Well there I go, like Click and Clack, another morning wasted ranting about Trump.
Not wasted, Uncle Ken, but a sign of a healthy awareness of the perils of today. We three may not always be on the same page but at least we're all reading from the same book and we don't like where the story is going. There have been some bad presidents before but none which I would call as dangerous as the current resident of the White House and his ghostly underling. Objective Reality is on hiatus, replaced by lies, deception, ignorance, and greed. It's shameful that the biggest threat to the American Way of Life (TM) is not communism, terrorism, North Korea, the Middle East, or any of the other traditional 'bad guys' but our president himself.
As distasteful as it was, I think a lot of us were willing to give Trump the benefit of the doubt, to give him a chance to prove himself capable. But in nine months time there is no longer any doubt, the guy is a loser and not worthy of the office. And soon we will start seeing how effective some of the checks and balances are; tomorrow there will be the opening oral arguments in the lawsuit against Trump for his emoluments shenanigans. It's a start.
Another lawsuit could be pending because of Trump's proclamation that athletes should be fired for kneeling during the National Anthem. Can't say stuff like that, according to 18 U.S. Code § 227:
Wrongfully influencing a private entity’s employment decisions by a Member of Congress or an officer or employee of the legislative or executive branch.
Pesky details such as these may bring him down. A future best seller on Amazon would be the bound copies of all of Trump's lawsuits and subpoenas over the years. Since there are thousands it may be a twenty volume set which only libraries and universities could afford, but that's okay. The Kindle version will be cheaper.
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How about Ophelia? Once tropical storms start hitting Ireland you know the weather has gotten weird. And next in the batting order we have Philippe, who may still be in the locker room getting warmed up. The game isn't over, folks.
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Backing up a bit, I read something recently that clarified the nature of Them a little, an article that describes how the ruling elite maintains power in a democracy. It's nothing new and it goes back to the ancient Greeks, who knew a thing or two about democracy: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/oct/15/oligarchy-lessons-ancient-greece
The plate is starting to overflow with food for thought.
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