Election 2020

[Bob Butler 54]

(12-10-2020, 03:32 PM)Classic-Xer Wrote:

(12-09-2020, 02:38 PM)David Horn Wrote: I doubt Trump can do anything that would alienate his most loyal followers.  He's right: he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and get away with it.

Trump couldn't but Obama or Biden probably could these days. The LIBERAL elite better be careful because they're playing with fire in a room that's full of power kegs right now. Like I said, since when has it been legal to sick the dogs on political opponents in this country? You may prefer to live in a third world country with tyrants but the American right doesn't and that's becoming more clear to more Americans as time goes on.

At least since Nixon was caught with the Watergate scandal, each party has been looking to catch the other at shenanigans.  In cases like Iran Contra, lying about the cause of war in Iraq and ignoring the law about profiting from official acts, the Democrats have come closer to making it stick.  That is because Republican persistently walk closer to the line than Democrats.  Neither side has had a politician shoot someone on 5th Ave.  I would suggest Ted Kennedy’s cover up of Chappaquiddick was a close to it as anything.

The longer a party is dominant, the more corrupt they become.  Trump and the Republicans illustrate this as well as anyone.  For a while the Democrats will be playing straight arrow.  In time they too will go Trumpish, assuming another progressive era.  But for now, it will be Trump who brags about how much he is above the law.

Of course, he isn't.

If you break the law, you have always had to pay a price.  I think Biden is wise in staying above the fray, in letting various attorney generals do their job rather than being vindictive.  Still, if you don’t want to be prosecuted, you shouldn’t get in the habit of acting criminally.  You have to assume that since Watergate, your opponents are waiting, watching, ready to make political hay.  What do you think Trump was doing looking for dirt on Biden?  He just wasn’t wary about it being turned around, of breaking the law while taking a conspicuous position.

I figure he will get what he deserves.