The country had a relatively stable eight years under Barack Obama, not perfect but there was economic growth. However the aftermath of the Bush wars opened the doors of hell and the laws of unintended consequences dominated.
The country had a relatively stable eight years under Barack Obama, not perfect but there was economic growth. However the aftermath of the Bush wars opened the doors of hell and the laws of unintended consequences dominated.
And it came to pass that as a new election neared in 2016, a creature walked to the stage to suspend reality and make enough voters believe that he would lead the nation to wealth and weapons for all.
Cajoled by this socially mangled, misanthrope who has perfected the fine art of the lie, bigotry and unfair tax relief for the wealthy, they naively followed this most foul leader off the cliff.
Wait. What am I doing here? Am I trying to present a logical reason why someone would not vote for Trump? That’s totally insane. That’s almost as insane as voting for Trump! Plus, having to go through all that socio-economic, psychological, and historical crapola is about as interesting as a Xarelto commercial. So, I’m going to reveal the cause of the disease that I am dubbing, “Trump Voterism” or simply, “TV”: a vicious parasite, mutated by toxins now allowed into our air, water and food by Trump’s relentless attempt to kill all of us by loosening our environmental regulations.
Not only does that explain the phenomenon, it also sets the stage for an entirely new series of blockbuster movies, all based around these parasitic mutants. Think The Purge meets Invasion of the Body Snatchers meets Citizen Kane meets Tremors.
There, can we move on to examining why people do other stupid things, like falling off a cliff while taking a selfie?
And Now the Good News:
After reading an opinion piece by Julian Zelizer of CNN opining a replacement ticket with Kamala Harris as President and Governor Gretchan Whitmer as Vice President. It would be a ticket that can’t lose. Let the women run things for a change. Let’s do it.
To quote: “Harris and Whitmer also offer experience and stability in governing. Harris has served as attorney general of California, US senator, and vice president. Whitmer has been a successful and popular governor in a crucial swing state. Both are serious policy wonks. Few challenge their chops when it comes to being interested in the nuts and bolts of governance. The Harris-Whitmer ticket would symbolize order in contrast to Trumpian chaos, replicating some of the promise of Biden’s campaign of 2020, with an added dose of youth.
Both women are in their fifties, and Gen Xers (although some categorize Harris as a Baby Boomer). With Republicans making old age an issue, a Harris-Whitmer ticket turns that argument against Trump, who at 78 has shown struggles with syntax and memory. Instead, Democrats would have a president and vice president who are in their primes, generating some of the energy that Bill Clinton and his VP Al Gore brought in their 1992 campaign against President H.W. Bush and Vice President Dan Quayle.”
It’s long overdue for women to run things. Let’s get it done. There would in all likelihood, be a blue tidal wave and we would sweep both houses of Congress with super majorities.
Will we rise to the occasion to save our fragile democracy? Who the hell knows. But I hope we do.
Yes. We see how effective the Right wing, and the Christian Nationalists have been at this. Now they are allied. We need long term planning and a clear agenda.
The right wing and Christian nationalists are one and the same. They have been working in anonymity for years, waiting for their chance to take power. Because we live in an open society the beyond radical right has been able to work to undermine our democratic society by stealing rights that do NOT belong to them.
There is no way at this point in time that this country would elect one woman as Pres ( although Hilary DiD ) let alone two. It’s tilting at windmills. Biden has mastered the presidency from getting us out of a pandemic to legislation including global cohesiveness. Ageism is a terrible thing. Clinton has my vote. Ooh- i mean Biden. I also get a word mixed up!! I’m ridin with Biden!!
I’d vote for a turd sandwich over Trump!!! This isn’t about WHO the Democratic candidate is right now. It’s about democracy versus fascism. It is that serious, that deadly. I am voting FOR DEMOCRACY.
I mix up my husband and daughter and they aren't even the same gender. They're also used to being called by each other's name. The worst was when I have mistakenly called my husband by my ex's name about 2 times.
Biden is in serious cognitive decline. A retired professor of psychology friend of mine explained in more fully than anyone else has. I’m not suggesting that Trump isn’t along side of him he is but for a few different reasons. This is a mess.
Bill, didn’t you hear his foreign affairs answers last night? I have had relatives in cognitive decline—none of them could have done what he did in the press conference. Did he pause before he answered—yes, he did, knowing that every single word would be dissected six ways to Sunday for talking points for Hannity/Ingrams.
Yes. When we know a lot about what we are doing, which Trump never did, cognitive decline usually means some of the people around you are taking on different tasks, and you might need more of them, but the basic things you are still understanding and making complex decisions on.
Bill Katz, Please stop the arm chair diagnosis. Your retired professor friend should be ashamed of himself for claiming any special knowledge along this line. Most of us with a PhD in behavioral science know better than to offer such an opinion based on their TV watching and no independent expert evaluation of Biden’s cognitive functioning. It’s irresponsible.
Ok. I’m spanked. But considering all this muck, it would be better for all for him to get out of the way. He identified himself ealyly a a transitional president and this could mean 4 years.
Bill, aren't we all. However, I don't see any big changes happening in the next 4 months, and really that is all we need. He has back up. I also know that stress impacts cognition, and I am much more stressed these days because I am not eager to live on a planet where fascism rules. Democracy is so much nicer.
In this bigoted country where hating women is the default stance and where we just rolled back bodily autonomy for women, there’s not a snowball’s chance in hell that a two woman presidential ticket is the solution to this impending fascist nightmare. As nice as it sounds, it’s not realistic.
I totally agree, Bill. "Trump Voterism" (TV). Hmmm... Isn't there a vaccine for injecting progressive nano-robots into unsuspecting Trump-drone voters? They'll be disappointed when their hero goes down in flames. Might as well make it painless.
Falling into the Wrong Arms — First the Bad News
(From, “Donald’s Vanity Tantrums”)
The country had a relatively stable eight years under Barack Obama, not perfect but there was economic growth. However the aftermath of the Bush wars opened the doors of hell and the laws of unintended consequences dominated.
And it came to pass that as a new election neared in 2016, a creature walked to the stage to suspend reality and make enough voters believe that he would lead the nation to wealth and weapons for all.
Cajoled by this socially mangled, misanthrope who has perfected the fine art of the lie, bigotry and unfair tax relief for the wealthy, they naively followed this most foul leader off the cliff.
Wait. What am I doing here? Am I trying to present a logical reason why someone would not vote for Trump? That’s totally insane. That’s almost as insane as voting for Trump! Plus, having to go through all that socio-economic, psychological, and historical crapola is about as interesting as a Xarelto commercial. So, I’m going to reveal the cause of the disease that I am dubbing, “Trump Voterism” or simply, “TV”: a vicious parasite, mutated by toxins now allowed into our air, water and food by Trump’s relentless attempt to kill all of us by loosening our environmental regulations.
Not only does that explain the phenomenon, it also sets the stage for an entirely new series of blockbuster movies, all based around these parasitic mutants. Think The Purge meets Invasion of the Body Snatchers meets Citizen Kane meets Tremors.
There, can we move on to examining why people do other stupid things, like falling off a cliff while taking a selfie?
And Now the Good News:
After reading an opinion piece by Julian Zelizer of CNN opining a replacement ticket with Kamala Harris as President and Governor Gretchan Whitmer as Vice President. It would be a ticket that can’t lose. Let the women run things for a change. Let’s do it.
To quote: “Harris and Whitmer also offer experience and stability in governing. Harris has served as attorney general of California, US senator, and vice president. Whitmer has been a successful and popular governor in a crucial swing state. Both are serious policy wonks. Few challenge their chops when it comes to being interested in the nuts and bolts of governance. The Harris-Whitmer ticket would symbolize order in contrast to Trumpian chaos, replicating some of the promise of Biden’s campaign of 2020, with an added dose of youth.
Both women are in their fifties, and Gen Xers (although some categorize Harris as a Baby Boomer). With Republicans making old age an issue, a Harris-Whitmer ticket turns that argument against Trump, who at 78 has shown struggles with syntax and memory. Instead, Democrats would have a president and vice president who are in their primes, generating some of the energy that Bill Clinton and his VP Al Gore brought in their 1992 campaign against President H.W. Bush and Vice President Dan Quayle.”
It’s long overdue for women to run things. Let’s get it done. There would in all likelihood, be a blue tidal wave and we would sweep both houses of Congress with super majorities.
Will we rise to the occasion to save our fragile democracy? Who the hell knows. But I hope we do.
We failed to do the long term planning to preserve government of, for, and by the people, and we need to change that.
Yes. We see how effective the Right wing, and the Christian Nationalists have been at this. Now they are allied. We need long term planning and a clear agenda.
The right wing and Christian nationalists are one and the same. They have been working in anonymity for years, waiting for their chance to take power. Because we live in an open society the beyond radical right has been able to work to undermine our democratic society by stealing rights that do NOT belong to them.
There is no way at this point in time that this country would elect one woman as Pres ( although Hilary DiD ) let alone two. It’s tilting at windmills. Biden has mastered the presidency from getting us out of a pandemic to legislation including global cohesiveness. Ageism is a terrible thing. Clinton has my vote. Ooh- i mean Biden. I also get a word mixed up!! I’m ridin with Biden!!
I’d vote for a turd sandwich over Trump!!! This isn’t about WHO the Democratic candidate is right now. It’s about democracy versus fascism. It is that serious, that deadly. I am voting FOR DEMOCRACY.
I mix up my husband and daughter and they aren't even the same gender. They're also used to being called by each other's name. The worst was when I have mistakenly called my husband by my ex's name about 2 times.
Biden is in serious cognitive decline. A retired professor of psychology friend of mine explained in more fully than anyone else has. I’m not suggesting that Trump isn’t along side of him he is but for a few different reasons. This is a mess.
Bill, didn’t you hear his foreign affairs answers last night? I have had relatives in cognitive decline—none of them could have done what he did in the press conference. Did he pause before he answered—yes, he did, knowing that every single word would be dissected six ways to Sunday for talking points for Hannity/Ingrams.
Yes. When we know a lot about what we are doing, which Trump never did, cognitive decline usually means some of the people around you are taking on different tasks, and you might need more of them, but the basic things you are still understanding and making complex decisions on.
Bill Katz, Please stop the arm chair diagnosis. Your retired professor friend should be ashamed of himself for claiming any special knowledge along this line. Most of us with a PhD in behavioral science know better than to offer such an opinion based on their TV watching and no independent expert evaluation of Biden’s cognitive functioning. It’s irresponsible.
Brava Bonnie.
Ok. I’m spanked. But considering all this muck, it would be better for all for him to get out of the way. He identified himself ealyly a a transitional president and this could mean 4 years.
I disagree Bill. I'm ridin' with Biden.
Me too.
Bill, aren't we all. However, I don't see any big changes happening in the next 4 months, and really that is all we need. He has back up. I also know that stress impacts cognition, and I am much more stressed these days because I am not eager to live on a planet where fascism rules. Democracy is so much nicer.
In this bigoted country where hating women is the default stance and where we just rolled back bodily autonomy for women, there’s not a snowball’s chance in hell that a two woman presidential ticket is the solution to this impending fascist nightmare. As nice as it sounds, it’s not realistic.
I would say we are so behind that I don't see a one woman in the presidential role on the ticket winning.
I totally agree, Bill. "Trump Voterism" (TV). Hmmm... Isn't there a vaccine for injecting progressive nano-robots into unsuspecting Trump-drone voters? They'll be disappointed when their hero goes down in flames. Might as well make it painless.
"... lead the nation to wealth and weapons for all". A MAGA wet dream right there. As long as it's an originalist's version of "all" anyway.