Where Are We Now?

Looking back on the election of 2016 I have some observations of what transpired.

Trump was an unknown, a loose cannon in the eyes of some and was never expected to survive the primaries like he didn’t the last time. But voters were pissed at the government in general with both the GOP and the Dems because DC was in a virtual gridlock and something was needed to rock the boat and they saw Trump as that person.

Hillary was just a reminder of the same old do nothing administration. Forget that Obama was unable to blend the two parties into a cohesive government; both sides had their agenda and it was to NOT work with the other side on anything they didn’t have to. While Hillary was working on doing the right thing the GOP was working on getting her ineligible. Her campaign was so benign many discounted her as a viable candidate and there was the Catch 22. A percentage of women just hated or mistrusted her and I doubt their reasons held any water. If she came on too strong she would have been labeled as having a bad PMS day; not strong enough and she would have been too weak to hold office.

As the campaign rolled on the other Reps running for office continued to point out just how bad a candidate that Trump was, how unstable he was and should not be considered. By now everyone should know that if you tell an American that he/she cannot or should not have something they will want it even more. Some saw Trump as a way to stick it to the government that had been so impotent in the previous two administrations. Some surely believed that the resulting turmoil would get them what they wanted; how naive they were.

The early polls had Hillary winning by a landslide so the Dems sat back and had no plan B. Hillary had a chance in the debates to use Trump’s own words against him such as in decades earlier Trump had said if he ever ran for office he would do it as a Republican because they were so stupid. She could have brought up his draft record and how he got out of going to Vietnam. And she could have used his bashing of Sen McCain or how he belittled Sen Cruz’ wife, but she was being too politically correct. This was a dog fight and Trump was throwing dog shit in her hair and she should have thrown it right back at him. She should have shown the fire in her belly that she exhibited during the Benghazi hearings. Trump’s disdain for women is well known and she should have let him know she was not going to be submissive to him or anyone else. It might have lost her a few votes but it also could have won her votes in the Red states where it really mattered.

The dumbass Democrats in DC are still sitting on their hands and waiting for Trump to implode instead of helping it to blow up sooner. If they are going to fight in Congress then make it loud, not so damn politically correct. Speak only the true facts and leave Trump to the witch hunts that he loves so dearly. Democrats have no passion and should be making their demands heard and not hoping the media will bail them out and do it for them. There are a lot of fringe voters out there that sat on the fence until the end that could have come over the the Dems side if they showed some real spunk.

TODAY:

The Trump administration has declared war on all the leakers in and around the Whitehouse and promises retribution when they are caught. I agree if it can be proved that they are giving away government secrets but if it is telling the world of gross misconduct by anyone then they should be protected under the Whistle-blower Laws of this country.

The focus in DC and in it’s collective states has shifted to getting re-elected in deference to doing real work; Six months into this administration they are already talking about the 2020 elections. Ass kissing to contributors of campaigns has become the priority instead of doing right by the voters who put them there.

If you want to talk of the 2020 campaign then I nominate California Governor, Jerry brown to the office of POTUS. He has already said that after his term as Governor he would not dismiss any other run for office.

That’s my opinion and you’re stuck with it.