History And Literature Will Be Extremely Unkind To The Age Of Trump

[highplainsdem]

This op-ed actually appeared in the RW Daily Caller this morning, much to my surprise -- and to the surprise of their readers, judging by the furious comments.

It's by John Blades, who worked for the Chicago Tribune for nearly 30 years and was their book editor. He's currently fiction editor of the Chicago Quarterly Review.

http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/15/history-and-literature-will-be-extremely-unkind-to-the-age-of-trump/

It’s anybody’s guess what Donald Trump means by his marathon pledge to make America great again. A year into his presidency, Trump (aka Boss Tweet) has been too busy and distracted to nail down his model for a born-again America, leaving the curious to speculate on the grand and glorious era he’s promised to resurrect.

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With his own candidacy and presidency marked by similar disarray and scandal, Trump would seem to have a lot in common with Harding, largely his predecessor’s defects and libertine excesses. Trump would probably be offended by any comparisons to such an infamous loser, while fantasizing a spot for himself beside Washington, Lincoln and the other presidents on Mount Rushmore.

A more likely retro link for Trump’s American renaissance would be “The Gilded Age,” considering his grandiose affection for the garish and meretricious — gold door knobs, faucets, light fixtures, beauty pageant crowns, showers and hair dye.

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Trump may have scored a milestone win in November 2016, but he’s been a sore loser ever since (perhaps the sorest in American history, though that’s one superlative he wouldn’t embrace). He’s a fake Midas, whose every touch and tweet turn to brass. Stumbling ahead on its present course, his presidency is on a pace to topple Harding’s record for mismanagement and disorderly conduct (and his occupancy of the Oval Office could be similarly short depending on the outcome of the Mueller investigation). Just as likely, Trumpism will take its rightful place in history alongside another equally reviled and dishonorable tactic, known as McCarthyism.

[Irish_Dem]

1. History and Lit probably won't be thrilled with the American citizens from this era either. nt

[tblue37]

2. Boss Tweet!! LOL! On Edit: For the youngsters--Google "Boss Tweed." nt

[BigmanPigman]

3. I am selfish I guess.

I want him to feel it and see it and realize what he has done to this country NOW! His ego will be destroyed if he suffers the justified consequences of his actions while he is still somewhat sane and has a few more years left before those big macs catch up with him. Hit him where he lives while he is alive...the ego and the bank account. I want all of his and his family's ill gotten booty seized. I want him ridiculed and laughed at every single minute of every day in very public and private place imaginable for the rest of his evil life. They should begin by tarring and feathering him during the Superbowl half time show after his first conviction of any crime whether it is by the Fed Govt or the state of NY. He actually deserves far worse in my opinion.