Will Republicans’ decision to kill a funding bill that would have strengthened the U.S. southern border ultimately work in their favor, or will it come back to bite them?
From here, it seems like a traitorous thing to do. But is it really any different from the dozens of other things Trump has done since he emerged onto the political scene?
Once you’ve tried to overthrow the U.S. government, what’s the big deal about sabotaging national security for political purposes?
Among other criticisms, Milley was quoted as calling Trump “fascist to the core” in “War,” a book by journalist Bob Woodward published last year.
I believe that it’s only a matter of time before Trump gives an order that clearly transcends legal and/or ethical boundaries, causing not only Milley but a great number of our nation’s other top military leaders to refuse to comply. In fact, it’s amazing that such a watershed event hasn’t happened yet.
The reason this seems inevitable is that there are so many arenas in which Trump’s wishes undercut non-negotiable parts of American life, especially the U.S. Constitution.
Suppose, for a moment, that Trump wants to run for a third term. I’m sure I’ve read somewhere that two terms is the maximum that can be served by any given president, and it wasn’t “Better Homes and Gardens.”
Seriously, it’s hard to imagine that Trump and the military can go on indefinitely without coming to loggerheads.
Imagine that Trump says, “I’m invading Greenland.” A few minutes later, The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says, “The f*** you are.”
It’s only a matter of time.
Of course, this sign is a work of Photoshop; it exists nowhere. Yet it conveys a message that a great number of us feel: a deep resentment of Trump supporters.
This may be what could be called the “double whammy” of the Trump administration: the terror we feel about three-plus more years of a criminal sociopath in the White House, and the knowledge that we live among people with an extremely tiny capacity to think and behave with decency towards others.
Most Americans vote according to which candidate is most like to make them richer, yet, as we’ve seen, this isn’t universally true.
The MAGA folks who support Trump are experiencing higher taxes, and higher prices at the gas pump and grocery store. Many of them voted for Trump for what could be called “philosophical” reasons, largely hatred of non-White non-Christians.
As shown at left, many women have a similar thing going on. Conservative women vote for Republicans, even though they know the party has consistently supported the oppression of their sex. This transcends settling for lower salaries and includes various forms of abuse.
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