I wrote this post one year ago today. I decided to put it up again in order to demonstrate how little things have REALLY changed, You be the judge. As we head into the fateful election year of 2020, we need to learn from the past.
ADIOS 2018...GOOD RIDDANCE!!! As we prepare for what will hopefully be a much better New Year than the past one under the corrupt and incompetent leadership of Donald J. Trump, it would be wise to reflect on 2018 and its events and how things can be so much better 2019. The biggest political event of the year was the mid term elections, which saw the Democratic party seize control of the House of Representatives from the REPUBLIKANS who had held absolute power in both the Congress and executive branch and couldn’t get anything accomplished despite that fact, i.e. rescinding Obamacare, funding Trump’s nonsensical border wall, etc. Their only meaningful victory was completely orchestrated by “RICH” Mitch McConnell, that being the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, a controversial nomination to say the least. We had the Helsinki summit, where POTUS Donald J. Trump appeared to be the cowering wimp sitting beside his BFF and mentor Vladimir Putin in one of the most embarrassing scenes I’ve ever witnessed for an American president. It further demonstrated that there is indeed something that Putin holds over Trump, be it videos or financial records. Then there is N. Korea. After assuring us all of his incredible negotiating skills, his summit with Kim Jong Un to “denuclearize” the Korean peninsula has proven to be an abysmal failure, with evidence indicating Kim is moving full speed ahead with his weapons development program in secret while assuring Mike Pompeo (another Trump lightweight!) that he isn’t. I know I’m sleeping better at night. Then we have the multitude of unseemly scandals that have plagued Trump since he took office. The number of lies and misstatements coming either from Trump himself or sycophants like “HUCKLEBERRY” Sanders number in the thousands this year alone as tracked by the Washington Post. We have the Mueller investigation continuing, as the net draws ever closer to the collusion and cover up he and his cronies orchestrated in order to influence the 2016 election. A number of his former associates have already been indicted and convicted of numerous criminal offenses, like Michael Flynn and Michael Cohen. We have adulterous affairs with hush money being paid to two different women, also with the intent of influencing the same election and in felonious violation of campaign finance laws. We have numerous other investigations which will soon be gearing up looking into other Trump enterprises, such as his never released income tax returns, Foundation and his real estate holdings, including the Washington hotel where he has raked in millions since being inaugurated in clear violation of the law. The list goes on and on. We have seen the President steadfastly defend a known murderer in Saudi Crown Prince MBS, despite his own intelligence community producing actual physical evidence clearly implicating him in Jamal Khashoggi’s brutal murder and dismemberment. He claims we need the Saudis as our ally and business partner, yet the only pocket book he’s really interested in these family dealings with the Saudis is his own-just ask Jared! He routinely sides with thugs like Putin and Erdogan of Turkey in order to further enhance his financial position at the complete expense of our national security interests. We witnessed the terror unfold in numerous school shootings with absolutely NO effort made by Congress to do anything about gun regulation-a Congress so beholden to the NRA they are literally bought and paid for by the gun lobby. We saw a man, an obvious Trump supporter who was encouraged by his outrageous lies and misstatements about his political opponents that he started trying to kill them all with package bombs, including two former Presidents! We witnessed blatant hatred and anti Semitism in the slaughter of innocent victims in the Pittsburgh Synagogue massacre, another individual motivated by the rhetoric and hatred being spewed forth daily from the Trump administration. We are witnessing an inhumane immigration policy that includes the imprisonment and death of innocent children in so called “detention centers” after being separated from their parents. We have seen Trump send American troops to our southern border to defend against a real “PHANTOM MENACE” in the form of a caravan “TRUMPED” up by him and FAUX NEWS for purely political purposes. And although POTUS himself assured the entire world in his meeting with Schumer and Pelosi a couple of weeks ago he would “take full ownership” of a government shutdown, it’s now “Schumer’s Shutdown”. All soooooo typical of the man who has absolutely no moral compass. Let’s not forget the fraudulent “middle class” tax cut that was foisted upon the unsuspecting American public. It turns out it was nothing more than a payback to corporate Amerika, who promptly took the money and gave it back to themselves, and to Trump’s buddies in the “BILLIONAIRE BOY’S CLUB, who he bragged about it to shortly after it passed through the REPUBLIKAN controlled Congress. “CRYIN” Paul Ryan’s legacy turns out to be as phony as his legacy. We witnessed the resignation in disgrace of EPA Director Scott “I DIDN’T DO IT!!” Pruitt, Ryan Zinke, Interior Secretary who left town in hopes of escaping further scrutiny for his misdeeds, Defense Secretary Mattis quits over Trump’s border policy and his unilateral decision to withdraw American forces from Syria, thereby ceding that critical country to his pal Vlad, and Chief of Staff John Kelly is leaving his post today. There are countless others who have either quit or been fired in the past twelve months-the list is too extensive to post here. Our environmental policy and global commitment to positively affecting ongoing climate change has been completely reversed by this administration, and the effects will be felt for decades to come. In order to continue the financial windfall that oils/gas industry and coal companies, utilities and other related businesses provide to REPUBLIKAN coffers, Trump has decided that fossil fuels are the future we should be betting on while the rest of the world laughs and goes about the business of converting to more environmentally friendly power sources such as solar and wind. The Chinese have left us in their rear view mirror in this area. Heard enough? I know I have! So where does this leave us as we head into 2019?!? The one encouraging factor that is different is the fact that we now have a REAL check on Trump and his corrupt administration and policies in the form of the Democratic House. But let’s not forget that “RICH” Mitch and his REPUBLIKAN cronies still control the Senate, and can still do considerable damage as they have done over the last number of years to the institution of American democracy. They have all but taken away the power of the individual vote by eliminating campaign finance laws. They have rolled back numerous financial regulations instituted following the near financial collapse of 2008 that were designed to safeguard against such a thing happening again. They have rolled back numerous environmental regulations at the expense of public health, like allowing utility companies to once again release toxic mercury into the environment. They are in the process of stacking the court system from bottom to top with right leaning judges who will help further their conservative Christian agendas at every turn. I sincerely hope Mueller’s final report provides enough hard evidence of Trump and his campaign’s collusion and subsequent cover up to begin the process of impeachment. I hope it is SO damning in nature it absolutely forces McConnell and other REPUBLIKAN Senators to act for fear of losing their own grip on power, because otherwise we know they are more afraid of Trump than anything. In the meanwhile, I also hope the Democrats throw every investigation and subpoena they can at Trump and continue to deny him the funding for the absurd wall. It should be an interesting New Year, to say the least!! HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!! Until next time…..
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The news that the name of the alleged whistleblower in the Ukraine scandal has once again appeared on Trump’s Twitter feed is disturbing to say the least. While the protections afforded to government employees who sound the alarm on wrongdoing are very complex in nature, Trump is absolutely wrong with his insistence that he is entitled to confront his accuser. This is simply NOT the case with a whistleblower complaint, the very nature of which would indicate anonymity for the accuser. But CROOKED DONALD and his corrupt REPUBLIKAN supporters will stop at nothing to attempt to exonerate him of this obvious abuse of power and breach of our national security interests. They desperately want to paint this individual as politically motivated or somehow prejudiced in the complaint, despite the fact that the vast majority of individuals who were privy to the scheme were horrified by it, like John Bolton, who called it “a drug deal” and advised any of his staff who were present at the meeting discussing it to immediately seek legal counsel.
Donald J. Trump has been impeached by the United States House of Representatives, one of only THREE such presidents to be so disgraced. His legacy has been forever tarnished and he is determined to have his revenge, like the true Mafioso crime boss he thinks he is. His rapid right wing supporters, many of whom openly espouse white nationalism, such as his own immigration hit man Stephen “The KILLER” Miller, have all but declared civil war will break out if their golden idol is removed from office or even defeated in the upcoming November election. Fear mongering and division has been the hallmark of this administration, and these are the same tactics Trump is trying to use on the whistleblower. Trump has violated so many laws and statutes it’s hard to keep count, from his collusion with Russia to steal the 2016 election from Hillary Clinton to attempting to cover the whole thing up. Then we had campaign finance violations with the hush money payments to porn stars, Playmates and the Enquirer. We have income tax evasion which will be revealed when the courts force him to reveal his fraudulent tax returns and financial statements, which he has been guilty of for YEARS. We have the extortion of the Ukrainians that the whistleblower revealed and was confirmed during the Congressional hearings. Abuse of power. And now he wants to illegally “out” the one individual who had the courage to come forward to reveal the “drug deal” and all of its shadowy tentacles reaching into the very depths of our government, from the President to the Secretary of State to the Attorney General to the Chief of Staff to slime ball Rudy Giuliani, or at least encourage his “base” to do so while hiding behind his Twitter feed. It’s more than reprehensible, it’s ILLEGAL!!! Just add another item to the incredible laundry list of wrongdoing, lies and attempts to undermine our system of criminal justice and the institutions responsible for upholding it, such as the FBI and the DOJ. His own AG is more corrupt than he is having perjured himself in front of Congress and participated in the cover up of the Ukraine scandal. The man truly does believe he is above the law, as evidenced by his remark to schoolchildren that the Constitution allows him to “do anything he wants” as POTUS. He needs to be held accountable and brought to justice, as well as his accomplices. If the cowardly sycophants in the REPUBLIKAN Senate won’t do it, then surely the voters will come next November. Trump has done more damage to our republic in three years than ANY of his predecessors have EVER done cumulatively, and if we don’t stop him now it might well be too late in another four years. Christmas Eve, 2019 and instead of waiting for NORAD radar to pick up Santa’s sleigh delivering gifts to the children of the United States they will instead be watching for indications of a ballistic missile launch from the N. Korean madman Kim Jung UN, who has promised his BFF Donald J. Trump a “Christmas Surprise”! Kim is upset that the negotiations with Trump have gone nowhere and the economic sanctions he has imposed are destroying the N Korean economy. In spite of this, he has, since first meeting with the “Master Negotiator” himself, increased his nuclear stockpile and bolstered the capabilities for delivery of these weapons to include the ability to strike the continental U.S...
Granted, the N Korean dilemma has been a thorn in our side since long before Trump became president. However, it was Trump himself who declared following the first summit meeting with Kim in Hanoi that he had reached an agreement for the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula and that we should all “sleep better at night’. That was two failed summits ago, and since that time there has ZERO progress made in reaching that stated objective. John Bolton, Trump’s former National Security Advisor and an absolute hawk on the N Korean issue recently stated that Trump should admit that his policy toward the rogue state had failed and that it was time to revisit other options. I nicknamed Bolton “DR. STRANGELOVE” for good reason, and frankly I don’t trust the man. Even though he supposedly was aghast at the Ukrainian extortion scheme dreamed up by Trump and “RUNAWAY” Rudy Giuliani and referred to it as a “drug deal”, he has yet to come forward to reveal the information that could be potentially damaging to Trump. My question is WHY??? For a book deal??? I would certainly hope not, but the fact is Bolton is correct about N Korea. Our strategy has not achieved the stated goal of a nuclear free Korean peninsula, and it doesn’t even appear to be a realistic expectation at this point. Why in the world would Kim give up his ONLY leverage? So Trump could build a resort there? Intelligence estimates put the N Korean nuclear stockpile at approximately forty bombs. Just imagine what two did to Japan when dropped in 1945 and how today’s weapons are many times more powerful than those devices. Imagine what they might do to Seattle. Or Los Angeles. Or Chicago. And how many people would perish, both from the initial attack and the effects for years of the radiation poisoning. And for those who think this is far fetched, consider this; we are talking about the same man who poisoned his own brother in law with saran gas in the middle of a busy airport terminal, had his own relatives eaten alive by wild dogs and executed his own generals and diplomats by means of artillery rounds. He has imprisoned thousands and executed like numbers of perceived threats to his power. His own people are starving to death while he spends all of the state’s resources developing weapons of mass destruction. Does anybody truly think he would hesitate to unleash his fury on S Korea, Japan or the United States if pushed into a corner? A military option is not in the cards. It would literally cost hundreds of thousands of lives on the peninsula, including tens of thousands of Americans stationed there. It could also lead to the aforementioned nuclear exchange that is unfathomable. That leaves only negotiation. Sanctions have hurt, but they have NOT in any way shape of form been a deterrent to Kim’s nuclear ambitions. The ability to use China’s influence to rein in Kim has been lost in Trump’s idiotic trade war with Beijing. Or else we learn to live with the fact that a total madman is in possession of the capacity to blow up the world. That doesn’t help me sleep better at night, I assure you!!! It’s time to change tactics, Mr. President. Your BFF has jilted you. Throw the “love letters” away and get serious about doing something constructive for a change, like conducting meaningful negotiations with this thug. So far he has played you like a Stradivarius!!! I believe the adjournment of Congress for the holiday recess is probably the best thing that could have happened for America in this crucial moment in our nation’s history. Following the impeachment of President Donald J. Trump this week and prior to the beginning of the Senate trial next year, it affords ALL parties the opportunity to take a step back to enjoy families and the holidays, irrespective of faith or political orientation. It also affords both Democrats and Republicans the chance to reexamine their tribal politics and begin to consider what is right for America instead of what’s right for them politically. Perhaps having the chance to be back in their respective home districts will also afford them the time to listen to their constituents regarding the political morass we find ourselves in as we near the end of 2019.
To Speaker Pelosi, Chuck Schumer and the rest of the Democrats in Congress I would urge that you stick by your position of NOT turning over the Articles of Impeachment to the Senate until Majority Leader McConnell and Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham agree to allow witnesses to be called to testify and to act as the Constitution requires as impartial jurors in a very serious matter. The REPUBLIKAN controlled Senate MUST not be allowed to give Trump a free pass. To Majority Leader McConnell and Senator Graham, I would urge you reconsider your tribal political positions and uphold both your oath of office and Constitutional duties in taking the impeachment of Donald J. Trump as a serious matter of national security instead of using it as a platform for political grandstanding or in blind support of a President who is guilty of numerous impeachable offenses. You still have a chance to do the right thing. I urge you to contemplate your duty as we have this two week pause in the proceedings. America, I urge the rest of you to do the same as you celebrate family and friends this holiday season 2019. Look into your own hearts and ask yourself the same question-we all know the facts now it’s up to each individual person to weigh them based upon their own value systems and be guided accordingly. This is how our democracy is supposed to work, not one that is reduced to petty and vicious political infighting and name calling where nothing gets accomplished. HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL, AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!!!! The incredible spectacle of watching the United States House of Representatives vote to impeach POTUS Donald J. Trump yesterday was historic in and of itself, but the alternative reality narrative adapted by the REPUBLIKAN members was even more incredulous. One after another they went to the House well and made complete fools of themselves attempting to defend the indefensible, invoking such absurd comparisons of the proceedings to the Salem witch trials, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the death of Jesus Christ at the hands of the Romans. One member even asked for a moment of silence on behalf of the sixty three million Americans who voted for Trump in 2016. (He also forgets Hillary received sixty six million votes, THREE MILLION more than Trump!) It was difficult to watch these cowardly sycophants one by one attempt to discredit the impeachment process in favor of their own political expediency and interesting to note that not a SINGLE one of them attempted to defend the man or his actions. They all know better, but are so terrified of the schoolyard bully that they dare not speak out in support of the Constitution or their own oath of office. Its astounding how one individual like Trump could have completely hijacked the REPUBLIKAN party, its ideals and principles, conned all of its members into believing the 15,000 plus lies he has spoken in less than four years and follow him blindly while he marches off of the cliff. How did this happen?!?
I switched my party affiliation over ten years ago following the presidency of George W. Bush. Under his watch, we were collectively duped into the disastrous war in Iraq and attacked by Muslim extremists on 9/11 while he flew around on Air Force One. I like so many other Republicans was thrilled with the economy and the seeming never ending growth of my 401K-then came 2008 and the economic collapse fueled by the mortgage lending scandal. My life savings were immediately reduced by half. Then I started noticing the subtle damage being done to our democracy by Mitch McConnell, from the passage of Citizens United allowing unlimited campaign contributions by corporations and PACS to the stacking of the courts with right wing leaning conservative judges. So when the election rolled around in 2008, I switched parties and voted for Barrack Obama and I’ve never looked back. The Republican Party before Donald Trump stood for fiscal conservatism (remember the Tea Party or Newt Gingrich?), free trade and the promotion of democratic ideals and support for our long term allies like NATO in the ongoing struggle against The Soviet Union. The REPUBLIKAN party under Donald Trump (literally and figuratively!) has generated the largest budget deficit in our history, awarded the largest tax cut EVER to corporate America and the very wealthy at the expense of the middle class, supported the disastrous trade wars and tariffs unilaterally imposed by Trump and completely abandoned our allies while cozying up to brutal regimes and strongmen like Erdogan, Kim and MBS while at the same time handing Russia and Putin one victory after another, whether it be withholding desperately needed aid to Ukraine to ward off the invasion by Russian mercenaries in exchange for political dirt on Joe Biden or deciding to pull out of Syria. In other words, virtually every single principle upon which the old Republican Party was founded, the party of Abraham Lincoln, has been discarded while the Washington politicians and party leaders stand by and watch with Mr. Johnson in hand. Yesterday was the culmination of everything that has gone tragically wrong with the REPUBLIKANS under the dictates of Trump and his henchmen. Mitch McConnell, Lindsey Graham, Kevin McCarthy, Devin Nunes, Jim Jordan, Doug Collins, Mark Meadows and every other REPUBLIKAN member of Congress have decided collectively to sell their souls to the devil and sell out the principles upon which there party was founded. In this impeachment process, they have disregarded their oath of office and Constitutional duties for the sake of saving their own asses from the wrath of the golden idol and political expediency. I laugh at their suggestions that the process was somehow tainted-it’s all spelled out in the Constitution. And now we have the Senate ready to remediate all of the perceived wrongdoings against them by exonerating Trump, despite not only the overwhelming evidence brought with the two articles passed yesterday but at least half a dozen or more evidences of “high crimes and misdemeanors” committed by Trump or his hit men like AG Barr, Secretary of State Pompeo or personal attorney Guiliani, including perjury and obstruction of justice. Apparently REPUBLIKANS forget about the number of Trump staffers or supporters who have been convicted of criminal activities and sentenced to prison, individuals like Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen and Rick Gates. Already Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and Lindsey Graham, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman, have proclaimed they will NOT be fair and impartial jurors are described in the Constitution but will be in lock step with the White House. Once again, we see complete disregard for their Constitutional responsibilities in favor of political expediency. The million $ question we must ask ourselves in light of this incredible dissolution of a once proud party into a collective group of cowardly sycophants bowing to a corrupt and amoral President is simple-WHY?!? This man, as he has demonstrated so many times in the past, would throw any one of these people under the bus if it came to saving his own ass or served his political purpose. I keep hearing the media say that behind closed doors that REPUBLIKANS despise Trump but are afraid to stand up to him for fear of being challenged in a primary. If that is in fact the case, it is all the more disheartening to see that not a SINGLE one of them had the stones to do the right thing. NOT ONE. Finally, let me just clarify a bit of a spelling controversy that came up in one of my Twitter conversations with the opposition. I was accused of being another dumb liberal who couldn’t even spell the word Republican correctly with my REPUBLIKAN references. The change of the “c” to a “K” is simply my way of disparaging the new party and what it stands for, and all of those Congressional members in both Houses who have decided to put self interest ahead of the Constitution, their oath of office and above all, our national security. These individuals should have paid closer attention to the election results in 2016. Those who cast their lot with CROOKED DONALD were mostly swept away by a Blue wave, especially in the House. The same thing is going to happen next year if the party doesn’t dramatically shift course, and I’m hopeful here in KY we can start by DITCHING MITCH. I would strongly urge voters everywhere to look at the unbelievable performance yesterday of these pathetic House REPUBLIKANS and vote their sorry asses out of office!!! It’s the best tool we have in our democratic bag to remedy the cancer that has spread throughout our land… Donald Trump and his REPUBLIKAN accomplices. Donald J. Trump was impeached today by the United States House of Representatives, becoming only the third president in history to join this rogues club which includes Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton. His place in the annals of American history is secure, but the branding will not be to his liking. It is a historic day to be sure, but one long overdue considering the level of corruption and malfeasance we have seen from this President and his supplicants since the day he took the oath of office nearly three years ago, an oath that he has consistently violated and betrayed.
Donald J. Trump has committed the following impeachable offenses or “high crimes and misdemeanors” since he decided to run for President back in 2015. When REPUBLIKAN lawmakers in Congress whine and complain that Trump has not committed any impeachable offenses, they should be prepared to respond to the following list of transgressions.
The Democratic leadership decided to use the “KISS” (keep it simple stupid) approach in drawing up the two articles of impeachment regarding the “quid pro quo” in Ukraine and the abuse of power. But America should understand that Donald J. Trump has committed many more “high crimes and misdemeanors” for which he could be and should be held accountable. Trump’s claim of a “Salem” witch hunt and trial can be addressed simply by looking at the number of individuals who have been associated with him who have been indicted and convicted of criminal behavior. There are currently at least half a dozen ranging from the aforementioned Michael Cohen to National Security Advisor Michael Flynn. Trump’s greatest concern in life is his brand. The Trump brand will now live in infamy, the infamy brought on by the disgrace of impeachment. He deserves everything he gets. While he and the cowardly REPUBLIKAN sycophants like McCarthy, Jordan, McConnell and Graham do everything they possibly can to convince America they are the victims of a Democratic “coup” and the far left, the facts suggest otherwise. Trump is not fit to be president, and should not only be impeached but removed from office. It appears the words of Rashida Tlaib, newly elected Democratic Congresswoman from Michigan were prophetic earlier this year following her election when she said “we’re going to go in there and we’re going to impeach the motherfuc*er!” Today is that day. While the ultimate outcome of the trial in the biased and cowardly REPUBLIKAN Senate is fairly certain, so too is the political fate that awaits them for their failure to uphold the Constitution and their oath of office as well as the condemnation of history-it WON’T be on their side when written in the future. There is no joy in this day, only a sense of disgust and anger. How did we come to this point? How could such a man EVER be elected? Will America EVER recover from the damage this man and his policies have wrought upon this country? The apparent remedy for what ails us will evidently be next November at the polls because it’s obvious MOSCOW MITCH and LINDSEY GRAHAM “CRACKER” and the rest of the cowardly REPUBLIKANS have no interest whatsoever in upholding their Constitutional duties. The announcement today that a local member of the Kentucky Legislature is introducing a bill to legalize recreational marijuana for the forthcoming General Assembly, coupled with the grand opening of the new Caesar’s grand casino across the river in Indiana last week bring up two of the potential solutions to our Commonwealth’s budget crisis that I have been touting for quite some time now. Legalized gaming should also be legislation that our General Assembly should take into consideration in the upcoming session. These two sources of additional and well documented revenue would help alleviate the financial crisis we have been dealing with interminably in this state by helping to pay down the huge debt on the pension fund and alleviate the financial burden this debt has put on cities like Louisville.
Just look at the states around us-every single one-IN, MO, TN, WV and OH have realized huge financial windfalls by legalizing and controlling gaming. Kentuckians, including my wife and others, can’t wait to go into one of these surrounding states and spend their money elsewhere. Why? Because we have allowed the vocal minority of Evangelicals and preachers in revival tents to dictate our policy for far too long, warning us of the evils of gambling and addiction. What about the Kentucky Lottery? What is Churchill Downs doing spending billions on facilities that look a whole lot like a casino to me both here and in northern KY? The lottery has donated literally millions and millions to educational scholarships in the Commonwealth. Churchill Downs remains a huge source of revenue for local and state governments. Why not go all the way and legalize not only gaming but sports betting as well like IN did? The time to act is now-we’ve folded in this card game one time too many in the past with at least a pair-it’s time for our legislators to grow one of their own!! As far as legalizing a small amount of marijuana for recreational use and reducing or eliminating the charges against those convicted of possessing small amounts who are currently incarcerated, its HIGH time, pun intended!!! Just look at those states that have legalized pot and do a quick study of the income being generated and you will quickly realize it’s a financial bonanza like no other. In Mitch McConnell’s world it’s OK for farmers to cultivate hemp for industrial use but not to grow marijuana, and that makes very little sense. The hemp market is going to be a big deal for KY farmers to be sure, but the revenue stream from this crop would be literally dwarfed by the money and tax revenue of legal marijuana from farm to bong. And again, would go a long way in a short time toward solving our state’s financial woes. The time has come. So my fellow Kentuckians, it’s time to push your local members of the General Assembly to action on these important issues. Now that we have a new Governor in office, it’s time to bring the Commonwealth into the game!
For all of my REPUBLIKAN friends out there whose defense of Donald Trump is based upon the premise that none of his actions to date represent “high crimes and misdemeanors” worthy of impeachment and removal from office, I ask you to take this litmus test. Put the shoe on the other foot, so to speak. Then you might come to the realization that Trump is guilty of not only the two articles of impeachment for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, he is in fact guilty of multiple offenses which constitute grounds for removing him from office. Obama would NEVER have survived this long. REPUBLIKANS take a loooooong hard look in the mirror today and ask yourself these same questions. Then do your appointed Constitutional duty and quit with the partisan politics!!! The very future of our democracy is at stake. There’s a Kenny Loggins song, one of my favorites, entitled “This Is It” which was written to his father when he was ill with a serious heart ailment and at a crossroads in his life. The lyrics seem appropriate to describe the crossroads Mitch McConnell stands at today as he decides whether or not to live up to his Constitutional oath of office and his duties as Senate Majority Leader to preside over the upcoming trial of Donald J. Trump, who will be impeached under two separate articles of impeachment by the House of Representatives this week. I have written on numerous occasions regarding Mitch McConnell and the incredible damage he has done to our democracy during his interminable time in the Senate and as Senate Majority Leader, from passing the legislation allowing unlimited corporate and PAC money to finance political campaigns (Citizens United) to stacking the Supreme Court with conservative leaning Justices by either amending or disregarding Senate procedures for nomination and confirmation (Kavanaugh & Gorsuch). He has stood idly by while literally dozens of innocent victims are gunned down by weapons of mass destruction while stuffing his pockets with cash from the NRA. He has said nothing while Trump completely disregards the norms of governance in matters from foreign policy to his domestic agenda, including obstructing legitimate Congressional investigations to putting children in cages at the border. He has supported big business for political expediency at the expense of the citizens of the Commonwealth, from promoting the toxic environmental agenda of the Trump administration to the “middle class” tax cut which turned out to be nothing more than an excuse to cut taxes for Trump’s billionaire BFF’S and the REPUBLIKAN corporate donors.
All that being said and on the record, the actions of Mitch McConnell over the coming weeks of the impeachment trial in the Senate will either completely relegate him to history as the man who aided and abetted the most corrupt POTUS in American history along with every single one of his REPUBLIKAN colleagues, who can obviously no longer differentiate between right and wrong or maybe he can for once in his political career do what is best for our nation instead of what’s best for his tribe. I seriously doubt that will happen. McConnell has already said that he and Trump are in “lock step” over the trial, which immediately destroys the hope of the founding fathers that the Senate would act as a fair and impartial judge in any impeachment proceedings brought forth by the House. He does, however, still have one last opportunity to step up to the plate for his constituents and the country. I just ordered my “DITCH MITCH” magnetic bumper sticker which I will proudly fly on the back of my Jeep Cherokee until next November. I believe that thirty plus years in the Senate is waaaaaaaaaay too long for ANY politician, and I will be supporting Democrat Amy McGrath in her bid to unseat MOSCOW MITCH. However, he still has a chance to forever improve his legacy just like Kenny Loggins said below. Make no mistake where you are You back's to the corner Don't be a fool anymore It's here, the moment is now, about to decide For once in your life Stand up and fight Make no mistake where you are You're goin' no further Until it's over and done (No one can tell you what you know) (Who makes the choice of how it goes) Comes a day in every life If I were a betting man, I’d say McConnell will cast his lot with Trump and do everything possible to expedite his inevitable acquittal in the Senate because it is controlled by a group of yellow REPUBLIKAN sycophants who put their own political ambitions ahead of defending the Constitution and honoring their oath of office. Thus the die will be cast as we move into 2020 to vote both Trump and McConnell out on their asses!!! “MOSCOW MITCH” McConnell; “GRANDSTAND” Rand Paul; Thomas (DUMBASS) Massie; “MAD” Matt Bevin; Elaine (MAX 8) Chao. Quite a list of Kentucky politicians who are either currently aiding and abetting the criminal in the White House or pardoning violent criminals and sexual predators like our former governor just did as a parting shot to the people of the Commonwealth who voted him out. OMG!!! A former UK basketball star and Kentucky Agricultural Commissioner (before he went to jail) started a very successful buy local campaign with the slogan “Kentucky Proud”, and it caught on and has been very successful in promoting local businesses and agricultural interests. I daresay we aren’t nearly as proud of the individuals I listed above for their contributions to our Commonwealth. Let’s take a brief overview of their records in office.
There are exceptions, of course. Congressman John Yarmuth of Louisville is one such example. However, unfortunate as it is, the ones that garner all of the media attention are the ones I listed above, and not a single one of them would qualify as being remotely “KENTUCKY PROUD”!!! They represent the worst the state has to offer, from the hypocrisy of legitimizing hemp production but not medicinal marijuana to the blatant lust for power of MOSCOW MITCH to the suspicious dealings of Chao and other Trump officials with Boeing prior to and after the fatal crashes involving the 737 Max 8 aircraft, which remains grounded to this day. It’s time to turn over a new leaf, Kentucky (pun intended) and vote these jackasses out of office and replace them with individuals who actually have the interests of the citizens of the Commonwealth at heart. VETO PARTY!!! (Vote ‘Em Totally Out). |
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 |