnson (who, today, once again accused “Antifa” of attacking the Capitol Building – today in a Senate hearing, suggesting they were dressed as individual 1’s supporters – Yikes), Louie Gohmert, Jim Jordan, Matt Gaetz, and the hundreds of other republicans in Congress who tried to overturn the election. But, of course, there’s always more – it’s not just them.

Nationally, something close to half of all republicans still actually believe individual 1 “won” the election of 2020. (Theoretically, he didn’t “win” either election he ran in, but, well, there’s the Electoral College – speaking of antiquated things. OK, I wasn’t speaking of antiquated things, was I?) Some of them, like Greene and Boebert, quite possibly, STILL believe he’ll be declared president – on March 4th! These are people who’ve been predicting the return of Jesus for as many years as I can remember. After March 4 comes and goes, what will be next? At some point are they going to turn on “Q?” Who knows? But, quite honestly, one of my biggest gripes, as a Christian, is these people aren’t giving “Christianity” a “good look,” are they? Go ahead and argue with me, but I don’t see how you could justify your argument unless you watch Fox or Newsmax or OANN or ????? another right wing “news” outlet.

This brings me to my final point: Individual 1 was really good at one thing: (I won’t list all the things he was BAD at – other than to remind you just the other day America passed 500,000 DEAD from Covid 19 and experts have said, had we followed the lead of South Korea, which had their first case on the same day as we did, the DEATH toll would have been around 10,000 – that’s a lot of “blood” on individual 1’s hands, isn’t it?) (Remember Harry Truman saying “the buck stops here?”) Our TWICE IMPEACHED so-called two time popular vote LOSING (ex) president was an expert at PROJECTION. If he accused you of it, that meant he was doing it. (OK, he was/is also good at LOSING)

So, all those times individual 1 was referring to the “Fake News,” you could be certain he was LYING about whatever he was accusing someone else of. You could almost ASSUME the exact opposite of whatever he was saying (or “tweeting” – what a relief he’s no longer doing that – although, I understand Facebook has welcomed him back. $$$$$) When he said, “No one’s less racist than me,” that actually means “I’m the most racist person you know.” When he said, “No one’s been harder on Russia than me,” what he meant was “My goal is to be like Vladimir Putin.” When he said there was no “quid pro quo” with Ukraine, what that meant was “There was a quid pro quo with Ukraine.” When he said “We’re no longer putting kids in cages at the border” what he meant was “We’re putting them there as fast as we can.” When he said, “I’ve done an amazing job dealing with the pandemic” what he meant was “I could care less about this pandemic, it’s mostly killing people of color.” (Although, his language would have been much more colorful.) And, when he said, “I’ll publish my taxes when they finish the (5 year?) audit” what he meant was “You’ll get my taxes over my dead body.” (Well, Cy Vance now has his taxes)

I could go on, but you get the idea. And, speaking of the Christian Community as his “base,” they also don’t seem to be bothered by the 30+ THOUSAND verifiable LIES he told while in office – and, since the Senate republicans didn’t have the ………………… OK, I’ll use the “proper” word, COURAGE, to “convict” him in the trial which would have led to him being banned from holding office in the future, we’re all going to continue to be subjected to MORE LYING – because, now I’m thinking of a commercial I saw on TV the other day, that’s what he does! My Christian “friends” who support him tell me they don’t believe he’s a LIAR! Seriously! I keep trying to figure out if that’s more on him or on them? How can you be that ignorant?

I seriously want to say “good riddance” but, like a bad dream, he’s going to keep showing up – because Fox makes money by giving him “aire” time and apparently Facebook needs the money? (I don’t do Facebook, so I’m a bit confused as to why they’d let him back on – do they think he’s been rehabilitated? Seriously? And, his children will be moving to separate parts of Florida so they can run for official positions in the government they hate and want to destroy. Go figure! Can you picture Ivanka Trump in the U.S. Senate? Maybe she could run for the House and democrats could seat her next to Ms. Boebert. Stay tuned……………..

Final Thought: I’ve been pointing out for over three years now I view individual 1 as a “mob boss” – and, it appears I may be proved TOTALLY correct when the Manhattan DA finishes his investigation into various crimes of our TWICE IMPEACHED so-called two time popular vote LOSING (ex) president, including alleged bank, insurance, and tax fraud. Do you remember Michael Cohen’s testimony before Congress? By then I had read MANY books on individual 1 before he became our “so-called” president and his connections to organized crime was, it appeared to me, undeniable. (And, remember, Vladimir Putin is supposedly the head of the largest organized crime syndicate in the world – and, is ACTUALLY the world’s “richest” man – pilfering Russia’s natural wealth with the sycophancy of all the so-called “oligarchs” – Putin seems to be individual 1’s idol)

So, I’m picturing one of the possibilities of the Cy Vance (He’s the Manhattan DA) investigation could be what’s called a RICO charge. RICO is the acronym of the “Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act” which “is a United States federal law that provides for extended criminal penalties and a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization. The RICO Act focuses specifically on racketeering and allows the leaders of a syndicate to be tried for the crimes they ordered others to do or assisted them in doing, closing a perceived loophole that allowed a person who instructed someone else to, for example, murder, to be exempt from the trial because they did not actually commit the crime personally.” So, Michael Cohen as the “fixer” doing dirty stuff for individual 1 and then going to jail for it – may get his “day in court.” To me, this law “fits” individual 1 “to a tee.” Picture Cohen, for example, paying off a couple women to prevent them going public right before the 2016 election and then having individual 1 write off the payments to him from his taxes. Bad!!!

What I’m saying is individual 1 may end up being too busy defending himself in court (there’s still Georgia, remember, {The phone call to Raffensperger}, there’s the Southern District of New York where he “earned” the name “individual 1,” and, of course, there’s January 6th, 2021 where even Moscow Mitch was suggesting the “solution” to his actions would lie in the criminal court system. It appears Merrick Garland may agree with him. There’s so much more to come out about the INSURRECTION I don’t think individual 1 should be sleeping well these days. Golf will help you relax, but, this is serious – and, I feel safe in saying, “I’m not kidding.” Times will continue to be interesting, even with someone as boring as Joe Biden at the “helm.” Hopefully, Biden will be quietly governing while individual 1’s legal issues potentially could dominate the “news.” And, of course, Fox, Newsmax, etc. will portray him as the victim. The question to me is how long will it take for republicans to be voted into the history books? 2022? I can hope, but not likely. Republicans will continue to wield the “fear” card and WHITE Christians in too large of numbers will likely continue to “buy it.”

As usual, my apologies for not editing, it’s late and I’ve got to go to bed.

America is at somewhat of another “crossroads.” I’ve lamented ad nauseum since 2009 at Barack Obama’s decision to “look forward instead of back” because he didn’t want his administration “burdened” with the spectacle of a “War Crimes” investigation into George W Bush, Dick Cheney, and Don Rumsfeld (et al) for their authorization of TORTURE, not to mention violations of the FISA laws, and other ILLEGAL activity “on their watch.” If you remember, regarding the Abu Ghraib scandal, where TORTURE was routine, NONE of those authorizing the TORTURE ever spent a day in court, but the Army “grunts” who helped carry out their orders were the ones who went to JAIL while all the “leaders” acted as if to say, what, “who me?”

So, in the typical republican deja vu all over again fashion, well, here we go again. As of today, regarding individual 1’s ATTACK on our nation’s Capitol Building there have been 234 of the “foot soldiers” of our TWICE IMPEACHED so-called two time popular vote LOSING (ex) president indicted with OVER another 400 (identified and) under investigation – and hundreds MORE photos published by the FBI as they continue hunting down the INSURRECTIONISTS – and, yet, nada for individual 1. Sadly, 43 COWARDLY members of the Senate refused to do the obvious and vote to CONVICT individual 1 in his SECOND IMPEACHMENT trial – which will ultimately be to their dismay – and, today, of course, individual 1 was on the attack again.

Who was he going after? Well, to no one’s surprise it was Moscow Mitch McConnell – he of the vote to “acquit” followed by repeating the “closing argument” of the IMPEACHMENT managers of the House of Representatives which, obviously, didn’t sit well with individual 1 (or, by the way, me either! Where was your vote of conscience, Mitch?). McConnell suggested the “criminal justice system” was the method which should bring our TWICE IMPEACHED so-called two time popular vote LOSING (ex) president to account and, well, individual 1 wasn’t happy about it. We’ll see if he can “topple” McConnell’s “reign” as the head of the Senate republicans – McConnell probably is unhappy with individual 1 due to the loss of his role as majority leader as anything – but, you’ve got people like Lindsey Graham kissing up to individual 1 because “I like winning.” We’ll see if Graham will manage to “win” as much as individual 1 of late? (That was a joke :o)

The question, in my mind since January 6th, 2021 is will we be revisiting the “Abu Ghraib syndrome” all over again as all these STUPID followers of individual 1 face charges which could put them behind bars for as much as 30 years in many cases. Sedition is a very serious crime and you have to wonder how STUPID these people really were. And, if you were “communicating” with those who breached the Capitol Building, well, that’s a “conspiracy” – another really SERIOUS CRIME. Obviously, many of the INSURRECTIONISTS were arrogant as they were breaking windows and doors all around the Capitol Building, busting into the Senate Chamber and rifling through the desks, breaking into offices and trashing them, defecating and unrinating in the hallways and smearing the results on the walls, ultimately for the janitorial staff to clean up – as if individual 1’s “orders” would exonerate them. Hundreds are going to JAIL and, individual 1, he’s still bloviating as if he’s immune from any legal consequences. I really hope I’m wrong – otherwise, as I predicted in 2009 this will happen again, only it likely will be far worse! Every ideation is worse than the last one.

So, now, the District Attorney of Fulton County, Georgia is investigating the phone call individual 1 placed with Brad Raffensperger (not “Ben Roffensberger” as per individual 1’s IMPEACHMENT lawyer) which was recorded for all to hear and, obviously, was a serious potential CRIMINAL offense – plus some other phone calls which could be problematic. Tonight, I heard about the legislature in Georgia attempting to come to individual 1’s defense by passing a “Constitutional Amendment in Georgia” preventing the DA in Fulton County from using a Grand Jury in Fulton County to consider the evidence and issue subpoenas in her case. They don’t have the “super majority” to pass this “deplorable” legislation, but, obviously, individual 1’s “base” is willing to do anything to prevent him from facing legal exposure. Get this, MORE of them believe Joe Biden was responsible for January 6th than individual 1! As I say to people I know who support individual 1, “You need to quit watching Fox “news.”

Here’s the “deal” though. I don’t believe republicans or any other group will be able to stop all the investigations which seem capable of “swallowing up” our TWICE IMPEACHED so-called two time popular vote LOSING (ex) president and, I believe, it’s imperative the investigations which are sure to follow DO NOT end up causing people to believe individual 1 to be a martyr. He’s an organized CRIMINAL, has been from every thing I’ve learned about him for many years before he stained the “White House,” and will continue in that “mold” for as long as he’s allowed to intimidate our Justice system, as he’s done his entire life. Joe Biden wants to “unite” America and that CAN NOT happen without a full accounting of what happened and FULL accountability for individual 1 – whether he goes to jail or not. (I have to add here, the investigation in Manhattan of the “individual 1 Organization” could make things “tough” for the entire clan – there are indications it may be a “racketeering” (RICO) investigation. Yikes!)

America’s problems are severe and, sadly, the republican party is beholden to the corporate interests which ALWAYS put profits over their obligation to the communities which allow them to operate. So, the republicans being willing to destroy our democratic republic should NOT be a surprise to anyone who has actually been reading and educating themselves as to what is really happening in the United States of America. Individual 1’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, for example, was among the WORST in the entire world. His “Brexit” buddy in the U.K. has managed similar results as his another of his “buddies” in Brazil. Sadly, these “leaders” are responsible for the DEATHS of hundreds of thousands of people not to mention, in individual 1’s case, all the other DAMAGE which our TWICE IMPEACHED so-called two time popular vote LOSING (ex) president has inflicted on this nation and the WORLD.

As time goes by with just one month into Joe Biden’s administration there is evidence on “both sides of the isle” showing why we SHOULD all be thankful our republic survived 4 years of individual 1 and his sycophants. The list of reasons “we the people” SHOULD be celebrating the change of leadership in D.C. is a long one – but, I don’t want to list them all here. Let me suggest a few: for starters, look at what is happening in Texas right now – under the FAILED leadership of republicans for more than two decades. All the FROZEN power sources were predictable based on previous winter events – yet, we had the governor of Texas BLAMING the disaster of over 4 MILLION Texans without power and, soon to be experiencing, all the frozen pipes – on AOC and the “Green New Deal.” I’m not kidding!

The Biden administration has now “kicked” the CHALLENGE of vaccinating America into “high gear” – after “inheriting” a disaster in progress from individual 1’s administration – which had encouraged the development of vaccines but had NO plan to get the vaccines “into people’s arms.” And, of course, the level of DISASTER from the pandemic was, by many accounts, well more than DOUBLE what it should have been had there been a competent “leader” when it became clear the pandemic was a possibility. (And, we know, individual 1 was WARNED about the severity of what was “coming”) Just look at the drop in “infections” in the first month of Joe Biden’s administration – with, simply, a focused effort of the Federal Government to address the crisis. It’s true things could take another turn “for the worse” because of the UK variant – which is in MOST states – but, at least, there’s hope we won’t simply “let it happen” and the vaccine rollout is increasing by the week. Individual 1’s “Covid INCOMPETENCE” was “palpable.”

Just the other day Joe Biden announced in a video conference with Europe that “America is back.” He’s committed to our traditional alliances and is committed to turning back Vladimir Putin’s attempt to subvert “democracy” and spur on the neo-Nazi movements in America and Europe. Of course, individual 1 has been a supporter of Putin for many years – well before he “won” the “White House” (with Putin’s help, of course). Our former TWICE IMPEACHED so-called two time popular vote LOSING president also had made major progress in his goal to “deconstruct the administrative state – and, reversing that DAMAGE will be one of the real challenges of Biden’s administration. We’re talking about one American institution after another we leadership focused on the destruction of that entity. For example, Lewis DeJoy is still heading up the Post Office and every time I send something via the USPS I get a message warning of delays. Maybe his name should be changed to “Lewis Delay.”

I could go on and on, but I’ll end with individual 1 oversaw the first administration with a “net LOSS” of jobs during his four years in office since, well, I CAN’T remember. He’s considered the WORST president in history for “job creation” and it’s been OVER 80 years since there was a net job loss in any administration – I believe it was Herber Hoovers. So, I say “good riddance” to the TWICE IMPEACHED so-called two time popular vote LOSING (ex) president who will likely be facing serious legal challenges for, well, forever! And, his family right with him (Don Jr. and Eric, as I’m sure you know, helped “gin up” the January 6th, 2021 crowd with breached the Capitol Building – “aiding and abetting an INCITEMENT to INSURRECTION?”) Individual 1 was obsessed with Barack Obama and Obama oversaw the CREATION of 12 MILLION jobs while individual 1 oversaw the LOSS of 4 MILLION jobs! Case closed!!!

Final Thought: Individual 1 and his supporters, people like: Ted Cruz (Cancun Ted?), Josh Hawley, Jim Jordan, Matt Gaetz, Devin Nunez, Louie Gohmert, Lindsey Graham, Ron Johnson, John Kennedy, etc., etc., (147 members of the republican caucus), plus MANY local republican organizations, including the 18 (or so) state Attorney Generals who challenged the election results – all these people have shown themselves to prefer a fascist state over our democratic republic. We’re now seeing HUNDREDS of bills popping up in over 30 states – ALL by republicans in a brazen attempt to FURTHER voter suppression tactics which have been at the heart of republican politics for over 40 years. I’ve been lobbying for the voters to purge these people from our political “scene” over the past 20+ years and, we’ll see if the reality they’ve exposed their “hatred” of our “democracy” will “do the trick.” Here’s what we know: the republicans won’t go away without a (dirty) fight. They’re known for “dirty tricks” and the mantra: “The end justifies the means.” They care about POWER they have no idea how to govern!

After the first day of “defense” of individual 1 in his SECOND IMPEACHMENT “trial,” where everyone who watched January 6th, 2021 KNOWS our TWICE IMPEACHED so-called two time popular vote LOSING (ex) president is GUILTY as sin and his lawyers seemed flummoxed by what they were trying to get across, all the while, KNOWING they’ve got over 40 “sure” votes for acquittal as they volunteer for the dark pages of the history books right next to individual 1 and Benedict Arnold. I believe the lawyers will be right there with individual 1 and the Senators who vote to set the most outrageous “precedent” maybe in American history.

As I’ve said over the course of the days following January 6th, 2021 the evidence will continue to be coming out – drip, drip, drip. Tonight, after the proceedings were finished with, apparently final remarks tomorrow, it was reported in “Politico” that (spineless) Kevin McCarthy called individual 1 during the INSURRECTION and asked him to call off the INSURRECTIONISTS as they were banging on the doors holding members of Congress and their staff members – many calling loved ones to reassure them they loved them thinking they might die. So, how did individual 1 respond to McCarthy? Well, according to “Politico” individual 1 responded, “Apparently they’re more upset with the election results than you are.”

Add to that one, “sources” close to Mike Pense assured anyone interested that individual 1 ABSOLUTELY knew where Pense was and the danger he was in. Maybe his “lawyers” just forgot to ask our TWICE IMPEACHED so-called two time popular vote LOSING (ex) president that question among several others. They couldn’t answer the question when did individual 1 know the Capitol had been breached and what did he do to stop it? Instead, they chose to attack the House managers for not investigating enough. Of course, they “invited” individual 1 to come testify under oath and his lawyers quickly kyboshed that, but, apparently, they didn’t even ask the basic questions any good legal team would have asked so they could exonerate him – if that would be possible. Or, maybe they asked him and didn’t like the answer so they feigned ignorance.

I have to add here something I found really interesting as I was FORCING myself to listen to individual 1’s lawyers: They seemed to be saying “you can’t convict him, but he absolutely could be charged criminally because he’s out of office. He’s a private citizen and can be indicted for crimes committed while in office kind of suggesting that’s the proper solution to this situation. Hmmm? Well, there’s one thing I could agree with individual 1’s lawyers. If INCITING an INSURRECTION really is ILLEGAL, then his lawyers are correct, he should be indicted. My suggestion to him if that actually happens, get new lawyers!

As I thought about that, I wondered if individual 1 might be liable for civil suits coming from, for example, the family of Officer Brian Sicknick? What about the two Officers who took their own lives? There’s never been any details about why they chose to do so within days of being attacked by this mob. Were they part of the group who was accused of being sympathetic to the INSRURRECTIONISTS? I did see one Officer taking “selfies” with the very people he SHOULD have been trying to get out of that building. There’s no way those of us watching on TV could put ourselves in the place of those Capitol Police Officers.

I have an acquaintance who doesn’t like my direct responses to his attempts to defend individual 1 on this site and has accused me of “having disdain for conservative and ‘Christian’ influence in government” (my quotes on the word ‘Christian’) and I couldn’t help but think of that comment when I learned tonight about individual 1’s DEPLORABLE comment to Kevin McCarthy (who soiled himself just a couple weeks later by heading to Mar a Lago to, as people have said, “kiss individual 1’s…………… [fill in the blank]) which I wasn’t sure of it’s reliability.

However, now I’m sure. It was my representative, Jaimie Herrera Beutler (R Wash) who heard that comment directly from McCarthy and actually wrote it down. She shared this in a “phone Town Hall” – which, by the way, I was invited to but chose not to attend – just the other day. It’s the reason she chose to vote for individual 1’s IMPEACHMENT. And, that’s the reason why I called her office to share with her I’ll be voting for her in 2022. My first vote for a republican since Bush/Cheney LIED “we the people” into the Iraq fiasco.

The other thing I thought about while thinking of my acquaintance suggesting my disdain for “Christian influence in government” (which, by the way, couldn’t be further from the truth. I’m a Christian and I’ve been questioning how any Christian could be supporting someone as “deplorable” as individual 1 for over four years now) is how individual 1 showed what a “Christian” he is by the way he treated Mike Pense. I’m not the only American who has referred to Pense as individual 1’s lapdog – someone who’s shown unquestioned loyalty to our former mob boss of a TWICE IMPEACHED so-called two time popular vote LOSING (ex) president – and, reportedly continues to do so ????? – but, we’ve now CLEARLY seen how individual 1 returns that loyalty – by attempting to “sick” his bloodthirsty MOB on his Vice President so they could “stop the steal.”

I waited all day for the House managers to ask this question when the lawyers for individual 1 were denying whether he could be held accountable for the actions of the MOB which breached the Capitol Building, what could individual 1 possibly have meant by “stop the steal?” Does it make a bit of sense to suggest the INSURRECTIONISTS did this on their own? Does anyone actually believe individual 1 didn’t want the INSURRECTIONISTS to do exactly what they did – in fact that he wanted them to do more? That he WANTED them to actually get Mike Pense? Individual 1 KNEW ahead of time what Pense was going to do on January 6th, 2021 and was he thinking if the MOB could get Pense the certification COULDN’T happen without him? Or, maybe they might have got their bloodthirsty hands on Nancy Pelosi?

Of course, NONE of this will cause republican Senators to vote to Convict individual 1. They, clearly, are more interested in re-election than what’s best for our country. As has been said multiple times today and in the past month, the WHOLE world is watching and America is slowly forfeiting her place as the “shining city on a hill” in the words of Ronald Reagan and these republican Senators could care less. Multiple reports have them laughing during the presentation today (although, I have to admit, I found myself laughing, but I was LAUGHING at the absurd comments of individual 1’s lawyers. They really were AWEFUL.) Most believe individual 1 will NEVER pay them. More of his “Christian values.” (BTW I checked to see how many times individual 1 has attended church and EVERY answer suggested almost NEVER – just sayin….)

I feel bad I have friends who are grown adults who can’t see this. I keep attempting to give them books to read and, in every instance, I get refusals. Despite the books I would give them are FACT based non fiction books they suggest they MUST be written by “liberal” authors. Of course, my response is always, read the book and then give me FACTS which refutes what is in the books. Most of these people read only the Bible and they have based their political whims on the abortion issue. For the past four years – well, more like the past two plus years, I suppose – I’ve been calling this a “deal with the devil” for all these “Christians.” I could go on and on why individual 1 doesn’t come across as a “Christian leader” to me, but all you’d have to do is check the archives. The list is long!

Finally, individual 1’s lawyers had something really important in common with their client. And, of course, that is LYING! Their LYING was basic and everyone in the room who was paying attention knows it – of course, that would exclude republicans. Individual 1’s lawyer said, NO, to a question about whether individual 1 knew about the whereabouts of Pense and the danger he was in. By all accounts, that was a BLATANT LIE. Plus, MOST of their answers in the “question and answer” session were, well, laughable. Maybe that is why Senate republicans were seen laughing during the session. Most reports are suggesting they were laughing because they’re disinterested in the entire proceeding because they don’t have the GUTS to vote to convict because they believe that will cost them their seat. I truly hope this cowardice costs them just that!

It’s Saturday morning and the Senate is now voting on witnesses. It appears what has been reported about Jaimie Herrera Beutler has caught the attention of the House Managers. Jamie Raskin, the lead House Manager, said the managers want to depose Ms. Beutler by “Zoom” and to subpoena her contemporaneous notes which she wrote down when McCarthy was venting about his phone call with individual 1. Personally, I believe McCarthy and everyone else who heard what he said should be subpoenaed. Ms. Beutler has challenged other “patriots” who heard McCarthy’s reference to the phone call to come forward. I also believe they might call either Mike Pense or Secret Service members who know the TRUTH about what happened with him – including Tommy Tuberville’s referenced to his phone call with the former TWICE IMPEACHED so-called two time popular vote LOSING president where he informed individual 1 Pense was being taken from the House Chamber which happened just minutes before individual 1 “tweeted” to his INSURRECTIONISTS that “Mike Pense has let us down.” Yikes!!

I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the one foopah of individual 1’s lawyers which caught my eye – there were several. But when he was referring to the phone call individual 1 made to “Ben Roffensberger” in Georgia I was like, “what did he just say?” Fortunately, I have a “go back” button on my computer and, sure enough, he referred to Brad Raffensperger as ?Ben Roethlisberger? The only thing which was clear to me was individual 1’s lawyers have no idea what they’re doing. The fortunate thing for them is they have an audience who’ve already made up their minds. To me, the worst part is potential future clients are watching them in action and, would you want them defending you? Plus, will they get paid?

I just listened to the chaplain of the Senate give the opening prayer to the Senate of the United States of America followed by ALL Senators and others in the chamber giving the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. Of course, today is the day when individual 1’s “defenders” referred to as “lawyers” by many, began their attempt to defend individual 1 and, to me, it was as if I was watching Fox “news.” The first “lawyer” suggested the “facts” of January 6th show that individual 1’s January 6th remarks on the ellipse were focused on a “peaceful protest.” He began what is going to be several hours of “whataboutism.”

OMG, as I listen to this “lawyer” it’s as if LYING is “routine” in the republican circles. He’s using the Black Lives Matter movement to do his “whataboutthat?” He’s saying the words “If you don’t fight like hell you’re not going to have a country anymore,” can not be construed to suggest urging his followers to “fight like hell.” His “whataboutism” is on the border of absurd. Now he’s referring to what happened in Portland, Oregon and suggesting Nancy Pelosi was wrong in calling the THUGS individual 1 sent to Portland “storm troopers.” Well, these “Thugs” were unidentified “storm troopers” who were pulling random people off the streets, taking them to unidentified places and badgering them – ILLEGALLY.

In fact, individual 1 – after people in Portland “tagged” the Federal Building (which I’m not defending) – somehow got a “law” in place where anyone damaging a Federal Building is liable for 10 years in prison. So, now there are HUNDREDS of his supporters who are automatically subject to that law and, some, facing 30 or more years in prison. And, of course, now, his lawyers are suggesting ALL those who breached the Capitol Building should face the full legal consequences of their actions. This first “lawyer” was having trouble getting some of the words out of his mouth – I believe this is what happened when someone knows he is LYING.

Already, the next “lawyer” is following suit. (I’m trying to do this in “real time”) Now we’re hearing professional “deflection.” This “lawyer” is the one who is known for defending “mob bosses.” Isn’t that appropriate? This guy is complaining about the “rush” to “justice” and the lack of “due process.” Of course, this is not a court room and individual 1’s lawyers are trying to make it so. Individual 1 will face no consequences if convicted in this “trial” and he is suggesting the House managers “have no evidence.” Of course, the managers have the CLEAREST evidence one would need to prove the intent of someone with individual 1’s own words.

This “lawyer” is suggesting individual 1 didn’t have the opportunity to defend himself, despite being “invited” to testify in his own defense. This guy is absurd, but he’ll give the republicans in the Senate something to “hang their hands on.” He actually played the video of individual 1 telling his followers to go to the Capitol Building and “support our brave republican members of Congress” and “encourage them to support the ‘legal slate of electors’ which “should” be counted.” Did individual 1 actually think they could do that without breaching the Capitol? Is he really as stupid as his lawyers would suggest? I don’t think so.

Now, I’m listening to an endless series of videos with democrats using the words of democrats using the word “fight.” Of course, his “mob boss” defending lawyer is suggesting the use of the word “fight” by democrats makes what individual 1 said at the Ellipse of Washington DC on January 6th, 2021 (which he actually told them to “remember this date forever”) OK. What he didn’t say was that NONE of the use of the word “fight” by democrats was suggesting nor ended up with a violent reaction by the people they were talking to. He was doing EXACTLY what he was accusing the House managers of doing. In the VAST majority of situation where the democrats were using the word “fight” was to encourage people to vote. That part was left out.

It’s hard for me to type fast enough to actually keep up. Now he’s talking about the “Big Lie” – the claim the election was stolen. He’s claiming the “Big Lie” had nothing to do with the reaction of the INSURRECTIONISTS who breached the Capitol. Here comes more “whataboutism.” Of course, that’s EXACTLY what I expected to hear – and I’m forcing myself to listen to it. Naturally, I have to admit I’m biased. I don’t “hate” individual 1, but I do despise him if I am honest with my feelings. I know the republicans will not “convict” him, but I do believe he could be LEGALLY liable for what happened on January 6th, 2021 when five people DIED and massive damage was dont to our nation’s Capitol Building. He knew about the “Proud Boys” who he asked to “Stand back and stand by” in the first presidential debate.

When he was praised by David Duke and acted as if he had no idea who David Duke is, well, it was simply another of his long list of LIES. Regarding the “whataboutism” of this “mob defending” lawyer, NONE of the democrats’ use of the word “fight” resulted in mob violence and to suggest the Black Lives Matter protests were the results of those words are exactly what he’s accusing the House managers of doing. The BLM movement was the result of Police officers MURDERING Black people all across this nation – for NO reason. And, of course, it was started by the video of the Police Officer in Minneapolis LYNCHING George Floyd while being video taped – for ALL to see. The difference is HUGE.

This lawyer even went so far as to suggest the use of the “Calvary” coming to DC on the 6th as being a reference to their “Christian beliefs.” My first thought was “are you kidding me?” Then I remembered the lady from Texas who was live streaming as she ILLEGALLY entered the Capitol Building giving “thanks to Jesus” while she was committing a FELONY. Maybe that is what he was referring to, otherwise, I have no clue what he meant by that one. These “lawyers” have no defense for what individual 1 did on the 6th of January 2021. He even went so far as to “sick” his followers – who were already inside the building – on Mike Pense, by tweeting Pense has “failed us.” Obviously, he was intending on these people entering the building and “pressuring” Pense to do what individual 1 wanted – which was to overturn a “free and fair election.” Yikes!

So, now we have the first guy who was defending our TWICE IMPEACHED so-called two time popular vote LOSING president and when he says I’m not doing this (showing a video) for “whataboutism” when that was exactly what he was doing. What, so far, neither of the two “lawyers” defending individual 1 have referred to is the result of individual 1’s “speech.” They are suggesting the THUGS who breached the Capitol Building, while chanting “hang Mike Pense” and after having erected a gallows on the Capitol grounds, and were breaking down doors, breaking windows, and SEARCHING for members of Congress AND the Vice President – while two of them were carrying zip ties – were there on their own. That individual 1’s words and the words of those who were included in the “rally” at the Ellipse had nothing to do with the uprising.

This “lawyer” is suggesting individual 1’s incendiary speech is “protected by the first amendment to the constitution. What the House managers said was the result of the speech is why our TWICE IMPEACHED so-called two time popular vote LOSING president is on “trial” right now. He’s, once again, suggesting individual 1 was encouraging “peaceful” a peaceful response by his ARMED mob as they were told to go to the Capitol Building and “fight like hell” as they were supporting “our fine republican members of Congress” and, of course, there will be “some not so fine.” (I’m paraphrasing out of my weak memory) Do you really believe they could do that out on the street? There were at least 10 thousand people in his audience. It’s absurd to claim this crowd was not incited – when you watched it in real time – or on video.

As I’l listening to this “lawyer” suggest the House managers and the House which IMPEACHED individual 1 are doing so based on individual 1’s “constitutionally protected free speech.” Of course, that is absurd on its face. What individual 1 was IMPEACHED for was not for his speech, but for the result of his speech – the storming of his Capitol Building and the attempts to find VP Pense with zip ties, the trashing of the Building, the murdering of a Police Officer, the injuring of 140 other Police Officers – two of which took their own lives afterward – and the deaths of four others including a woman who was trampled during the uprising.

So far, neither of the “lawyers” have referred to individual 1’s oath of office and what he DIDN’T do after the Building was under attack. He reportedly was enjoying it. He called the people who breached the Capitol Building “very special.” Individual 1’s lawyers are doing exactly what they’ve accused the House managers of doing, but they’re dancing around the reality of what happened on January 6th 2021. Free speech is not incendiary speech, but the reality of whether individual 1’s speech was “protected” would only be determined if he were indicted and had to defend himself in an actual court of law. This instance is TOTALLY about his oath of office and whether or not he has lived up to it. Of course, I’ve been giving examples for years of how he’s NOT been “living up” to his “oath.”

At this point, his “lawyers” have said NOTHING about individual 1’s FAILURE to tell his supporters to STOP as soon as he realized they had stormed the Capitol Building. That would suggest he supported it. In fact, all the evidence would suggest he was enjoying what he was seeing and the “lawyers” for individual 1, so far, are ignoring this reality. These “lawyers” have clearly LIED on at least two or three occasions, and likely more. Here’s what they’ve got going for them. They’re simply giving “cover” for a bunch of republican Senators who will NEVER vote to convict individual 1 in the first place – which EVERYONE already knows.

What individual 1’s “lawyers” will NEVER talk about is “context” even though they, themselves, “attacked” the House managers on that front – very disingenuously. For example, the “Big Lie” which individual 1’s “lawyers” (I put it in quotes because lawyers are not supposed to LIE – if they do it in a court of law, they DO get sanctioned) brought up as being “absurd” (my characterization) started well before the election of November 3rd. Our now TWICE IMPEACHED so-called two time popular vote LOSING president began the “Big Lie” during the campaign when he realized how many Americans were “voting by mail.” He called them the “ballots.” As if the “ballots” were all going to be “fraudulent.” That was when the words, “If we lose it will be because the election was rigged” began. And, it culminated when individual 1 said he would be at the Capitol with his supporters after he had incited them to attack the Capitol – was that another “Big Lie?” Or just another one of the MANY LIES which came from his mouth during the four long years of his administration.

The third lawyer is now speaking but I’m getting tired of typing and if someone is still reading this you are likely tired of reading it. The third lawyer has already come across as absurd as he’s complementing his predecessors who will be PANNED by a large segment of the legal community for their remarks and this guy is going to be just as absurd. He’s started off by “defining INSURRECTION” and claiming this was no INSURRECTION. Here’s why it wasn’t an insurrection – Brian Sicknick and the 140 Police Officers who were INJURED preventing the INSURRECTIONISTS from succeeding. The FACT they failed to succeed does not mean it wasn’t an INSURRECTION. It simply means they FAILED to cause Mike Pense and the republicans in Congress to OVERTURN a “free and fair election.” This was an ATTEMPTED INSURRECTION!

I know I said I’d stop writing, but this guy is suggesting “there’s no place for hate” in America – which I would hopefully agree – however, I have to ask did he not see the HATE in the group which breeched the Capitol Building? Did he not hear those individual 1 supporters who claimed as they were breaching the Capitol that “The only good democrat is a DEAD democrat.” As all three of individual 1’s lawyers are accusing the House managers of using edited video to “manipulate” their position this one is using “edited video” to manipulate his point. What he’s NOT doing is addressing the FACTS of what individual 1 actually did. Keep in mind, he wasn’t able, at first, to find ANYONE willing to defend him, but then came up with this bunch right before the “trial.” This guy is showing himself as he refers to the “democratic” members as “democrat” members – a “slur” which I believe was originated by none other than Rush Limbaugh – speaking of HATERS.

These guys are almost comical, but they don’t need to be any better because they’re arguing to a bunch of republican Senators who are going to vote to acquit individual 1 no matter what comes out of their mouths. Once again, this third “lawyer” is attempting to compare this matter with an actual legal proceeding. When the House managers compared impeachment with an “indictment” it was only to point out it was the “charge.” They pointed out individual 1 would have the opportunity to defend himself in the “trial” – which is NOT a legal proceeding – and, of course, he refused to come testify to defend himself. These lawyers are taking things out of context beyond my belief – as they’re accusing the House managers of doing. All three of these “lawyers” are suggesting there should be no connection to what individual 1 said at the rally at the Ellipse and what the crowd he was addressing actually did. And, they haven’t referred to him suggesting he would “be there with you” when he actually was back in the Oval Office watching on TV. These guys are going to be obliterated by the response from the House managers – that’s my prediction.

OMG – I want to stop typing, but this third “lawyer” is simply giving MORE evidence to the complicity of individual 1 in the “attempted” INSURRECTION. He’s talking about all the reports this was a “planned event” as if individual 1 had no idea about that planning. Who prevented the proper amount of protection of the Capitol Building? Was not individual 1 the “Commander in Chief? If he wasn’t in favor of this why did he sit there and enjoy it – according to the people in the “White House” with him. Another OMG – now he’s talking about Georgia’s election which was recounted THREE times. He’s comparing the percent of rejection of votes in Georgia in 2020 compared to 2016 when Georgia’s Secretary of State was Brian Kemp, one of the experts at voter suppression. Georgia went over the votes three times and what individual 1 did in Georgia will likely be considered a CRIME by the District Attorney of Fulton County. This guy is doing the best he can and he knows he needs to convince no one.

All three of these “lawyers” have failed to directly respond to the facts and have exposed themselves as total hypocrites by doing exactly the same thing they accuse the House managers of doing. They will be obliterated tomorrow. His presentation, in my view, has been pathetical. His final plea was that when the republicans are next in the majority they wouldn’t do the same thing to the democrats. I’d say, if a democratic president refused to accept defeat at the polls and instigated an “attempted” INSURRECTION I’d say IMPEAHCH and CONVICT him/her. It’s a “no brainer.” I’m going to end this by saying I just listened to the first two responses of individual 1’s “lawyers” to questions coming from their republican audience and it’s simply laughable. If you weren’t watching/listening I recommend you go back and do so.

Final Thought: I hope this is the last time I feel I have to write about individual 1, but I’m sure there will be more to follow. He’s going to be facing legal issues in multiple locations which, quite possibly will be related to this ATTACK on our nation’s government. I’m sure I’ll have a hard time ignoring whatever happens. Personally, the ONLY reason I care he’s held to account is because I have children and grandchildren and I hope they NEVER have to see someone attempt to overthrow our nation’s government EVER again. And, to suggest that was not his aim would be totally naïve.

I have to add: Senator Sanders sent a question to both the IMPEACHMENT managers and the defenders of individual 1 essentially trying to force the counsel to our TWICE IMPEACHED so-called two time popular vote LOSING president admit he LOST the election. Watching his counsel refuse the answer while attacking the House managers irrelevantly was almost comical. It will be interesting watching the commentary about the ex presidents defense team and their ridiculous presentation and then response to questions coming from the Senators – who’ve already ALL made up their minds. It all is really a sad commentary on the state of affairs in this country if something we’ve all seen with our eyes is being argued to us we didn’t actually see it.

It’s late, I’m tired, but I have to put a thought to “pen” in order not to lose it in my insomnia. I’ve been “lobbying” for voters to END the “present day” republican party for over TEN long years – despite my belief in the “two party system” which has worked in America for nearly 240 years. However, as is CLEAR to anyone with a CLEAR mind, the “present day” republicans have gone much farther “over the edge” than when I started my lobbying efforts. That being said, it’s obvious, but to this point in time, NO one has been listening to me. (Well, no one of any importance who calls him/herself a “republican.” Well, now they’ve really turned into what appears to many more than me to be a fascist “cult of personality” loyal to individual 1.

Here’s how bad it’s become: You know, in America politicians USED to be revered for voting their conscience – that would mean they would vote on issues based on their view of “right and wrong.” Since the days of Newt Gingrich in the House, we’ve seen, progressively, republicans lurching to the “right” and welcoming white nationalists, anti-Semites, overt RACISTS, neo-Nazi’s, xenophobes, and misogynists’, with “welcome arms” – to the exclusion of ANYONE who (might) vote his/her conscience. Yikes!

So, as by now, ANYONE who might happen upon my little “diary in cyberspace” would know, our TWICE IMPEACHED so-called two time popular vote LOSING president “ginned” up his cult followers before the recent election, telling them “The only way we lose this election is if it’s rigged,” (Despite virtually ALL the polls agreeing his chances of “winning” were “slim and none” – he would need another “Electoral College miracle” to pull it off – which was NOT to be), then, after LOSING (this time by OVER 7 MILLION votes) he started what was (finally) called the “Big Lie” (that he “won” in a “landslide” and the election was “stolen”), which was followed by “grifting” a couple HUNDRED MILLION dollars from his supporters (supposedly to defend the lawsuits intended to “fix” the “fraud” – 62 of 63 which were thrown out of court – and, now, reports are MOST of that money is going directly into his pockets – surprise, surprise), and, well, we all know what happened next – but, alas, as is always the case with individual 1 – there’s more!

As he was LYING to his “cult following,” virtually EVERY day – at the expense, by the way, of doing the job he was actually “elected” to do – while Covid-19 was reaching unimaginable levels and his AWOL response was intensifying – our TWICE IMPEACHED so-called two time popular vote LOSING president was calling various REPUBLICAN officials around the country and, well, I know this will be hard to believe if you’re part of the CULT, but he was committing VOTER FRAUD. Talk about your “projection,” huh? In the IMPEACHMENT “trial” which will begin tomorrow (I likely will not have finished this posting by then) I’m guessing the House IMPEACHMENT managers will play MOST if not all of the now infamous call individual 1 made to Brad Raffensperger, The Secretary of State of Georgia, pressuring him to – OK, I know I already said this – commit VOTER FRAUD. That’s a felony in Georgia (and nationally as well) and in Georgia the Atlanta Prosecuting Attorney is “investigating.” Should be interesting,

But, when I said, “There’s more,” there really is a lot more. Leading up to the INSURRECTION of our nation’s Capitol Building, while Congress was certifying the Electoral College votes on January 6th, 2021, individual 1 was sending out a bunch of (INCRIMINATING) “tweets” urging his supporters to show up on the 6th to “take back our country,” it’s going to be “wild.” Along with some “partners in crime” on that “fateful” day – like his two eldest sons, Josh Hawley (R Sen. Missouri), Mo Brooks from Alabama (R House), and various other “aiders and abettors,” including Rudolph Giuliani (R IDIOT NY) the INCITORS may soon be needing lawyers for bringing the crowd to a “froth” for the ultimate INCITING remarks coming directly from individual 1. These people are NUTS, the people in the crowd are NUTS, and the people who helped push them over the edge on Fox “news,” “Newsmax,” “OANN,” “Breitbart.com,” etc. are ALL NUTS!

The LYING in the republican party has become routine and it’s, well, in the words of a famous politician, “deplorable.” The people all remind me of a “basket of deplorables” if you know what I mean. When I mentioned that individual 1’s claims the “election was stolen” and he “won in a landslide” is being referred to as the “Big Lie” it was a bit refreshing to me – albeit with a lack of context which I believe is critical. While I’m encouraged our “mainstream media” is FINALLY using that term – they don’t explain it very well. The “Big Lie,” of course, was referred to by the Nazi’s back in the Third Reich as their propaganda “strategy.” You tell the LIE over and over until people actually believe it’s true. Well, individual 1’s “uneducated voters” (trust me, that’s his term) were and have been susceptible to ALL his “BIG LIES” with the “stolen election” clearly the “Biggest.” For heaven’s sake there are FIVE people DEAD from the INSURRECTION and, as far as I know, to this date, two more Capitol Police officers committed suicide. Oh yes, 140 Police officers were injured (One KILLED, of course) with several with BRAIN injuries and one officer losing one eye and another three fingers. Where’s Hammourabi when we need him?

So, back to my original point, virtually every republican who voted with their conscience to either vote for IMPEACHMENT in the house, or in the Senate, to simply vote that it’s “constitutional” to hold the IMPEACHMENT “trial” after individual 1 is out of office – which CLEARLY is constitutional (by any recognized constitutional scholar) – has been “censured” by their local and or state republican party. My representative is a republican and voted to IMPEACH – as any reasonable representative SHOULD have – and, within a week of that vote the local GOP had done what I KNEW they would and “censored” her. Heck, a couple years ago, they censored her for one vote which bucked the rest of the sheep in the CULT. As I said above, these people are NUTS.

If ever there would be a time to vote your conscience it would seem to be right after your leader essentially threatened your life and the lives of those who you work with – including your staff – by INCITING a mob of ARMED, ruthless, THUGS to storm your workplace while you’re doing your constitutional duty – and, while it’s happening sitting back, watching it on TV, enjoying it simply because his NARCISSISTIC self appreciates ANY show of support (including QAnon conspirators like MTG), and refusing to call off the THUGS before referring to them as “special” and giving them the Kim Jong un seal of “approval” with “we love you.” Yikes! I’m convinced “we the people” have endured FOUR long years of having a mentally ill TWICE IMPEACHED so-called two time popular vote LOSING president.

Final Thought: On January 6th, 2021 our republic came CLOSER to being overthrown than most of us would like to admit. And, part of my thinking relates to the likelihood the Senate republicans will vote to acquit individual 1 for doing what MUST be an IMPEACHABLE offense simply because they FEAR him. They can’t seem to gather the GUTS to do what is obviously “the right thing.” They’re volunteering for the darkest pages of our history books – as I’ve said many times here – right next to Benedict Arnold – the individual 1 section of TRAITORS. (Ironically, individual 1’s THUGS were calling the Capitol Police officers – one of which they MURDERED – “traitors.” Can you believe that? Well, you MUST, because it’s true.

So, why should we be surprised? I still remember individual 1, back when he was Donald Trump, claiming his affinity for Vladimir Putin and ridiculing Barack Obama, our President at the time. And, of course, he’s sided up with Duterte of the Philippines, a brutal dictator, Erdogan of Turkey, another brutal dictator, MBS of Saudi Arabia he who ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s butchering, and most tellingly he had a “love affair?” with Kim Jong un of North Korea, likely the most BRUTAL dictator of them all. I’ve said many time here it has appeared to me individual 1 was trying to be like Vladimir Putin, maybe the strongest dictator on the planet (although, his people are beginning to rise up against what REALLY are “rigged elections”) I’ll say it once more, if INCITING an INSURRECTION is not IMPEACHABLE then WHAT is?

If you’ve been watching the Senate “trial” you’ve seen a large group of the republican voters these Senators are COWERING from. To me, that says it all about the republican party. To anyone reading this who “gets” my point, VOTE in 2022. It will take several elections to purge this nation of a white supremacist dominated republican party. I know several people who support individual 1 “come hell or high water” because of the abortion issue – which they believe he cares about. Of course, he could care less about that issue – other than it has provided him some votes from his “uneducated voters.” Virtually EVERY one of these supporters of our TWICE IMPEACHED so-called two time popular vote LOSING FORMER president, when I ask them about the issues, appear to be ignorant or “twisted” by right wing media outlets. To them, it’s the abortion issue – blindly. I said to one of them the other night, “You’ve made the classic ‘deal with the devil,'” and he agreed. He believes Joe Biden is a socialist! Go figure!!!