Since I am home with the crud, and I cannot talk to myself or anyone else, I decided to get my old blog reestablished on my new computer. I haven't done anything with it for a couple of years, and the last item was titled "My One and Only Political Commentary." It was written on inauguration day, and I listed five things the incoming president would need to do to cause me to respect him as a man worthy to be president of the United States. I have given him two years and here are my thoughts on the same five points:
Point number one advised him to lose the junior high Twitter account...Grade: F. Irresponsible tweeting has brought the world to the brink of war and made this country the laughing stock of the world. Friends have had dreams smashed because of his irresponsible behavior toward other countries, and most of the behavior is being expressed in tweets.
Point two concerned the equal value of the First and Second Amendments to the Constitution, how freedom of the press, religion, and to assemble were of equal value with the rights to own weapons...Grade: F. The White House has never let up on the press and accusations of "fake news" on both sides have made it difficult to know what is actually going on. Non-Christian religions are badmouthed, and anytime any group the White House doesn't like assembles, there are howls (and tweets) of protest. In the meantime, concerts become massacres, first responders die, and the Battle of the OK Corral mentality has taken over.
Third point: Immigration and the fact that every single person in this country who is not full-blood Native American is an immigrant and without immigrants we would be nothing...Grade: F. After the comments of last week, I don't even need to explain this grade!
Point four: the value and power of women. Grade: F. The Twitter attacks on members of Congress, and the current tidal wave of exposure brought on by the "Me Too" movement has indicated to me that nothing has changed here.
Finally, the fifth point has to do with honesty and if I could give and F- that would be the grade. Is he actually as stupid as he appears to be, or is he clever like a fox? People focus on the blatantly ignorant comments emitting from the White House and lose sight of what is going on in the background. Every single time an outrageous comment comes from his mouth, something is done behind the scenes which is far more important than what was said.
Now I am fully aware that all of the crap going on in Washington is not just in the White House. The Capitol building is equally full of it. But last November's elections are heralding change, and I am reading of more and more career politicians who are planning on "retiring" before this year's elections. Could it be that some have finally recognized the emperor's new clothes??
One other comment I made two years ago: "If  'make America great again,' means 'make America white again' I want no part of it." Apparently that is what it means, and that makes me very, very sad.
So...the midterm grade for the man in the White House today is lower than it was two years ago, and he gets the distinction of being the least respected man in the oval office during my lifetime... At least Nixon had the grace to resign.