**The
Prezident
In
recent postings, I have referred to the Prezident as a P.O.S. which I defined
at one point as meaning “a piece of s _ _ t.”
I now realize that this was far
too charitable an insult. Nevertheless,
it is time to deal with him on a more realistic basis. His shortcomings are so evident that
criticism of him need not be embellished by such emotional language, although I
suspect that “profound ignorance” may still be right on the mark.
His
behavior with Vladimir Putin, despite briefing materials provided to him by his
staff, was a cowardly disgrace to our country, bordering on treason,
disregarding and demeaning the work of our FBI, our Department of Justice and
our CIA. There was no strategic
advantage for our country to be gained by his behavior. Eighty years ago, Neville Chamberlain’s similar
behavior toward Adolf Hitler was at least justified in the eyes of some as
preserving “peace in our time” in Europe.
No such “value” was received by our Prezident in exchange for his sitting
down with the Russian President. By
criticizing our intelligence agencies, he gave away even more than he did in
his meeting with Kim Jong Un, from which he also returned empty-handed.
The
only remaining explanation is that something exists which results in such
acquiescence to the Russians and Vladimir Putin in particular. It might be the unconfirmed salacious
material in the oft-mentioned “dossier” or it might be some unresolved
financial matters in the Prezident’s background. His performance in Helsinki was vaguely
reminiscent of that of American prisoners of war, cajoled by unknown threats or
rewards, making anti-American statements at the behest of their captors during
recent wars. He acts like a man with a
gun in his back, or someone, either figuratively or literally, caught with his
pants down.
It
is clear to most thinking people, even Republicans, that the Prezident deserves
to be impeached by both Houses of Congress, and once out of office, possibly charged
and tried for whatever laws he has broken.
If found guilty, rather than imprisonment, exile would be his logical
punishment.
Unfortunately,
the Republican Party has tied its fate to the votes of the many Americans, some
say as much as 40% of our electorate, who remain bedazzled by his showmanship,
believe his numerous lies and sadly, sympathize with his not so subtle hints of
bigotry as being acceptable.
All Republican candidates
should be asked if they support the Prezident or are opposed to what he has
done to government in the United States, with no room for fence-sitting nor
equivocation in their response. An honest answer will cost them
the votes of that unshakable 40% who support the Prezident, and probably
mean defeat for them at the polls. A dishonest answer will make them
complicit in his crimes, the least of which is his behavior in Helsinki, which
by itself was a violation of his oath of office. It is not a good time to
be a Republican.
Yes,
as his supporters say, “Make America Great Again,” but we must do so by getting
rid of the Prezident! Impeachment,
conviction and exile are the solutions.
Well,
that’s all there is to it, now, yesterday, last week and tomorrow. All decent Americans should bend every effort
to make sure the Prezident’s tenure in the White House is made as short as
possible. That means working hard to
elect Democratic candidates, and Republican candidates as well who have come
out strongly against his remaining in office.
I will be working to re-elect a Democratic Senator in Florida and put a
Democrat in the Florida State House.
Every thinking American should be doing the same kind of thing where
they vote, and that means making phone calls, registering voters and knocking
on doors. Sure, there remains concern
over gun violence, immigration, the environment, the economy, etc. but all of this must
temporarily take a back seat to our efforts to send the Prezident back to his
sleazy world of real estate peddling, if not exile. Americans! Roll up your sleeves and get to work now!
**Translation of title of this
posting is an Anglicized version of the
Russian word “Президе́нт,” quite appropriate
at this time for our head of state!.
Jack Lippman
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