My latest letter to the editor
It was said of JFK, “Johnny, we hardly knew ye.” Today’s difference is that we have known way too much about Donald J.Trump from Day 1, more than we ever wanted to know or invited into our lives, and he will be the most surprised of anybody when he realizes how soon and fast the country will completely wipe out all memory of him.
Since that escalator descent and initial shock of his racism, it has been a daily barrage of jaw dropping incredulity for us. We’ve been through all stages of: Let’s understand him; let’s see him grow and change; let’s see the wider world open his awareness and his heart. And we who knew who and what he was from Day 1 launched into the daily game of Ain’t-It-Awful, trading his latest verbal atrocity and diagnoses, and just attacking.
What kind of person would insult Gold Star parents, veterans in general, and any persons of integrity, honor, accomplishments, dragging down anybody that he looks bad next to? Nothing worked against him because there was no need to be complicated – just no norms, all publicity stunts, and cutthroat tactics.
But we are pulling out of this morass and he will be gone. Even his die hard supporters will eventually be rid of him and will be as happy as everybody else. Both parties used to sort of believe what each said it stood for and what the other one was about. Well, the Republican Party has forfeited absolutely all pretense it has ever claimed to patriotism, veterans support, family values, pro-life, small government, character-matters, and all moral equities.
I don’t care about polls, strategies to fight him, or what character assassinations he will unleash. But most of all, I won’t count on his losing in November.
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