He's publicly pled guilty to virtually everything he's been accused of, which is one of the main reasons for my frustration with Smith, Willis, Bragg and anyone else who's been "investigating" his crimes for the last two years. Restoring the legal system in this country will be a project of a couple of lifetimes for more ethical attorneys than seem to exist right now and all of the guilt can't, for better or worse, be laid on the failed insurrectionist and defeated former president.
Insightful and moving Concluding Thoughts, Robert. Thank you. (I'm glad you and your Managing Editor agreed on that many paragraphs!)
I'm in Colorado and last year was amazed at how different it was to listen to an Australian friend's voice recordings sent by FB Messenger. He talked for about 10 minutes, far longer than standard voicemail allows. More depth, more detail...more value. And yes, a recording is the next best thing to live conversation or visiting in person. With WhatsApp and Messenger and other methods now, there's no good reason not to call.
I want to share with you a comment from Joyce Vance White. “ The bottom line is this: we cannot let Trump seep back into the public consciousness as a legitimate candidate and take his place on the campaign trail as though it’s normal. None of it is—the forgetfulness about the insurrection, the calls for violence, the lawlessness, the cult of personality, the elevation of party over country. It is our job, all of our jobs, to point to what he is saying, to his vicious message, and to make sure those around us who have not been paying attention become aware. For too many people, it’s become acceptable to ignore Trump’s words as background noise. They do not believe the threat he poses is real. Too many people are complacent about the challenge the country faces in 2024.
Stephen I read Joyce's letter every day and the "seep" we should all be concerned about will be supported by the national media outlets (for advertising profit) unless we can work to require their collective fact checks to kick in - which is doubtful. We can't allow the media to treat tfg as just another candidate.
The massive amount of convicted J6th participant especially from the militia groups has been a deterrent and a reminder that Trump doesn’t have your back. His ability to incite has been greatly reduced.
I read the "news" for about an hour and a half each early morning. I try to end that session with Robert Hubbbell. Today's Edition did not disappoint. But I have mixed opinions on the included subjects.
First, some of the worst humans to lead nations into Hell were underestimated and hardly registered in the public consciousness. Putin was not even a dark horse when Yeltsin picked him. Hitler failed more than once on his way to power. Few took him seriously, until....
If Trump lands in the slammer, watch for someone else more clever to grab the torch of authoritarianism. The former President in Name Only does have an expiration date. But his ideas will linger and could thrive if voiced more cleverly. Democrats need to return to being the party of the "workers" - not the elite of both Coasts. That will take "on the ground" work. Fortunately, we have a President who is attempting to speak to them and works all day to deliver as best he can.
The last thoughts in today's letter about our "voices" are especially important. I have recently been trying harder to speak directly to folks. I have a long way to go. But I am rewarded when I pick up the phone. Texts and emails are often misinterpreted. Nuance is dangerously non-existent. A silly joke can become an insult without tonality. Pick up the phone. Check in with someone you haven't spoken with recently. It's powerful.
Finally, I don't consume through audio. I am in need of long clear moments during my outside activities. Birds, the breezes, the sound of what I am doing in the garden - leaves my mind free to consider, explore, reflect.
That being said, Robert, I hope you continue the audio version of "TEN". I see how it can expand your reach and I suspect it is the preferred manner of consumption for those who are too busy to read. You are with people on their commutes, their dog walks and hikes. The more people you can reach, the better!
I do the same each morning, Bill, saving Today’s Edition for my final read. Robert continues to amaze me with his compassion and wisdom. We are so lucky to have him!
I'm in complete agreement that the Democratic Party needs to be the party of the workers. To that end, we must cease being the party of mass immigration.
There's a recent book that explains the conflict--Back of the Hiring Line: A 200-Year History of Immigration Surges, Employer Bias, and Depression of Black Wealth. ($13 on Amazon)
Among the many examples, in 1980, most meat packers were Black, earning good middle class wages. By that decade's end, most were immigrants, toiling for barely above minimum wage, under atrocious conditions, where maimings and amputations were frequent. Similar conditions prevailed in other areas of low/no-skilled work.
The book is solid (296 footnotes), yet well written, covering the relevant academic economic history, black periodicals, statements from black leaders beginning with Frederick Douglass, whose sons were downwardly mobile due to mass immigration (companies would send ships to Europe to bring back white workers so they could fire the black workers, and the same sort of thing goes on today with companies bringing in H1-Bs), and gov't commissions on immigration reform. The latest of these, run by Barbara Jordan, the Black Texas Democrat who made her name on the House Judiciary Committee during Watergate, recommended cutting immigration numbers roughly in half, and strict enforcement of immigration laws, so that Blacks and other American workers could get decent jobs with decent pay.
The book also gives the lie to to the notion there are jobs Americans won't do. the author interviewed laid off poultry workers on the Eastern Shore, who'd been replaced by immigrants. Would they take their old jobs back? No, they told him. with the greatly reduced wages, they'd have to live in their cars, or many to a house.
Companies that need more workers need to raise wages. Our labor participation rate is still quite low (meaning a lot of unemployed people are not looking for work. They don't get counted as “unemployed”).
I have always respected Barbara Jordan, and I appreciate your advocacy for the workers in this country who need fair wages. You are right that the rush to immigration was once encouraged by some employers, particularly in agricultural industries.
But now, there are different causes. Climate and organized criminal violence among them. I have a strong suspicion that enemies of this nation with their cyber intrusions are encouraging mass immigration to overwhelm us and European nations. With that in mind, it's expedient to hold back some or most of the migration for a while. Someone is encouraging immigration! Migrants who arrive here are shocked that the borders and services are not open as they had been told they were.
Similar problems occur thoughout the world. (Although, does Russia have an immigration problem? China? I've not heard they do.)
I strongly advocate: 1) a world wide conference on immigration; its causes and solutions, rather than a dozen or so countries trying to care for immigrants, each on their own.
2) Make the emphasis on refugees as opposed to seekers of services and employment.
3) The establishment of refugee camps throughout the globe as a temporary stop-gap. At least there will be shelter, food, and water and some medical care.
4)In my estimation, many migrants are the survivors of wars...the borderless wars of drug lords and the indiscriminate suffering caused by climate changes. With this in mind, a tax on weapons manufacturers and fossil fuel companies is appropriate. (I know...good luck!)
5) Refugee care should be managed by international aid programs and all nations should contribute proportionately. Truly we are all in this together, whether a rich or poor nation.
6) Worldwide, there are 100 million unmoored human beings of all ages, races and genders.
Immigration is still being encouraged by companies that want cheap labor and other companies catering to those desires. Zuckerberg's FWD.us is all about that, as are the companies bringing people from India to the US. It's mostly economic, or a lot of people would be going elsewhere, to places closer to where they are coming from.
Human smugglers are the ones encouraging people to leave home and come here. They just want to make money, and they do appear to get an awful lot of money for their efforts. I think a lot of them also deal in drugs.
But the mainstream media has mostly done a lousy job on immigration, including NPR and the NYT, writing mostly on the trials and tribulations of immigrants, and avoiding anything that raises questions about the wisdom of current immigration policy--although the Washington Post now has a really good guy, Nick Miroff.
I wrote fairly copiously to five different NYT ombuds on the problems with their coverage, including Margaret Sullivan, and only two wrote back to me, both telling me they were interested in writing columns about the problems I'd described, only for both of them to be gone just weeks after they'd responded to me. (Sullivan never responded.) And the public editor at NPR responded to me, only to have some wet behind the ears "assistant" interview me, a daughter of immigrants from Central America who asked me "how could I possibly be a Democrat" with my views on immigration, and insisting that the Center for Immigration Studies, which puts out a lot of interesting material and has some of the most thoughtful people on the issue, is a "bad" organization.
The US is also the major industrialized nation with the greatest per capita resource use and greenhouse emissions, with an estimated four times the population that would be environmentally sustainable, so it's the worst place on the planet to put more people. The average immigrant's GH emissions rise threefold after arrival here.
I do agree with your suggestions. This should be handled internationally. But I think encouraging family planning everywhere should also be part of the mix. But also as part of that mix, those hypothetically working on these issues should also be looking at why people are leaving certain countries and what, if anything, can be done about that.
The Waco show was, as expected, disgraceful, and has only doubled my resolve to get young people interested in voting next year. I am afraid I have encountered quite a bit of cynicism about voting among college age students at the university from which I retired. As always, Robert, you remember to remind us that in addition to being political beings, we are human and need friendship. This you and Jill provide daily, and I am so grateful to you for this lifeline.
I'm hoping that it is a distinct minority of the American Voters who think Trump's grievances and injustices are worth pulling down our country. But looking at the video images of the WACO pity tour make me despair. How in the world does anyone think that Trump cares about anyone but Trump?
Trump will likely be indicted by multiple prosecutors at the state and federal level. He may be judged as guilty and convicted on one or more of his many crimes. He may even be given a prison sentence or multiple sentences. If any or all of that happens, the threat to our nation and democracy will not have diminished. The real and most dangerous threat is not a clownish, incompetent Trump. The real danger is our fellow citizens in the U.S. and far-right elements in other nations that thirst for “strong leaders” with authoritarian tendencies because they are losing their majority status in an ever more diverse world. Trumpism celebrated by a significant even if not a majority of our fellow citizens is the real threat. Trump is almost 77 years old and in serious legal jeopardy of spending most if not all of his remaining years in prison. Trump will relatively soon disappear from the stage, but I fear Trumpism and the thirst by many for authoritarian leadership will remain a threat and we must be prepared for the battle necessary to deal with that threat.
I agree. 80 years ago it took a world war to stop Hitler and Mussolini , while it spared Franco and Stalin. At the same time in the US, similar authoritarian voices were calling FDR a dictator! Talk about projection! My point is, they don’t go away and only get stronger when we don’t use our democracy wisely enough to stop their agendas from becoming law. Look at Israel right now. A general strike this morning. Netanyahu blinked.
This piece is spot on. The danger that is Donald Trump and his weakness. I would only add the probability that Trump will face multiple indictments. The odds of a conviction increase.
The primary reason that Trump continues to tout his strength and invulnerability is due to the failure of 3 individuals to indict him. Once they do this and stop enabling him, we will quickly see the small, weak and pathetic empty suit he is and has always been.
"To our everlasting regret, we underestimated Trump until it was too late."
Many, many of us did not underestimate him. We were horrified. We were overwhelmed by the sea of Hilary haters (for no reason), the racists who had been seething during the 8-year Obama Administration, the lazy uninformed voter and the rapacious media.
Just read a tweet that suggests a GOP House committee is considering legislation to bar local district attorney's from prosecuting former presidents. I'm sure this can't be true. In a democratic system no one is above the law.
I have lost touch with Politics Girl for several months now. But this popped up while I was looking at your link, Robert. "Where are his lawyers," she asks.
Great point! The "best lawyer" tfg has is Joe Tacopino, reputed to be an aggressive Mob lawyer. And even Tacopino has drawn some lines in the sand with tfg about what he will and won't attempt to defend.
Hi Victoria, yes I'm sure you are right. Surely they had to know a bill like that couldn't go very far. There was a bit more detail this morning that it would be applicable when an ex president is running for office again so it becomes a Federal situation, no longer local. It is obvious they are trying to protect Trump, not only in this case but in Georgia.
Mar 27, 2023·edited Mar 27, 2023Liked by Robert B. Hubbell
The GOP has degenerated into an insurrectionist party. The allegiances of those who call themselves MAGA Republicans are rooted in the authoritarian dribble and paranoid delusions that validates their fears, rage, and greed.
The infiltration of the MAGAs into our gears of government offers them greater legitimacy and influence. That tide helps to lift Trump. We need to counter loudly and clearly that our current political crisis involves an insurrectionist cabal, not a contrast of principles or ideological priorities.
The 2024 election pits our 235-year history of constitutional democracy against the barbarians at the gate, determined to topple, not align with our governing framework.
I am watching tfg with peripheral vision but am not letting myself waste much time watching him and the MAGA noise of others. That's because my focus is on building the base of voters who will elect candidates that will defend democracy. We need overwhelming votes to overcome voter suppression and the ongoing MAGA coup in many parts of the country. That's my mission. tfg's a carnival barker. There is a utility also in ignoring that noise. That doesn't underestimate the threat of how that enthralls some voters. We need to have more votes than they do by a wide margin.
Trump essentially pled guilty to conspiring with the insurrectionists, who he termed "a righteous protest" at the hatealong.
"hatealong" 😈
He's publicly pled guilty to virtually everything he's been accused of, which is one of the main reasons for my frustration with Smith, Willis, Bragg and anyone else who's been "investigating" his crimes for the last two years. Restoring the legal system in this country will be a project of a couple of lifetimes for more ethical attorneys than seem to exist right now and all of the guilt can't, for better or worse, be laid on the failed insurrectionist and defeated former president.
Insightful and moving Concluding Thoughts, Robert. Thank you. (I'm glad you and your Managing Editor agreed on that many paragraphs!)
I'm in Colorado and last year was amazed at how different it was to listen to an Australian friend's voice recordings sent by FB Messenger. He talked for about 10 minutes, far longer than standard voicemail allows. More depth, more detail...more value. And yes, a recording is the next best thing to live conversation or visiting in person. With WhatsApp and Messenger and other methods now, there's no good reason not to call.
I want to share with you a comment from Joyce Vance White. “ The bottom line is this: we cannot let Trump seep back into the public consciousness as a legitimate candidate and take his place on the campaign trail as though it’s normal. None of it is—the forgetfulness about the insurrection, the calls for violence, the lawlessness, the cult of personality, the elevation of party over country. It is our job, all of our jobs, to point to what he is saying, to his vicious message, and to make sure those around us who have not been paying attention become aware. For too many people, it’s become acceptable to ignore Trump’s words as background noise. They do not believe the threat he poses is real. Too many people are complacent about the challenge the country faces in 2024.
Stephen I read Joyce's letter every day and the "seep" we should all be concerned about will be supported by the national media outlets (for advertising profit) unless we can work to require their collective fact checks to kick in - which is doubtful. We can't allow the media to treat tfg as just another candidate.
Bingo!
Complacent is complicit.
The massive amount of convicted J6th participant especially from the militia groups has been a deterrent and a reminder that Trump doesn’t have your back. His ability to incite has been greatly reduced.
I read the "news" for about an hour and a half each early morning. I try to end that session with Robert Hubbbell. Today's Edition did not disappoint. But I have mixed opinions on the included subjects.
First, some of the worst humans to lead nations into Hell were underestimated and hardly registered in the public consciousness. Putin was not even a dark horse when Yeltsin picked him. Hitler failed more than once on his way to power. Few took him seriously, until....
If Trump lands in the slammer, watch for someone else more clever to grab the torch of authoritarianism. The former President in Name Only does have an expiration date. But his ideas will linger and could thrive if voiced more cleverly. Democrats need to return to being the party of the "workers" - not the elite of both Coasts. That will take "on the ground" work. Fortunately, we have a President who is attempting to speak to them and works all day to deliver as best he can.
The last thoughts in today's letter about our "voices" are especially important. I have recently been trying harder to speak directly to folks. I have a long way to go. But I am rewarded when I pick up the phone. Texts and emails are often misinterpreted. Nuance is dangerously non-existent. A silly joke can become an insult without tonality. Pick up the phone. Check in with someone you haven't spoken with recently. It's powerful.
Finally, I don't consume through audio. I am in need of long clear moments during my outside activities. Birds, the breezes, the sound of what I am doing in the garden - leaves my mind free to consider, explore, reflect.
That being said, Robert, I hope you continue the audio version of "TEN". I see how it can expand your reach and I suspect it is the preferred manner of consumption for those who are too busy to read. You are with people on their commutes, their dog walks and hikes. The more people you can reach, the better!
I do the same each morning, Bill, saving Today’s Edition for my final read. Robert continues to amaze me with his compassion and wisdom. We are so lucky to have him!
Yes we are. Robert is part realistic observer/analyst and part spirit guide.
I'm in complete agreement that the Democratic Party needs to be the party of the workers. To that end, we must cease being the party of mass immigration.
There's a recent book that explains the conflict--Back of the Hiring Line: A 200-Year History of Immigration Surges, Employer Bias, and Depression of Black Wealth. ($13 on Amazon)
Among the many examples, in 1980, most meat packers were Black, earning good middle class wages. By that decade's end, most were immigrants, toiling for barely above minimum wage, under atrocious conditions, where maimings and amputations were frequent. Similar conditions prevailed in other areas of low/no-skilled work.
The book is solid (296 footnotes), yet well written, covering the relevant academic economic history, black periodicals, statements from black leaders beginning with Frederick Douglass, whose sons were downwardly mobile due to mass immigration (companies would send ships to Europe to bring back white workers so they could fire the black workers, and the same sort of thing goes on today with companies bringing in H1-Bs), and gov't commissions on immigration reform. The latest of these, run by Barbara Jordan, the Black Texas Democrat who made her name on the House Judiciary Committee during Watergate, recommended cutting immigration numbers roughly in half, and strict enforcement of immigration laws, so that Blacks and other American workers could get decent jobs with decent pay.
The book also gives the lie to to the notion there are jobs Americans won't do. the author interviewed laid off poultry workers on the Eastern Shore, who'd been replaced by immigrants. Would they take their old jobs back? No, they told him. with the greatly reduced wages, they'd have to live in their cars, or many to a house.
Companies that need more workers need to raise wages. Our labor participation rate is still quite low (meaning a lot of unemployed people are not looking for work. They don't get counted as “unemployed”).
I have always respected Barbara Jordan, and I appreciate your advocacy for the workers in this country who need fair wages. You are right that the rush to immigration was once encouraged by some employers, particularly in agricultural industries.
But now, there are different causes. Climate and organized criminal violence among them. I have a strong suspicion that enemies of this nation with their cyber intrusions are encouraging mass immigration to overwhelm us and European nations. With that in mind, it's expedient to hold back some or most of the migration for a while. Someone is encouraging immigration! Migrants who arrive here are shocked that the borders and services are not open as they had been told they were.
Similar problems occur thoughout the world. (Although, does Russia have an immigration problem? China? I've not heard they do.)
I strongly advocate: 1) a world wide conference on immigration; its causes and solutions, rather than a dozen or so countries trying to care for immigrants, each on their own.
2) Make the emphasis on refugees as opposed to seekers of services and employment.
3) The establishment of refugee camps throughout the globe as a temporary stop-gap. At least there will be shelter, food, and water and some medical care.
4)In my estimation, many migrants are the survivors of wars...the borderless wars of drug lords and the indiscriminate suffering caused by climate changes. With this in mind, a tax on weapons manufacturers and fossil fuel companies is appropriate. (I know...good luck!)
5) Refugee care should be managed by international aid programs and all nations should contribute proportionately. Truly we are all in this together, whether a rich or poor nation.
6) Worldwide, there are 100 million unmoored human beings of all ages, races and genders.
Immigration is still being encouraged by companies that want cheap labor and other companies catering to those desires. Zuckerberg's FWD.us is all about that, as are the companies bringing people from India to the US. It's mostly economic, or a lot of people would be going elsewhere, to places closer to where they are coming from.
Human smugglers are the ones encouraging people to leave home and come here. They just want to make money, and they do appear to get an awful lot of money for their efforts. I think a lot of them also deal in drugs.
But the mainstream media has mostly done a lousy job on immigration, including NPR and the NYT, writing mostly on the trials and tribulations of immigrants, and avoiding anything that raises questions about the wisdom of current immigration policy--although the Washington Post now has a really good guy, Nick Miroff.
I wrote fairly copiously to five different NYT ombuds on the problems with their coverage, including Margaret Sullivan, and only two wrote back to me, both telling me they were interested in writing columns about the problems I'd described, only for both of them to be gone just weeks after they'd responded to me. (Sullivan never responded.) And the public editor at NPR responded to me, only to have some wet behind the ears "assistant" interview me, a daughter of immigrants from Central America who asked me "how could I possibly be a Democrat" with my views on immigration, and insisting that the Center for Immigration Studies, which puts out a lot of interesting material and has some of the most thoughtful people on the issue, is a "bad" organization.
The US is also the major industrialized nation with the greatest per capita resource use and greenhouse emissions, with an estimated four times the population that would be environmentally sustainable, so it's the worst place on the planet to put more people. The average immigrant's GH emissions rise threefold after arrival here.
I do agree with your suggestions. This should be handled internationally. But I think encouraging family planning everywhere should also be part of the mix. But also as part of that mix, those hypothetically working on these issues should also be looking at why people are leaving certain countries and what, if anything, can be done about that.
I'd actually been thinking about how to deal with the increasing numbers on the move just in the last few months.
The Waco show was, as expected, disgraceful, and has only doubled my resolve to get young people interested in voting next year. I am afraid I have encountered quite a bit of cynicism about voting among college age students at the university from which I retired. As always, Robert, you remember to remind us that in addition to being political beings, we are human and need friendship. This you and Jill provide daily, and I am so grateful to you for this lifeline.
I'm hoping that it is a distinct minority of the American Voters who think Trump's grievances and injustices are worth pulling down our country. But looking at the video images of the WACO pity tour make me despair. How in the world does anyone think that Trump cares about anyone but Trump?
Fact Check: Many of the people in the "golden escalator" crowd, were actors hired by Trumpsky.
Thanks for that important addition.
Trump will likely be indicted by multiple prosecutors at the state and federal level. He may be judged as guilty and convicted on one or more of his many crimes. He may even be given a prison sentence or multiple sentences. If any or all of that happens, the threat to our nation and democracy will not have diminished. The real and most dangerous threat is not a clownish, incompetent Trump. The real danger is our fellow citizens in the U.S. and far-right elements in other nations that thirst for “strong leaders” with authoritarian tendencies because they are losing their majority status in an ever more diverse world. Trumpism celebrated by a significant even if not a majority of our fellow citizens is the real threat. Trump is almost 77 years old and in serious legal jeopardy of spending most if not all of his remaining years in prison. Trump will relatively soon disappear from the stage, but I fear Trumpism and the thirst by many for authoritarian leadership will remain a threat and we must be prepared for the battle necessary to deal with that threat.
I agree. 80 years ago it took a world war to stop Hitler and Mussolini , while it spared Franco and Stalin. At the same time in the US, similar authoritarian voices were calling FDR a dictator! Talk about projection! My point is, they don’t go away and only get stronger when we don’t use our democracy wisely enough to stop their agendas from becoming law. Look at Israel right now. A general strike this morning. Netanyahu blinked.
It would appear the founding fathers were mistaken. We are not smart enough to self govern. 😢
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiQrYfJif39AhXLlIkEHSHDA7sQFnoECBwQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.forbes.com%2Fsites%2Ffranklavin%2F2022%2F12%2F05%2Ftwo-trump-scenarios-for-2023%2F&usg=AOvVaw0hJxy_JqtljsPHuKM9kAET
I was starting to feel off-kilter over the news of the Waco rally. Many thanks to Today's Edition and its Managing Editor for recalibrating my kilter!
This piece is spot on. The danger that is Donald Trump and his weakness. I would only add the probability that Trump will face multiple indictments. The odds of a conviction increase.
The primary reason that Trump continues to tout his strength and invulnerability is due to the failure of 3 individuals to indict him. Once they do this and stop enabling him, we will quickly see the small, weak and pathetic empty suit he is and has always been.
Agree! "due to the failure of 3 individuals to indict him."
"To our everlasting regret, we underestimated Trump until it was too late."
Many, many of us did not underestimate him. We were horrified. We were overwhelmed by the sea of Hilary haters (for no reason), the racists who had been seething during the 8-year Obama Administration, the lazy uninformed voter and the rapacious media.
Just read a tweet that suggests a GOP House committee is considering legislation to bar local district attorney's from prosecuting former presidents. I'm sure this can't be true. In a democratic system no one is above the law.
https://twitter.com/AdamKinzinger/status/1639791812624695297?cn=ZmxleGlibGVfcmVjcw%3D%3D&refsrc=email
I will review the legislation and comment tonight! thanks!
So much for states' rights!
I have lost touch with Politics Girl for several months now. But this popped up while I was looking at your link, Robert. "Where are his lawyers," she asks.
https://twitter.com/IAmPoliticsGirl/status/1640026172989001728?s=20
Great point! The "best lawyer" tfg has is Joe Tacopino, reputed to be an aggressive Mob lawyer. And even Tacopino has drawn some lines in the sand with tfg about what he will and won't attempt to defend.
Thanks for this link! She has a great point about tRump's lawyers!
Jim Jordan and cohorts responding to Alan Bragg's letter
is what this concerns. It will die
the death of a thousand cuts in
the Senate, where it has to go to
become law.
Hi Victoria, yes I'm sure you are right. Surely they had to know a bill like that couldn't go very far. There was a bit more detail this morning that it would be applicable when an ex president is running for office again so it becomes a Federal situation, no longer local. It is obvious they are trying to protect Trump, not only in this case but in Georgia.
I'm hoping, sometime in the future, when Dems have the house and senate firmly wrapped,
there will be legislation barring any former/present/want-to-be politician guilty of a
crime, from serving in
our house and senate.
The GOP has degenerated into an insurrectionist party. The allegiances of those who call themselves MAGA Republicans are rooted in the authoritarian dribble and paranoid delusions that validates their fears, rage, and greed.
The infiltration of the MAGAs into our gears of government offers them greater legitimacy and influence. That tide helps to lift Trump. We need to counter loudly and clearly that our current political crisis involves an insurrectionist cabal, not a contrast of principles or ideological priorities.
The 2024 election pits our 235-year history of constitutional democracy against the barbarians at the gate, determined to topple, not align with our governing framework.
I am watching tfg with peripheral vision but am not letting myself waste much time watching him and the MAGA noise of others. That's because my focus is on building the base of voters who will elect candidates that will defend democracy. We need overwhelming votes to overcome voter suppression and the ongoing MAGA coup in many parts of the country. That's my mission. tfg's a carnival barker. There is a utility also in ignoring that noise. That doesn't underestimate the threat of how that enthralls some voters. We need to have more votes than they do by a wide margin.
Per usual, I appreciate you and the voice you extend as we know free intelligent speech is one of our foundational privileges.
I remain,
Carol Orticari, an appreciative American woman!