Law and Order

The party of the white house says it is the party of law and order. The GOP has always claimed that. But now? How does this square with the American people?

The 2016 Presidential Election Campaign was hacked. The data was shared far and wide. It was propagandized by Russia, republicans and trump. So many claims were made by them in a flurry of tweets, Facebook campaigns and news interviews, there was no time to respond. It became the mantra.

“Lock her up!” remember the chants? Investigation after investigation was waged against Hillary Clinton’s campaign and team, the Benghazi attack, and ‘missing emails’ that the public became certain that no other possibility was in the cards.

But it was. The possibility?  Massive hacking by Russian agents, fraternizing among trump staffers and Russian persons of interest, and a constant barrage of propaganda that was never proven true.

The mosh pit theory of modern politics became real. And the target? America’s voters. The American election system. American democracy.

Because of this attack, America’s reputation and value structure has been mocked, demeaned.

The persons who did this were in Russia. The person continuing to use these attacks to his advantage is trump. No let up in reckless attacks without facts. Just bullying. Unceasing bullying. By the bully-in-chief.

It seems weird to write these words. It is surreal to think a nation like ours, with its long history of citizen involvement and trust in its political system, has been made the subject of a badly written morality play starring the bully himself.

Also attacked relentlessly, is the Special Prosecutor Mueller and his investigation. Repeatedly called a witch hunt, the Mueller investigation so far has proven measured, honest, straightforward, and disciplined. It has followed protocol, procedure and the law. And it has indicted many perpetrators of felonies, and registered guilty pleas in many cases. This is not hot air. This is not a smoke screen. This is the real thing.

The response from bully trump and his thugs is the familiar complaint sounding more faint and empty by the day. Yes, indictments, arrests and prison come nearer the white house gang. Who would have thought this possible after the travesty of the Nixon white house? Who would have thought the honor of a nation would slip so low as to come to the present state of affairs?

Well, folks, it has. The fireworks you see lighting on the horizon are but a mere glint of what is to come. And the full weight and horror of what has been perpetuated by so-called political professionals against the American System of governance and law, will become clearer.

History is being written as we speak.

Meanwhile, the bully is abroad doing his nasty best to upend the foundations of western civilization. Will he succeed? Will the global community witness the end of a brave experiment in the ‘new world’?

Stay tuned, ladies and gentlemen. Stay tuned. There is much to be uncovered and shared. And then it all has to go through the fine machine of the jurisprudence system. But that protects all of us, even the accused. Except, of course, the Russians. They will never be processed through the American justice system. But then, we have a lot of control over economic matters that will hurt Russia’s tottering economy. Perhaps we should just capture and hold hostage all of Mr. Putin’s off-shore accounts filled with over $200 billion of the Russian people’s wealth. That just might hurt the old KGB bear.

That’s what’s called experiencing the bite of the snake on the rebound.

July 16, 2018