Trump, Russia and the Democrats. A 2017 Dreyfus affair, but without any espionage. A “scandal” looking for an act. The cause? Childish and churlish behavior from a President and Senators and Congressmen. In one corner tweets the petulant president. He agitates and provokes with no discernible or conceivable advantage to the interests of our country or its people. A president who would do himself a world of good to study the life of George Washington. There was a man revered and respected by friend and foe alike because he lived and breathed honor and virtue. But not this President, version 45.
And in the other corner a sanctimonious group of opposers who fire at every decoy and launch aimless attack waves. They’ve formed a phalanx to battle every twitch. They shrill for resignations and special prosecutors but come to the public’s court with nary a scintilla of evidence or basis in fact. They too care not for the deep wounds they inflict on the country, harms they will never appreciate so long as it all furthers their selfish interests. Oh, they plead that they do it for us. Balderdash!
Trump, Russia, they scream! The country has been overrun. And they, with their infinite wisdom and Yoda-like virtue, will save us from it all! Continue reading “Trump, Russia and the Democrats – A New Dreyfus Affair”