The Trump Era Begins

 The last couple of days I've been in a funk. 

I'm trying to put a pin in it.  At first I thought it was my high blood pressure. Yes, it's went up since Trump was elected president. I think I have it (my blood pressure) under control now. I've started to take my blood pressure medicine.

The day after the election, that morning I was in shock. Especially when I saw Trump also was ahead in the popular vote. My God, are my fellow Americans THAT ill informed? Apparently so.

My longtime friend Stuart M., perhaps illustrates the profound ignorance of the majority of the American voters this election. I asked him why he voted for Trump and is answer was "Well, I really don't know much about Kamala?" This begs the question "You DO KNOW about Trump though don't you?" Convicted felon, twice impeached, adjudicated sexual abuser, brags about grabbing women by the pussy, serial liar, con man, cheater, stealer of top secret documents. When I asked this question I just get a blank stare. Folks, he DOESN'T WANT TO KNOW. All he knows is that he has always voted Republican, would never in a million years vote for a woman let along a biracial woman.  And this is the saddest part, not that Trump was reelected but that so many of my fellow Americans don't see the danger. 

Well, it is what it is. I am resigned to slugging through the next four years of chaos. 

Yep, my fellow Americans saw this and said "Yes, that's what I want."

Here's what might happen. I'm not holding out much hope for this to happen but it might just happen. Trump will keep pushing all the boundaries and maybe, just maybe the Republicans will develop a spine and actually be true to that oath to the Constitution they took when they assumed their office to protect the CITIZENS of the United States of American and not a wanna be dictator. 

The Day After The Day After

 

Good morning folks! 

I crawled out of my fetal position yesterday afternoon. 

Had a nice nap and an even better sleep last night.

All the mishegas of this election season is now behind us. 

Trump was elected president by an overwhelming majority of American voters. I think they made a HUGE mistake but it is what it is (to use a tired old cliche). 

I will admit I was in shock yesterday when I got up at about 3:30 the morning and sneaked a look at my iPhone to see who won. When I saw Trump won I was stunned. Literally stunned. It's a wonder I didn't faint right there on my bedroom floor. And this time I didn't have Glenn and Pat around to take me to the hospital. 

But I came out of my stupor, after trying to make sense of how many of my fellow Americans could vote for Trump, after all they know about him.

So now it's time for the autopsy of what the Democrats did wrong. 

Of course there are many contributing factors to the Democrat's loss but from my perspective as a former Republican voter for most of my life (my first vote for president was Barry Goldwater in 1964, voted for Nixon twice and Ronald Reagan and for both George Bushes) here I think is one of the main reasons:

Transgender issues

What the fuck Democrats? 

First I will say that if someone wants to be transgender, fine. That's your business. Who am I to tell you how to live  your life. But you know what? I don't want your issues injected into my every day life. In fact I even voted for the first transgender member of Congress this election. I'll be honest I didn't know he/she was transgender and that's probably the way it should be. I didn't look for a transgender running for Congress for the one House of Representatives in Delaware. I voted a straight Democratic ticket. A transgender person just happen to be the Democratic candidate for Congress from Delaware. I voted party, not sexual orientation. Same way that I wouldn't vote for a gay person but I would vote for a person, whether they were gay or not just because I like them or more likely because I almost always vote straight Democratic ticket these days since there is no more Republican Party as I knew it when I grew up. By the way, my term paper when I was in college (1964-1968) was titled "The Emerging Republican Majority." This was back in the day when the Dems had held the House for forty years without a break. I never in my lifetime thought there would be a Republican majority in the House of Representatives. But I digress. 

I think the transgender issue was one of the main reasons the Democrats lost this election. People do not want to be dictated about all the in's and outs of transgender issues. Of course Trump and his campaign seized on this issue. Trump is very smart with identifying issues that the general American public, the Great Unwashed Mass, cares about.       

I sensed the transgender issue was a loser for the Dems way back in 2013 when I testified before the Delaware Legislature for marriage equality for same sex couples. After that law was secured, the activists immediately began looking for another cause. That cause was transgender rights. These activists didn't miss a beat once they were successful in getting the Marriage Equality Act passed and signed by the governor. I had this feeling that these activists were lost without their next cause. Again, to reiterate my stand on transgender rights, I DO BELIEVE they have a right to be who they are and should not be discriminated.  But to put the full bore of their activism now into transgender rights, I felt it was more important to them for their activism than the actual rights of transgender people.  Listen Democratic activists, the Great Unwashed, the general American public wants to vote for a party who is more concerned with inflation (i.e., the price of eggs) than making sure a transgender person has the right to use the opposite sex bathroom. If that sounds like discrimination from me, so be it. If Bruce Jenner wants to wear one of his little dainty short skirts playing tennis, great. But please Bruce, use the men's bathroom as long as you have a penis. 

Democrats, you're going to keep losing elections until you get your priorities straight. 

Another thing that bothers me. Yes, I think there should be diversity in the entertainment fields. More black actors. More people of color in commercials. But man oh man, do they have to be in EVERY commercial? Same with movie roles.  Sure don't limit black actors to playing maids and criminals but having a black actress playing role of a high society matron in 18th century England during a Jane Austen mini series? Oh come on! Black people existed then but THEY WERE NOT HIGH SOCIETY MATRONS. Every time I see that lie in one of those streaming series, I immediately turn it off. And I'm one of these far left liberals!  Maybe, just maybe the Great Unwashed doesn't appreciate being force-fed that lie either all in the name of diversity. 

Look, Trump is an ignorant, selfish, con man but he is not stupid. There is a difference between ignorant and stupid. Trump is a genius at identifying opportunities for self aggrandizement. At one time I liked Trump but when I eventually discovered what a dangerous man he is, I abandoned ship. We cannot have someone like Trump leading this country. Why? Because he isn't actually leading this country, he's just a useful tool of the Far Right Republican Rats. Trump is very transactional. Flatter and kiss Trump's ass and give him all the attention is insatiable soul needs and he will do whatever they want to keep this sick feeding of his bottomless ego needs. 

There, a lot of words from your favorite blogger that in essence says to the Democrats if you want to ever win any future elections then stop shoving transgender rights (which translates to a man using a woman's bathroom and/or vice versa).   Bruce has all the rights he wants or needs but he DOESN'T have to use the woman's bathroom, penis or not. There are toilets in the men's room, he can squat if he "doesn't feel comfortable" using the urinal. 

I hope this election in which Trump even won the popular vote, wakes up the Democratic establishment to change their focus to the American people in general. Sure, be concerned about the rights of all and surprisingly I think the Democrats will find that many if not most of the voters who voted for Trump are accepting of people who are different then them. They, like me, just don't want this shoved down my throat. My neighbor who lives immediately next to my house, is a MAGA guy. He even flies his Trump flag outside along side with American flag. I also fly an American flag outside my garage door. Last month that flag was getting a little ragged. Guess what, my neighbor bought me a new one and put it up! That's the way I think many if not most of those who voted for Trump live their lives. Live and let live but don't force your beliefs on me. Of course not all neighbors like that.  Remember when I told you another one of my MAGA neighbors stated to berate me when he saw my Harris/Walz hat?  I threw him out of my driveway 

Life is complicated folks. 

We each have to find our own path while we live together. 

Now I'll sit back and observe and comment on the next four year of chaos that Trump will bring to this country. I'm sure the MSM media is loving this, lots of air time and money from commercials. No more boring, marble mouthed Joe Biden in office wandering around wondering where he is. You gotta give Trump for entertainment value. I just hope he reigns in the more extreme, opportunistic white nationalist, Nazi leaning types (read Steve Bannon)

Crusty two shirts Steve Bannon - out to avenge the civil servants who gave him a hard time years ago when he tried to get his father's benefits from the government. Hell hath no fury like pissing off this maggot.

who are swarming around Trump like flies on shit looking to take advantage of the Great Unwashed (tax cuts first, always!) 

God help us!