tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379287241318002122.post2888546724097196376..comments2024-01-28T08:54:32.914-06:00Comments on That's interesting...: The case for not being crybabiesBill Garthrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08552459555883204060noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379287241318002122.post-60734929573654110192017-01-19T08:55:30.941-06:002017-01-19T08:55:30.941-06:00I wasn't serious about the concentration camps...I wasn't serious about the concentration camps, Jeff.<br /><br />You're talking about my previous post, right? Indeed, the point of this one - the point of Josh Marshall's column, at least - is just the opposite of that.<br /><br />You might read it again. As he says, "America isn't Russia. And I don't think he can change us into Russia."<br /><br />I agree with him. I'm far more worried about the Supreme Court, about continued voter suppression, about continued gerrymandering, about healthcare, global warming, immigration policy, education, and policy issues of all kinds than I am about... concentration camps.<br /><br />Come on, Jeff! You're starting to <i>agree</i> with Alex Jones now. I really think that's the cold talking. I can't be optimistic right now, and if I were sick <i>too</i>,... who knows? But you'll feel better soon, I hope.<br /><br />Anyway, we don't want to become our opponents. Yes, I mentioned "concentration camps" in <a href="http://garthright.blogspot.com/2017/01/donald-trumps-war-with-america.html" rel="nofollow">my last post</a>, but it was an expression, nothing more. Yes, I've lost my confidence in America, but not <i>that far</i>. I'm not Alex Jones.<br /><br />And I guess I disagree about the "Teflon president" stuff, too, at least when it comes to Donald Trump. Yes, the Trump phenomenon is a personality cult, and his supporters are faith-based. They're going to stick with whatever they <i>want</i> to believe, no matter what reality might indicate. That was obvious throughout the campaign.<br /><br />But his scandals <i>are</i> having an effect. Donald Trump's poll numbers have been dropping since the election (and they weren't very high to begin with). That's just the reverse of what usually happens. Normally, the president-elect's approval rating goes <i>up</i>.<br /><br />Trump is quite likely the least popular president-elect in history. Indeed, his approval rating is <a href="http://usuncut.com/politics/trump-approval-rating-plunges/" rel="nofollow">about half</a> of where Barack Obama's was eight years ago.<br /><br />Approval ratings typically go down after the inauguration. I don't know how that can happen in this case, since there's a core of Trump supporters completely immune to reality, but right now, he certainly doesn't have the kind of popularity he'd need to turn America into Russia.<br /><br />Of course, he can - and will - do a lot of damage. But <i>any</i> Republican would do a lot of damage to our country. The Republican Party has gone off the deep end. But forget the concentration camps.<br /><br />For now, at least. :)<br /><br />Bill Garthrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08552459555883204060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379287241318002122.post-44315674461304639292017-01-19T00:09:31.034-06:002017-01-19T00:09:31.034-06:00I finally got enough energy to comment. I've b...I finally got enough energy to comment. I've been bogged down by a cold all week. Just a couple of thoughts:<br /><br />Have you noticed practically EVERY scandal that has been thrown at Trump he's just steamrolled right through it? Unbelievable. If Reagan was the "Teflon President," I would have to call Trump the "neutronium President-elect." That's in reference to one of my favorite "Star Trek" episodes called "The Doomsday Machine." The Enterprise encounters a giant, planet-destroying robot. Its hull is constructed of something called "neutronium." There is no known way of blasting through it.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKY_ES18v-Y<br /><br />Your comment about concentration camps being built...at least I'm not the only one thinking that might happen. <br /><br />If you sort through the viscous hatred being spewed over the last three decades by Faux "news," talk radio, and Breitbart trolls, all you have to do is replace the word "liberals" with "Jews" and you're in 1930s Germany. You damned well that tucked away somewhere within the walls of one of those right-wing "think tanks" they have a "final solution to the liberal problem" locked and loaded. Alex Jones has been screaming about "FEMA camps" for years...he's tipping their hand for them.<br /><br />May our grandchildren forgive us. jeff725https://www.blogger.com/profile/10997352384565837304noreply@blogger.com