Enoki33
Enoki33's JournalNo one seems to have recognized that trump, once again operating from
another page of Putin's playbook, has began trying to lay the groundwork for creating his own tight circle of oligarchs obligated to him with his recent tax reform budget. No one should be surprised by his contempt for our democratic allies and embrace of autocratic leaders. trump Wants nothing less than a dictatorship.
Not only do l know exactly what you mean, l think l know the range of emotions
after - the bewilderment, the uncertainty, the anger and disgust. The feeling of walking on eggshells. It is the inner strength, reaching back to what our parents taught us that takes us through it all - proud and unbending. It is difficult for them to argue with success. There are still many good people out there.
Think the figure will be closer to 30% as the choice will not be between trump
and the media, but between America and trump. We have to hammer home the fact that every step of the way trump has chosen himself and his family over America. Patriotism is a powerful reality combined with the conman factor. Nobody likes to be deceived.
It's all about packaging. Trump as a conman is very good. Part of his speech at the
Coast Guard graduation was aimed at Flynn. Reportedly he recently sent him a message to stay strong.
Seem to recall one of the trump sons responding to a reporter's
question about trump's tax returns by stating they would not be released because they could be used against him. There is reason to believe the shuffling of original Russian money among his hundreds of shell companies are paramount to the investigation.
The whole Russia/trump sellout started when trump had to find
alternative sources of financing for his businesses. It is possible Comey was following that money trail that almost certainly will expose money laundering that could cost trump a good chunk of his empire in addition to all the other illegal activities involved. Was Comey thinking of having the FBI dig into trump's tax returns also?. The one thing we know for sure is that a coverup is in process, and that can only mean trump and his cabal are scared as hell
It defies logic for it to be any other way. The performance of the
GOP so far in the hearings supports their party first policy. The long term damage they are inflicting on themselves will be more evident in the future. Incidentally, Pence, in addition to being a liar, is also a religious bigot.
If Betsy DeVos has her way it will be the education policies she
so blindly advocates that will be responsible for the inability to count to one hundred. She represents something new - one of the Trump oligarchs.
There is good reason to believe if the GOP keeps pushing
for ACA repeal, continues obstructing the Trump/Russia investigations, not compelling Trump to release his tax returns and casting a blind eye to his craven conflicts of interest they will be handing the house to the Democrats. We will see what happens in Georgia in June.
I'm relatively new to DU and no political scientist, but it has been
obvious for some time now that there has been an ongoing and concentrated effort to sow the maximum amount of dissent among members by certain posters who apparently represent their own shadowy agendas. Because democracy is an often messy process it is easy to allow those elements to manipulate the impressionable. I say this simply as a warning and reminder that there are bigger fish to fry. Simple - united we stand, divided we fall. Pardon the cliche. Note: Ask who benefits?
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