06-06-2019, 01:40 PM
(06-06-2019, 09:59 AM)David Horn Wrote:(06-06-2019, 09:30 AM)John J. Xenakis Wrote: ** 06-Jun-2019 MS-NBC and Trump
I've been watching MS-NBC for the last half hour or so, and the guests have been speaking cordially about Trump, and praising his "you're the pride of our nation" speech at the D-day commemoration.
It's such a pleasure to see this, and gives me hope that there are people on the left who aren't complete idiots 100% of the time.
Oooops. MS-NBC has just turned to the impeachment issue and Nancy Pelosi saying that Trump should be in jail.
Well, it was really nice while it lasted.
When nearly 1,000 career prosecutors sign a letter stating that Trump is blatantly guilty of obstruction of justice, why is impeachment not being demanded? William Weld, who resigned from the Nixon Justice Department over similar offenses, was not only one of the signatories, but baffled that this has taken so long to be raised. If the man is guilty, and appearances say yes indeed, then the clock needs to start now or nothing gets done until after the next election.
And yes, Trump managed to give a good speech. That this is considered news is a sad commentary on our politics.
I missed the speech...
We are not out of line in insisting that our political leaders live up to high ethical standards. In such a profession as medicine or law one can be ousted for grossly-unethical behavior. The Armed Services insist that their cadets and even their ninety-day wonders develop character that makes them trustworthy with soldiers, sailors, and airmen -- and some expensive materiel -- in combat.
We ideally elect people better than ourselves. Many of us must make compromises in the name of economic survival, as among those who sell high-ticket items. Much of our economy depends upon people selling cars, houses, furniture, and appliances, all with the aid of puffing. But the hustle is not everything.
Donald Trump is a hustler, and we have come to see where that leads.
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated Communist but instead the people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists -- Hannah Arendt.