THIS IS THE END
As Jim Morrison of The Doors sang so prophetically, “this is the end”. I’ve had enough. Seriously, folks. After three years of posting to this blog about the political insanity we brought upon ourselves both in the Commonwealth with the election four years ago of “MAD” Matt Bevin as Governor and nearly three years ago with the election of CROOKED DONALD Trump as President, I’m a burnt out veg like Chevy Chase in Caddy Shack told Danny his young protégé. I’ve had enough of the absolute corruption which has permeated our government from top to bottom under Trump. Lies, misinformation and political muckraking have become the accepted norm. Politicians at all levels of government from local through national offices are putting their own personal or political agendas ahead of the common good. They are bought and sold by corporate Amerika and special interest groups like the NRA and therefore become beholden to them instead of the issues affecting their constituents. I’ve had enough of watching these same ignorant politicians systematically destroying our environment and denying the scientific evidence of global warming and climate change for the same reason-greed. They are stuffing their campaign coffers with money from oil and gas interests, utility companies and the coal industry, the chemical industry, pharmaceutical and others who are polluting our planet with little regard for anything but their bottom line. This blatant disregard for protecting our natural resources will have a detrimental impact on our planet for decades to come. I’ve had enough of the self righteous right wing nut jobs and Evangelicals who treat the most corrupt POTUS in our history like he’s a god, who recently claimed it was their “moral responsibility” to support Trump. They support his lies, his fraudulent business practices, his adulterous personal conduct and immorality as well as his inhumane immigration policies for one reason-to insures that the Roe vs. Wade Constitutional decision is overturned by the SCOTUS and abortion and women’s rights are once again relegated to the back of the bus. I’m tired of these so called “Christians” who flout their holiness while pursuing social policies aimed at denying safety nets to those most in need while putting more cash into their own coffers and those of their wealthy benefactors. That’s you, “MAD” Matt, and your thirty five adopted children! Go back to Connecticut and take all of them with you, Governor Carpetbagger!!! I hope you get absolutely trounced next month in the election against Andy Beshear, the man you and your Super Pac political backers are trying your best to destroy with your vicious and dishonest attack ads. I’m tired of watching our nation’s status around the globe reduced to a laughing stock as a result of the disastrous foreign policy (or complete lack thereof!) initiatives undertaken by Trump and his yes men, from the debacle with Kim Jung un and N. Korea to the recent abrupt abandonment of our Kurdish allies in Syria and everything in between-Helsinki, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ukraine-the list of endless failures!! I’m tired of Donald Trump 24/7 and the media that is obsessed with him. I’m tired of negative campaign ads. I’m tired of right wing demagogues like Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity lying to the American people in support of a criminal because they have their own agendas which have nothing to do with the truth. I’m tired of the Democratic Party and their slow dance of death. They parade out twenty five would be presidential candidates who collectively have the political charisma of George Mondale to oppose Trump instead of getting behind a single nominee and hammering away at Trump instead of each other. I’m tired of their pussy footing around the entire issue of impeachment because of political expediency-Trump is guilty enough of numerous wrongdoings that he could be impeached on any one of a dozen or more and yet “NO BALLS” Nancy continues to procrastinate on getting this done in an expeditious manner. It’s time for Democrats on ALL political levels to stand up and be heard on the issues that matter-healthcare, gun legislation and election security among others instead of hiding behind Nancy Pelosi. But I’ll be honest with you. The thing I am the most tired of is the unbelievable ignorance and tribalism being displayed by over ONE THIRD of our citizens who claim to support this evil man and what he stands for. There’s just no logical reason whatsoever on ANY level that an intelligent human being could reach that conclusion after examining the true facts instead of listening to state sponsored propaganda from FAUX NEWS, the REAL FAKE NEWS network!!! If these individuals had any shred of concern for our democracy and the Constitution and rule of law they would NEVER support this criminal activity by Trump, from obstruction of justice to campaign finance violations to tax fraud to blackmailing other countries to obtain dirt on a political opponent and then employing his entire administration to try to cover it all up!!! If you cared anything about our future, you would realize this man is a complete charlatan who sold you snake oil three years ago and you’re still drinking it!!!! “Drain the swamp”? “make America great again”?, “build the wall that Mexico is going to pay for”? All lies. The swamp is now Lake Trump, America is anything but great right now and your wall is being paid for with money Trump stole from the military and the taxpayers. But these people don’t care-seriously, Donald Trump could literally shoot Nancy Pelosi in the Oval Office and they would support him for it. This is what has driven me to this point. That and the fact that only slightly more than 30% of registered voters bothered to show up at the polls in our last gubernatorial election which opened the door for another buffoon and charlatan to take over the Governor’s mansion in Frankfort. And the fact that so many of my fellow Kentuckians are Trump supporters and will vote for Bevin for that reason alone. The fact that despite all of my best efforts the last three years it could very well be that both Bevin and Trump get reelected. Despite having anywhere from 20-100 hits a day on this web site and over two hundred followers on Twitter, I feel like the boy who has his finger stuck in the dike waiting for the damn to collapse. Although I’d like to think it’s made a difference, I realize it hasn’t. And that’s why this will be my last post on “COL(E)LSSAL NEWS”. Adios, amigos. It’s been a real slice, just like Martin Mull says to his friends as he prepares to leave L.A. for good in the awesome movie “Serial”, just like I did forty years ago!!!! This IS the end, my friend!!!!
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AN OPEN LETTER TO REPUBLICANS AND “THE BASE”
Everybody understands the fact that our present day politics have become tribal warfare instead of the civil exchange of ideas and executing the business of the country. Our Congress in Washington is in gridlock and consumed with the impeachment of the most corrupt and incompetent President to ever occupy the White House. Our foreign policy is in shambles and our stature in the world is at an all time low. The once strong economy is sputtering now as a result of a disastrous trade war with China with no end in sight. The environment is being systematically destroyed in favor of corporate campaign donations. Climate change and hard scientific facts are ignored for the same reason. The Cabinet is without question the worst assemblage of corrupt and incompetent personnel in our history, from the corrupt Attorney General to the bumbling Secretary of State and everybody in between. Gun violence is at an all time high in our country, but our Senate Majority Leader refuses to even bring gun legislation to the floor while he stuffs his pockets with cash from the NRA, as do forty eight other of his colleagues with A+ ratings. The President refuses to release ANY records of his financial dealings, including tax returns. He continues to profit from the Trump brand as President despite emolument laws prohibiting it. Women’s rights are under assault all across America as state after state passes restrictive abortion legislation DESPITE the fact that Roe V Wade is still the law of the land. Unions are being assailed relentlessly. The wealth gap between the haves and have nots continues to increase as millions struggle from pay check to pay check. The racial divide has never been more pronounced. The land that was once the shining light of democracy to the rest of the world is building walls and sending troops to the border to keep people out. Healthcare costs continue to skyrocket. Our infrastructure is crumbling all around us, from roadways in disrepair to collapsing bridges. The free press and the First Amendment are under constant attack by the President and his allies, and one network, FAUX NEWS has basically become state run television. Foreign governments, including our long time enemies have and continue to influence our democratic process through cyber warfare, and are openly encouraged to do so by our President. He puts more faith and credence in the words of brutal thugs and dictators like Kim Jung un and Vladimir Putin and MBS than he does in his own law enforcement and intelligence communities, agencies he has also constantly attacked. As the debate rages in Washington about the impeachment of Donald Trump and his removal from office, I have but one simple question to ask of the thirty five per cent or so who support him and the Republicans who have stood with him despite clear evidence of corruption and wrong doing, who have rallied to his defense and put political expediency ahead of their oath of office to protect and uphold the Constitution. That question is this-is the current state of our nation as described above what you REALLY want?!? Is this the reason you voted for Donald Trump??? I don’t believe it is if you are honest about it. You voted for Donald Trump in protest to eight years of Barrack Obama and his policies and because of his promises to “drain the swamp”, build the wall and “make America great again!” So far he hasn’t accomplished ANY of those promises, has lied literally thousands of times to the American people since taking the oath of office and surrounded himself with corrupt and incompetent fools from his personal lawyer “RUNAWAY” Rudy to his Chief of Staff Mick “The DICK” Mulvaney who do nothing more than abet his abhorrent behavior. And yet you continue to proudly say you stand with him?!? You tell yourself it’s all a “witch hunt” like Trump tells you, that the Democrats have an agenda against him and that the mainstream media has it all wrong. Well guess what, folks? Your alternative reality is as far out as Donald Trump’s and if you were REALLY concerned about your country and making it great you would recognize that Donald Trump has NEVER had the interests of our country at heart but rather his own agenda of building his brand, promoting racism and divisiveness and abusing the power vested in him as POTUS to do so. If you TRULY ARE interested in “making America great again” you will set aside your tribal instincts and put the safety and security of our country ahead of your own politics. You will protect our democratic process and do your part to get us back on track again by realizing the man you voted for pulled the wool over your eyes and sold you snake oil. It’s not too late to do the right thing, but it’s getting close to midnight!!!! PUT POLITICS ASIDE AND PUT YOUR COUNTRY FIRST! ANOTHER FOREIGN POLICY FIASCO!!
In the latest bizarre announcement to come out of the White House, Donald Trump unilaterally announced that he was withdrawing all American forces from the Syrian border with Turkey after a phone call with Turkish strongman P.M. Tayyip Erdogan, thus clearing the way for Turkey to invade N Syria and attack the Kurds, who they claim represent a terrorist threat to their country. These are the same Kurdish rebels who lost over 10,000 dead and another 20,000 or so wounded in the vicious fight to defeat ISIS with U.S. support, now left to their own devices against the Turks. These are the same Turks who were responsible for the genocide of millions of Armenians in the past. The decision was NOT made in consultation with ANYBODY, not the Pentagon, not our allies, not Congress, not the State Dept. It was made, in Trump’s own words, by himself in his “great and unmatched wisdom”. OMG!!!! Talk about off the rails-this man is off his rocker!!! This latest idiotic decision is just another of the multitude of terrible decisions and pursuits Trump and his Secretary of State “POMPOUS” Mike Pompeo have initiated since he took office. Just this week Trump’s BFF Kim Jung un announced he was breaking off the denuclearization negotiations with the U.S., this after launching yet another ballistic missile, this one having landed in Japanese territorial waters. The Middle East is ready to explode at any minute with Iran having already sabotaged several oil tankers, shot down an American drone and launched a cruise missile assault on Saudi oil facilities in response to Trump’s unilateral decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal and reinstate harsh economic sanctions on Tehran. He has supported another BFF in Saudi Crown Prince MBS despite his direct role in the murder and dismemberment of a Washington Post journalist in order to facilitate the multi billion dollar sale of arms to the Kingdom to continue their genocide in Yemen. The decision to withdraw our troops from N Syria all but assures the Assad regime will survive with help from his Russian puppet master Putin and that Russian influence in the region will be increased. It also benefits Iran as well as ISIS. There is absolutely ZERO benefit for the United States or any of our allies in this decision, one made after another questionable telephone conversation between Donald Trump and another authoritarian dictator. Even the staunch REPUBLIKAN supporters of Trump have blasted this decision, from “MOSCOW MITCH” to Lindsey Graham “CRACKER” to Senator Ben Sasse. Just at the time that he desperately needs all the help he can get from these cowardly sycophants in the impeachment inquiry, Trump blind sides everybody with a decision like this. It was probably intended as part of his “defer and deflect” strategy to distract from the ongoing probe into his Ukrainian dealings where he basically tried to blackmail their leader into providing dirt on his political opponent in exchange for badly needed military aid to combat the aggression of the Russian backed militia who invaded eastern Ukraine which had already been appropriated by Congress. Trump and his administration have yet to achieve ONE SINGLE foreign policy objective that I can recall. He has blindly supported another criminal, Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel in his quest to usurp additional Palestinian land on the West Bank and thereby torpedoed any chance for a peace agreement as a result. He has done so for purely selfish political reasons to try to garner the Jewish vote. The ongoing trade war with our largest trading partner in China has been an unmitigated disaster for us economically and has impacted the world economy in a negative way as well. While Trump falsely claims that China is paying the price, in reality it is the American taxpayers who are footing the bill to the tune of BILLIONS in emergency aid packages for farmers, increased cost of raw materials for American manufacturers and coming soon to a store near you increased costs to the American consumer on everything from toys to televisions. Russia and Putin are sitting back and reaping the benefits of Trump’s day trader foreign policy moves, from the reduced role of America in world affairs to expanding his own spheres of influence. Likewise China, N Korea and Iran grow stronger and bolder by the day as the Turks prepare to invade Syria and crush our allies the Kurds. And “POMPOUS” Mike Pompeo, our Secretary of State, is busy running around the world trying to dig up dirt on Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton for his boss while covering up his actions and lying about his involvement in the Ukraine scandal while the world burns and turning over the stewardship of American foreign policy to “RUNAWAY” Rudy Giuliani. It couldn’t get much worse than it is right now. Word is that the moral at the State Department is at an all time low under Pompeo’s regime and his incredible incompetence. I can certainly understand that. Donald Trump is a serious threat to our national security every single day he remains in office. As the impeachment investigation moves forward, he has already demonstrated that he is capable of any action he deems necessary to keep the heat off, from selling out our closest allies to declaring his own “great and unmatched wisdom” in making unilateral decisions which are NOT in the best interest of our nation. This is why it is imperative that the impeachment proceedings in Congress move ahead with urgency and expediency-nearly FIFTY per cent of Americans not only favor the impeachment proceedings but the actual removal of Donald Trump from office. His actions over the last couple of weeks or so are those of a man who has become unhinged and unglued, and there are very few guardrails, if any, left to reign in his basest instincts like this decision. He is dangerous, like a cornered animal. He needs to be dealt with accordingly. YOUR VOTE MATTERS!
Today is the final day for voter registration to participate in next month’s statewide campaigns, including the gubernatorial contest between “MAD” Matt Bevin and Andy Beshear. I strongly urge everybody to register so they can cast their ballot in November, one way or the other, Red or Blue. There’s a lot at stake in this election, from replacing the beady eyed would be demagogue Evangelist currently residing in the Governor’s Mansion in Frankfort to the fraudulent campaign being conducted by the REPUBLIKAN candidate to replace Beshear as Attorney General, Daniel Cameron, whose very qualifications to fill the post are now subject to a judicial ruling. First and foremost, there is the obvious need to banish Bevin to whence he came, being the true carpetbagger he is. He and his vicious attacks on women’s rights, labor unions and especially teachers more than overshadow the economic benefits the Commonwealth accrued during his administration. He has nothing else to run on. He and other REPUBLIKAN candidates are all trying to ride Trump’s coattails in this overwhelmingly Red state, and it may be enough to work in some cases. However, in the governor’s race, I don’t see even Trump overcoming the incredibly negative brand “MAD” Matt represents. He is the most unpopular governor EVER in Kentucky, and a recent poll indicated he was the most unpopular governor in America-that’s quite a tribute!!! The people in this state from Pikeville to Paducah deserve better and Andy Beshear will be a much more compassionate governor than his predecessor. The other races and measures on the ballot also merit a little research. You can find a sample ballot on line at the KY government website. Do your homework and vote as an informed citizen on the merits of the issues, not somebody’s name. An informed electorate has sustained this nation throughout our history, and now more than ever we need to perform our duties as citizens of this great Commonwealth and country. I’ve had a number of younger people, including family members that their vote doesn’t count, the system is rigged and one politician is no better than the next so why bother? I say this is exactly the kind of attitude that allowed a man like Bevin to become governor-only THIRTY per cent or so bothered to vote in the last election!!! One thing REPUBLIKANS are good at is bringing out their voters because they are driven by a blind loyalty to the most corrupt and incompetent president to EVER occupy the White House and scared to death of him. In order to level the playing field, it is important and imperative that you get out and vote in order to bring about the change our state desperately needs, just like our country right now. Bevin and Trump are both currently running ad campaigns that are incredibly fraudulent and fictitious, total smear campaigns based upon fear-immigration, women’s rights, teachers rights, Beshear’s integrity-all fair game in the world of multi million dollar out of state PAC’s who are funding all of the hate. They are counting on the same type of voter reaction that they got in 2016, but this time around people know better. So go out today and register if you haven’t already and get out to rock the vote next month!!! Only when the people have spoken can true liberty and freedom reign. “MOSCOW MITCH” SHOWS HIS TRUE COLOR(S)-IT’S YELLOW!!!! LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell vows to stop any Democratic push for impeachment in a social media campaign ad that he's using as a platform to raise campaign funds off the inquiry of President Donald Trump. In the brief Face book video, McConnell makes it clear that the Republican-controlled Senate with him in charge will be a firewall against efforts to remove Trump from office. "All of you know your Constitution," McConnell says in the video. "The way that impeachment stops is with a Senate majority with me as majority leader." The Senate leader, a steadfast Trump defender, avoided the impeachment issue during public appearances in his home state of Kentucky this past week. But McConnell recently swatted down talk that the Senate could dodge considering articles of impeachment if the Democratic-led House approved charges against Trump. "It's a Senate rule related to impeachment, it would take 67 votes to change, so I would have no choice but to take it up," McConnell said recently on CNBC. "How long you're on it is a whole different matter." House Democrats began the impeachment inquiry after revelations that Trump asked the Ukrainian president to investigate his potential 2020 Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, and his family. Foreign interference in elections has long been viewed as a threat to U.S. sovereignty and the integrity of democracy, and soliciting foreign help in an election is illegal. In his video, McConnell appears to predict that the matter of impeachment will reach the Senate. The Kentucky Republican says that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is "in the clutches of a left-wing mob that finally convinced her to impeach the president." Looking to capitalize on the polarizing issue, McConnell makes a fundraising plea at the end of the video, saying: "I need your help. Please contribute before the deadline." McConnell is running for reelection next year and regularly plays up his ties to Trump, who easily carried Kentucky in 2016 and remains popular in the state. McConnell campaign manager Kevin Golden said the impeachment inquiry has fired up the senator's supporters. "Few issues energize conservative voters like liberal overreach and the Democrats' latest outrageous attempt to impeach President Trump has activated our base to new heights," Golden said in a statement Saturday night. (Above from The Associated press). As if we needed another reason to despise everything “MOSCOW MITCH” stands for, here he is taking the very serious allegations against the President and the Constitutional responsibilities of Congress and turning them into political capital. His campaign manager calls the legitimate impeachment inquiry into numerous Trump wrongdoings as "liberal overreach". "MOSCOW MITCH" has stood by literally now for nearly three years and allowed Trump to run roughshod over our democratic processes, usurp the power reserved for his own Legislative branch and looked the other way while Trump committed wrongdoing after wrongdoing. This is the same Senate Majority Leader who has refused to put legislation addressing the issues of election security and gun reform, bills already passed in the House even to the Senate floor for a vote. The same man who desperately supports the outrageous positions of the NRA opposing background checks and the ban on assault weapons while hiding behind the Second Amendment and lining his pockets with their cash. The same man who was responsible for the catastrophic legislation allowing unlimited corporate and PAC campaign contributions which has allowed special interests like oil and gas, coal, pharma and utilities to buy and sell politicians and elections. The same man who stacked the Supreme Court by refusing to bring Barrack Obama’s nominee to the Senate for a confirmation hearing and vote and instead changed procedural rules to install his own choice in Neil Gorsuch. He then ramrodded through the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh despite several allegations of sexual misconduct in much the same manner, and has been busy stacking the federal courts at all levels with right wing leaning conservatives that will impact key issues in this country for decades to come. Let’s be honest here. McConnell is probably right. He and his gutless and cowardly REPUBLIKAN cohorts will undoubtedly eschew their Constitutional responsibilities in favor of political expediency and refuse to vote to impeach Donald Trump, despite the overwhelming evidence against him of several “high crimes and misdemeanors” and his actions which have put our nation’s very security at stake. I submit that they will pay the price, including “MOSCOW MITCH”. These spineless sycophants have all chosen to put self preservation and perpetuation ahead of country, and they will all be held accountable at the ballot box. It’s time to send this political hack packing, Kentucky, and allow someone who has the best interests of the people of the Commonwealth who elected them in mind instead of insatiable greed and the need for power that McConnell has exhibited throughout his THIRTY plus years in the Senate. IT’S TIME FOR A CHANGE KENTUCKY!!! DITCH “MOSCOW MITCH”!!!! THE GUARDRAILS ARE LONG GONE!!!
As the impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump and his attempts to coerce the Ukrainian President into providing dirt on his political opponent Joe Biden and his son Hunter moves ahead in the House of Representatives, President Donald Trump is becoming increasingly unhinged. His insane rantings on Twitter on everything from cursing to accusing Representative Adam Schiff of treason to talking about death for the whistleblower in the good old days speak for themselves. His appearances before the news media have become more and more confrontational and filled with bizarre behavior. His normal run of the mill presidential duties, like meeting with the leader of Finland yesterday, have become overshadowed by the looming proposition of impeachment. His performance on air was incredibly telling-this is a man that the walls are closing in on and he is beginning to crack under the pressure. This is why it is imperative that the impeachment proceedings be expedited by the House leadership to have him removed from office before he does something truly catastrophic and there’s nobody there to stop him!! The individuals who once constrained Trump and his basest instincts are long gone. Here is a partial list of those who served for Trump but were either fired by Trump or quit: John Kelly, Kristjen Nielson, H.R. McMaster, John Bolton, Hope Hicks, James Maddus, Jeff Sessions, Rod Rosenstein, James Comey, Rex Tillerson and Dan Coats to name just some of the key individuals that have left. The list on WIKIPEDIA is astounding-the greatest turnover of ANY administration in our history. These were people in positions like Chief of Staff, Secretary of State or Defense Secretary that were able to in many instances provide the necessary balance and experience that tempered Trump’s day trader mentality in running the country. Now we have a POTUS who is completely surrounded by sycophants and yes men, and members of his own party who are so terrified of him that they support his every illegitimate move like frightened school boys!! He has a captive media outlet in FAUX NEWS who believes everything the golden idol tells them, every ridiculous conspiracy theory he tosses out and spend all of their on air time promoting Trump and his corrupt administration and lying to the American people. The only things standing between CROOKED DONALD and him anointing himself as king are what he now refers to as the “corrupt media” and the democratically controlled House of Representatives. They have exposed Trump for what he is; an amoral charlatan who stole the election with help from his BFF Vladimir Putin and now is trying to get another foreign power to influence the 2020 election in his favor by discrediting his would be opponent(s). We just heard him ask for China to help him uncover dirt on Biden, the same China that he has engaged in a lose-lose trade war. Just how arrogant or stupid is this man??? He’s about to be impeached for soliciting political aid from a foreign government and he openly does the same thing again?!? Astounding. The point is there’s no longer anybody in Trump’s inner circle who can reign in his basest instincts-instead he has corrupt or incompetent buffoons and those with hidden agendas of racism and bigotry advising him-individuals like Stephen “The KILLER” Miller, Kellyanne “C” WORD, “POMPOUS” Mike Pompeo and WILLIAM (DIS)Barr. You have a Chief of Staff and Press Secretary who are essentially invisible. He has personal attorneys like “RUNAWAY” Rudy Guiliani promoting his “defer and deflect” strategy. You have political allies supporting him in Congress who are only interested in sustaining their political clout and insuring their own reelections instead of putting the interests of our republic first, people like “MOSCOW MITCH” McConnell, Kevin “JOE” McCarthy and Lindsey Graham “CRACKER”. Only ONE REPUBLIKAN in the Senate has the stones to speak out against the most vile of Trump’s actions and that would be Mitt Romney. The rest of the Congressional delegation in both chambers on the REPUBLIKAN side of the aisle will be shown to be gutless cowards when history judges them on issues like healthcare and gun legislation. If you need further evidence that Donald Trump is unglued and unhinged, just watch the news or look at Twitter. He’ll be there 24/7 with his insane ranting and raving about the fact that finally, after nearly three years of incompetence, corruption and criminal actions committed either by him or on his behalf by members of his staff or administration, these “high crimes and misdemeanors” have finally caught up with him. He needs to be removed from office before he causes our great nation irreparable damage in a fit of rage or revenge, which appears could happen at any time given his present state of mind. IMPEACH! Now. TIME TO DO OR DIE FOR DEMOCRATS AND DEMOCRACY!!
There’s a Kenny Loggins song “This Is It!” that reminds me of the crossroads our nation faces on this very day. Our backs ARE to the corner. Comes a day in every life. The impeachment of Donald J. Trump is that day in our history. The United States House of Representatives under the direction of Speaker Nancy Pelosi has initiated an impeachment inquiry into the presidency and administration of Trump, without question the most corrupt POTUS our nation has EVER seen in the Oval Office. The immediate basis for the article(s) of impeachment relate to the recent Ukrainian phone call and the subsequent whistleblower complaint and Trump’s attempt to cover up any records of his strong arming President Zelenskiy of Ukraine into digging up dirt on his political opponent while withholding desperately needed military aid to combat the invasion of eastern Ukraine by Russian backed separatists as leverage, and the subsequent attempts of numerous individuals including the Attorney General to cover it up. And have his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani confirm it to everybody on FAUX News!!! Make no mistake where you are; Your backs to the corner don’t be a fool anymore The waiting is over No room to run no way to hide no time for wondering why It's here the moment is now about to decide Make no mistake where you are you’re going no further until it's over and done (Lyrics compliments of Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald) These words seem fittingly appropriate for the present political landscape facing the Democrats under Nancy Pelosi in the House as well as the presidential candidates fighting for the party’s nomination to oppose the REPUBLIKANS in 2020. I believe that Pelosi’s hand and her uncertainty about the political fallout from an impeachment inquiry was forced by these most recent allegations of misconduct and the growing chorus within her own caucus for impeachment proceedings. Her previous tactics of caution and the go slow approach were NOT working, and it appeared as if Trump and his allies believed they could literally get away with ANYTHING after AG William (DIS)Barr whitewashed and discredited Robert Mueller’s report, which in and of itself should have been grounds to begin an impeachment inquiry (anybody remember TEN different incidences of obstruction of justice??). Thankfully, we still have individuals working in service of our government, TRUE PATRIOTS, who have the decency to understand the difference between right and wrong. And our President calls this individual a “traitor” and throws around words like “civil war” and “treason” and alludes to killing spies in the good old days and demands to know the identity of this courageous individual. He calls the impeachment inquiry a “coup”. If these seem like words that might better be uttered by the dictator of a totalitarian regime that is precisely what they are. They should send a chill (not the good kind!) up and down the spine of every liberty loving American!!! The House needs to move quickly forward with the process and put the ball squarely in “MOSCOW MITCH’S" court and watch him and his fellow REPUBLIKANS attempt to defend the indefensible and the most corrupt and corrosive president EVER!!! Even if Trump survives the impeachment vote, the REPUBLIKANS will be on record and WILL pay the price in the election. And Donald Trump has virtually NO chance of being reelected even if he does manage to survive being removed from office. His political career will be ready for the dumpster, where he will join the literally dozens of others that he himself threw in there!!! That brings me to my last point=-the Democratic presidential nominee. The news today that Bernie Sanders has health issues pretty much removes him from serious consideration, and frankly calls Joe Biden’s age into question as well. It looks like it could really open the floodgates of support emerging for Senator Elizabeth Warren to oppose the REPUBKLIKANS in 2020. With the election just about a year away, it’s time the Democratic Party got serious about supporting a single nominee who is capable of winning the votes of the younger generation, people of color and Latinos to insure the defeat of the REPUBLIKAN nominee no matter who it might be. The moment of truth is at hand, ladies and gentlemen of the House-how will history record your lyrics?!? TRUMP’S TOXIC TAINT
As more information becomes known about the enormous efforts put forth by Donald Trump in his attempt to strong arm Ukraine into digging up dirt on his political opponent Joe Biden becomes known, the number of those implicated in the efforts to facilitate this incredible presidential abuse of power as well as the elaborate scheme to cover it all up continues to grow. We now know that Secretary of State “POMPOUS” Mike Pompeo, who had previously denied ANY knowledge of the phone call and stated he had not fully read the IG whistleblower complaint was actually ON THE CALL with Trump to the Ukrainian President. So he lied. We also now know that the Attorney General, William (DIS)Barr, has been gallivanting around the globe on Trump’s behalf trying to dredge up the goods on…..wait for it…..the RUSSIA INVESTIGATION and Robert Mueller. Taxpayer money being spent in enormous amounts, to say nothing of the dereliction of duty by both men with regard to their appointed positions, in political service to the man who would be king, Donald Trump. It’s astounding how men of very respectable character and background like Mike Pompeo can become witless sycophants after being exposed to Donald Trump, including his amoral character and complete disregard for the norms of governance. Just go down the incredible list of the individuals who have come and gone people who gave themselves to the service of the government only to be infected by Trump’s corrupt ways, throw their very integrity and reputations out the window to protect him and then get thrown into the dumpster when their shelf life has expired. Pompeo is a well educated ex military man who should know better. His cavalier attitude and his total incompetence as Secretary of State would of themselves be grounds for dismissal in any normal administration. Just look at the track record-dismal failure in the negotiations with N Korea; complete breakdown in negotiations with China over Trump’s absurd trade war; lack of policy or position with regard to Hong Kong and the struggle for autonomy; the entire Middle East situation, including Iran and Saudi Arabia; Russian aggression against Ukraine. I cannot think of a SINGLE success that has been realized under “POMPOUS” Mike’s tenure as Secretary of State. He is a total sycophant now for whatever absurd foreign policy tweet or policy Trump demands, be it buying Greenland or canceling a state visit over a perceived snub like he did to the Danes over buying it from them. Now we also know that Pompeo is in this thing waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay over his head. He has already been subpoenaed by The Congressional Committees investigating the entire Ukraine to turn over State Department records and files that have to do with Ukraine, his dealings with ”RUNAWAY” Rudy Giuliani and his involvement with him. He has just stated he will refuse to either turn over documents or allow State Department employees to testify to Congress, in complete disregard of the Constitution and our system of checks and balances. He could well be implicated in some form of criminal conspiracy before all is said and done. Then we have the case of Bill (DIS)Barr, our supposed Attorney General and head of the DOJ. I knew from day one there was something fraudulent about his character, and boy is that proving to be correct!!! Not only did he take the lead in whitewashing the Mueller report before the American people and Congress had a chance to decide for themselves whether the President was guilty of obstruction of justice on TEN different occasions, now we learn he has been actively engaged in the attempted cover up of the Ukraine phone call and the whistleblower complaint. We also have discovered how he has been globetrotting on behalf of his client, CROOKED DONALD, to try to discredit the entire Russia investigation and the intelligence services for purely political purposes. He has been mentioned numerous times in the whistleblower complaint, tried his best to bury it and now, instead of fulfilling the essential duties of his position as chief law enforcement officer of the land he is instead performing political gopher duties for Trump-at our expense. He has also lied to Congress during the Mueller probe. Apparently at one time (DIS)Barr was an honest attorney or prosecutor, but like so many others before him in various capacities, he has been tainted by Trump’s toxicity, and may well end up being indicted for his involvement in this and the other wrongdoings being committed daily by Trump and his “CABINET of CLOWNS”. I have already discussed poor pitiful “RUNAWAY” Rudy Giuliani at length. Just watch him on FAUX NEWS with “INSANITY” Hannity on ANY night and you’ll fully understand just how pathetic it is that Trump actually employs this buffoon and calls him his personal attorney-his sole purpose is to be the point man in the “defer and deflect” strategy he employs when confronted with evidence of wrongdoing. Giuliani himself is the idiot who opened Pandora’s Box in the first place with his outrageous performance in the Chris Cuomo interview on CNN a couple of weeks back. I keep hearing the background noise about his problems with alcohol-the proof is in the performance folks!!! And just look at those CRAZY eyes of his. Frankly, his demise has been difficult to watch. Let’s not forget the long list of gutless Congressional REPUBLIKANS who have been seriously infected with Trump’s toxic taint, from “MOSCOW MITCH” McConnell to Lindsey Graham “CRACKER” to Kevin (JOE) McCarthy to Trump “GOON” Devin Nunes and every other one in either chamber who seemingly lost their stones somewhere along the way as well as the memory of the oath of office each one of them took to “protect the Constitution of the United States from ALL enemies, both foreign and domestic”. They have failed to do so simply because they have sold their souls to Trump in hopes of holding onto their positions of power. Period. And finally, let’s not forget those stooges in the media that have been completely tainted by Trump or in the case of FAUX NEWS, an entire network!!! People like Laura Ingraham, Rush Limbaugh and “INSANITY” Hannity, the right wing pundits who attribute Trump’s problems with some “deep state conspiracy” instead of accepting the fact that the man whom they have blindly been supporting these last nearly three years is a criminal, that he has by his actions and those of his sycophant underlings put our Republic in great peril both from within and without. Everything and everybody he has touched in one way or another over this period of time has become infected by his amoral character and his corrupt governance. It’s time to cure this disease, just like we stamped out polio. The time has come to take our vaccination and impeach Donald J. Trump before he infects the entire country with his toxic illness!!! |
About Mike ColeBorn in Hamilton, OH but a proud Kentuckian since age two. One brother and three sisters. Suburban, Catholic middle-class upbringing. Attended Jefferson Community College and Pasadena Community College. Proud father of four and grandfather to seven, and most of all, a concerned American citizen! Are you??? Categories |