Ideas, Opinions, Genealogy, and Book Reviews
Donald Trump has played himself as billionaire on reality TV. He is currently President of the United States. He does not seem to be a successful businessman as evidenced in his tax returns but seems to have convinced many people that he is very successful in business and a billionaire.
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I am glad I read On Fascism: 12 Lessons from American History by Matthew C. MacWilliams
Dr MacWilliams starts with survey data indicating that 46% of Americans inconsistently support democracy (https://www.voterstudygroup.org/publication/follow-the-leader) and explores surveys that indicate support for various ideas inconsistent with democracies.
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Quote of the day:
Douglas Brinkley, the presidential historian, said, “This may be the most damaging thing he has ever done to American democracy.”
This quote is quoted from Trump Again Sows Doubt About Election as G.O.P. Scrambles to Assure Voters.
I questioned whether this refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he lost the election was Impeachable here yesterday but President Trump seems to be sticking to his threat.
President Trump refuses commit to peaceful transition of power if he is not re-elected.
Is this not an example of inappropriate behavior for the President of the United States? Our constitution assumes such peaceful transition. Is it unconstitutional to refuse this? Is it Impeachable>
Wil the House have the courage to impeach? Will the Senate have the courage to convict?
If not, are we ready for the fight at the inauguration when the elected President and the president who will not leave both show up.
The Biden Rule has come up again in discussing a potential Supreme Court nomination. There is no Biden Rule. Republicans just made it a rule to justify a political trick.
Continue reading “Biden Rule, republican alterative fact”
In a series of great moves, President Trump seems to be trying to make the current pandemic worse for all Americans, especially middle class and poor Americans. By the way, the death toll in the US is about 200,000 now.
Continue reading “President Trump ‘s great moves in this pandemic”
Do you remember CDC?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was once considered the best, or at least one of the best, public health agencies in the world. Until President Trump, they successfully guided the US though several epidemic and pandemics. Now the Trump administration is doing their best to ignore the advice of CDC and other public health experts as he fails to protect the American people from COVID-19.
Continue reading “CDC and political ping-pong”
We are talking about President Trump’s politics and and how that relates to the large number of deaths due to his failed response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
I do not think President Trump was not responsible for the virus coming here. But he is responsible for the large number of deaths that resulted from his incompetence and lies about the problem to the American people.
Continue reading “Politics and death”
President Trump continues to fail us. He had failed in many ways. Specifically, I was thinking about the COVID-19 crisis.
Continue reading “President Trump lied and people died”
Last year I reviewed a new book by Ann Cleeves I had read. I gave it a try as I liked the TV adaption of Shetland which was based on another series of her books. I liked it very much so when I saw another Ann Cleeves book on Netgalley, I jumped at the chance to read another.
The Darkest Evening is part of the Vera Stanhope series. I had heard of this series but had not read any or watched the TV adaption. I was very pleased with the book. Now I’ll have to give the TV show a try.
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President Trump doesn’t seem to understand patriotism, the military, or the concept of being willing to sacrifice for the country. It is sad to have such a clueless President.
You may want to read Trump: Americans Who Died in War Are ‘Losers’ and ‘Suckers’
President Trump promised to bring law and order to this country in 2016 if he was elected. He is now President and has failed.
He said this at the 2016 Republican National Convention
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I completely enjoyed Plunder : A Brett Carson Thriller by Keith Wilson. I read it over a 2 day period and only rarely putting it down. I thank Netgalley and BooksGoSocial for the privilege of reading Plunder . The book is now available as both Kindle and paperback editions.
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Last night President Trump was interviewed on FOX TV. It was not the best interview.
Continue reading “What do you do with a crazy President ?”
There is little doubt that Russia intervened in our presidential election of 2016 in favor of candidate Donald Trump. It has been confirmed multiple times by our intelligence agencies and most recently by the Senate Intelligence Committee.
President Trump denies this and takes the word of President Putin that Russia did not interfere in our elections over the findings of our intelligence agencies.
Continue reading “2020 Russian election advantages”