I read the other day that 81% of Republicans still support Donald J. Trump. Loyalty is a laudable trait usually, but c\u2019mon, this is beyond the pale. That, or I\u2019m one of those snowflakes (whatever the hell that is) who gets indigestion and migraines whenever I open up a newspaper or read a newsfeed. Yesterday the Liar-in-Chief told the press that he hadn\u2019t called the latest fallen soldiers\u2019 families with condolences and that most presidents, especially mentioning Obama, didn\u2019t do that. He\u2019d get around to writing a note later. He joked that his vice president wanted to hang all gays and had asked smugly those who had been to see Pence if he\u2019d made them pray with him. <\/p>\n
It\u2019s hard to keep up with this guy\u2019s outrages. Course, maybe that\u2019s the point. One outlandish act on top of three others, which one you gonna pick? And then toss in the Iran nuclear deal backtrack, slip in the Affordable Care subsidy withdrawal, slide in the Korea threats, demand that Mueller end that Russian collusion investigation, toss in the Melania vs. Ivana soap opera, call out the NFL for not firing those unpatriotic sonsofabitch players, defend the Confederacy and its generals, mix it all up with attacks on McConnell and Company, withdraw from the global warming treaty, slather on the Bannon hotsauce and who could possibly stay focused on any one outrage?<\/p>\n
The man wants to pull the broadcast rights on NBC one day, declares he won\u2019t allow cameras into the White House briefing room another, defends the Russians over any accusations they meddled in our elections, admires dictators, the list never really ends. If you think you know what\u2019s in his orange hairy head, you haven\u2019t been awake the last few months. He contradicts himself, reverses himself, changes opinions constantly. Why would anyone believe anything he says? Last week he attacked McConnell. Yesterday he had a meeting with Mitch and told reporters they were best pals. Believe what you want, believe in the Tooth Fairy, it doesn\u2019t matter anymore, it\u2019s all faux news now.<\/p>\n
And 81% of his Republican voters apparently think this is fine. If that doesn\u2019t scare you half to death about the future of democracy in the Land of the Free, you apparently picked the right guy for Halloween fun. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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