Even Republican Pundits

Even Republican pundits are denouncing Trump's veiled accusations that President Obama has something to do terrorist acts.  And, when asked to clarify his words, trump whimps out and says, let the listener decide.  These Republican pundits have declared that Trump's accusations are a fundamental disqualifier for him to be President.  Then Trump removes press credentials for The Washington Post!  Pundits are calling him a psychopath and it is true, trump's words go way beyond his egotism.

Where are the movers and shakers of the GOP?  Not  a word.

The only salvation, if there is any, is that Trump's recent speeches will not grow his base beyond the current rabble rousers and red necks. and, maybe, if we are lucky, will actually bring some sanity to his supporters and diminish the size of his base.

Tragedy

I had planned not to post, there are really no words, beyond horror and disgust.  And the utmost sympathy, compassion, thoughts and prayers.
Then I heard Trump.  His first response was self congratulations for predicting this would happen.  How's that for self-centered ego? And I still wasn't going to post. 

Then Trump gave a speech today.  Trump's accusations toward President Obama would not be expressed by any sane person, let alone a candidate for the Presidency.  With innuendo, beginning with his view that the President should resign because he won't say "radical Islam".  And then Trump doubled down -  that somehow the President has ulterior motives for handling terrorism the way he does.  And once again Trump promised that his Presidency would prohibit immigration from Muslim countries.  He accused the American Muslim community of harboring terrorists.  And the Orlando carnage could have been reduced if attendees had been armed.  Interestingly, word is that mainstream Republicans advised Trump to give a speech that simply offered his sympathy and support.  But, no.  Trump does not take advice - this maybe his most fatal flaw.

Trump blatantly lies.  The murderer was born in Queens, New York, not Afghanastan as Trump stated.  He claims that Hillary Clinton wants to get rid of the Second Amendment.  Not  true. 

Any reasonable person knows that Trump is unstable and not suited to be the President of the United States.  The Republican Party supported Trump when he questioned Obamas birth certificate and legitimacy as President.  Senate Leader promised that he would do everything possible to thwart the President's agenda.  My point is that they have led their party right into Trump's crazy hands.  So here we are.

Now Trump has revoked the press credentials for The Washington Post.  He has attacked a fundamental principle of the Untied States Constitution.

WHEN IS THE  REPUBLICAN PARTY TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT TRUMP?

Thank You, Joe Biden !!!

In his speech tonight, Vice President Joe Biden finally said that Trump's threats against Judge Curial, should those threats be done by a sitting President, might be an impeachable offense.  It's about time to hear that said openly.  The racism against the Judge is bad enough, but the attack on the separation of powers, the fundamental basis of the US Constitution, is, if possible, worse.
Vice President Biden also pointed out that the Republican dominated Senate is holding open a Supreme Court seat so that Trump, the man who attacks the judiciary, could make that appointment!!!!!!!!!

Racism Plus

Trump has finally pushed a magic button.  Even Republicans are acknowledging that his comments about Judge Curial are racist. Of course they are racist.  But there's another point that is being missed.  We have the presumptive Presidential candidate of a major political party attempting to manipulate the federal judiciary!  And interfering with the judiciary over a case involving the presumptive candidate himself!  Hmm. If a sitting President did this, wouldn't we be talking about impeachment? 

BTW, don't most wealthy Presidents put their holdings in a blind trust.  What is Trump going to do with his wealth?  If we ever see his tax return or even begin to know what his assets consist of. 

Thank You, Jeff Bezos !

I heard him quoted today.  He spoke of how half the world cannot speak freely, that doing so can result in their being jailed or worse.  That we have this wonderful Constitution allows us to speak freely.  And ask questions.  That a candidate for the Presidency should WELCOME and encourage questions.  That questioning is what gives value to the US Constitution as the cultural norm.

Meanwhile, I have been rereading "Miracle at Philadelphia", Catherine Drinker Bowen's book about the Constitutional Convention in 1787.  These men gathered in Philadelphia to adapt The Articles of Confederation and morphed into scrapping The Articles and developing the Constitution.  It was summer, it was hot, no air conditioning, of course, they were wearing the formal wool wear of the 18th century.  Some of the men did not have enough money to pay the bill for their rooms.  They developed rules that resulted in  discussion of their varying views in civility.  They discussed the huge ideas that gave us this incredible document. 

Donald Trump does not show respect for our heritage and the Constitution when he mocks and bullies.  He mocks the press and calls reporters names, just as an angry child might.  He bullies his political friends, denigrating them into submission to support him.  He calls his political foes names.  And now, he criticizes the judge hearing the civil suit against Trump University, calling the federal judge a "hater" and alleging that the judge is a Mexican.  

Trump has this habit and bringing something up and then saying no one should bring it up.  Especially obvious was when he alleged that someone brought up the suicide of Vince Foster and how no one should to that.  But Trump was the one who brought it up!  Trump does it all the time.  His tactics do resemble the methods of Adolph Hitler.    These methods lead to facism.

And promises more of the same if, heaven forbid!, he becomes President.

We need to respect and emulate our Founding Fathers.