Intro

It's time for a reality check ...

Maybe we’ve reached the point of diminishing astonishment.

But I suspect that much of what we’re hammered with every day really doesn’t make much of an impact on most of us anymore. We’ve heard the same stories too often. We’ve been exposed to the same issues for so long without any meaningful resolution. We recognize that reality is rapidly becoming malleable, primarily in the hands of whoever has the biggest microphone. How else can we explain a society where myth asserts itself as reality, based entirely how many hits it gets online?

We know that many of the “issues” as defined are pure crapola, hyped by politicians on both sides pandering to “the will of the people,” which is still more crapola. Inevitably, it’s not the will of all the people they reflect, but the will of relatively small groups of people with disproportionate political influence.

Nobody wants to face up to the realities of the issues. Nobody wants to say what’s right or wrong – even when it’s obvious and there are numbers to back it up. Most of us are afraid to bring up the realities for fear of being accused of being insensitive or downright mean.

So we say nothing. Until now.

It’s time for a reality check on the fundamentals – much of which is common knowledge to many of us, already. But it might be comforting to know you are not alone …

Monday, January 7, 2019

The rush to impeach Trump ...

As expected, the Democrats are in a rush to impeach Trump. 

A lot of the talking heads say it’s because Democrats simply hate him.  Democrats still believe he cheated to win the Presidency; there’s no other rational way to explain it for them.  They hate the tax cuts. They hate what they perceive as his anti-immigrant and racist rhetoric.  They hate that he taunts them at every opportunity.  They think he’s just an awful excuse for a human being.

He’s also not what many – Democrats and establishment Republicans alike – think a President should be or act. Trump’s crass, vulgar, rude, arrogant and quite possibly unstable. 

He’s an embarrassment, in other words.  

Still, if you take away Trump’s personality flaws, which are many, he’s done some pretty good things for the country in two short years.  Some of those things would be wildly applauded by Democrats if they were done by anyone other than Trump. 

The economy’s booming.  Unemployment is at record lows for minorities.  Wages are going up.  Gas prices are down. We’re now the world’s biggest oil producer.  Natural gas prices are so low that cleaner burning natural gas is replacing coal in many power plants, reducing air pollution.

We’ve pretty much destroyed ISIS. We’ve made our NATO and other allies pony-up for a larger share of their own defense.  We’ve taken China to task for unfair trade practices.  We’ve renegotiated many trade agreements to be more favorable to American workers.  We’re bringing our troops home from Syria and might do the same from Afghanistan where we’ve been waging war and spending billions for decades with little to show for all that. 

Democrats should love this guy.

So why are they so hot to impeach him as quickly as possible?

I think I know the real answer. Democrat leaders and the left know precisely what it is but won’t say it out loud. And when you cut through all the histrionics it’s obvious. 

It’s Ruth Bader Ginsburg. More specifically, what happens when she leaves the court. 

She’s old.  She’s not well. She’s only holding on by a thread until Democrats retake the Senate and Presidency. I don’t think she’s going to make it, nor do the Democrats. Having another open seat on the Supreme Court filled by Trump is Democrats’ and the left’s worst nightmare. 

I don’t wish her ill will, but her time’s running out.  It’s just nature, not politics. 

I suspect she was planning to retire when Hillary was elected; then Hillary would replace her and fill Scalia’s vacant seat with two solid activist liberals, preferably young. That would insure the court would swing left and stay that way for decades to come, effectively making laws without the nuisance of getting these passed by Congress. Or within the guidelines of the Constitution. 

We all know how that turned out. 

And now, while Democrats are publicly crowing about winning the House, Republicans have increased their hold on the Senate where Supreme Court nominees are confirmed. Plus, weasels like Jeff Flake and Bob Corker who could have been counted on to appease Democrats aren’t in the Senate anymore. 

Finally, while Democrats were all in for the nuclear option under Harry Reid, Republican Senate leadership is deploying the same nuclear option to confirm Justices with only 51 votes.      

This is what’s really behind the rush to impeach Trump. It’s about filling Supreme Court vacancies. It’s highly probable that he’ll get another bite at the apple before his term is up.  If he appoints another Gorsuch or Kavanaugh to the Court it’s game over for the next 20-30 years, regardless of who becomes President after him.

Certainly, some Democrats – especially the newly elected ones – want to impeach Trump simply because they hate him. They aren’t sure why, except for the bogus talking points the left has been pushing since he was elected.

He hasn’t committed any high crimes and misdemeanors, apparently. Democrats are waiting breathlessly in hopes that the Mueller probe comes up with something. 

So far, nothing. 

In the meantime, Trump has the ability to appoint new Supreme Court justices, and a Senate majority to confirm his choices, when a vacancy occurs. 

His chance may come soon. 

That’s why Democrats are rushing to impeach him. 
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