Hate Trump? Look closer, he's not the problem

The Cambridge dictionary defines hubris as: a way of talking or behaving that is too proud; an extreme and unreasonable feeling of pride and confidence in yourself.

There’s no doubt that for many Americans today the person that best fits that definition is none other than the current President of these United States.

And yes, I voted thrice for the man. For when one considers the candidates at the time, and that if this country had even the proverbial snowball’s chance to halt the “fundamental transformation” that the Obama administration had wrought during its eight years, Donald Trump was the only choice.

Those votes were not for like of personality, but for policy necessity.

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As a student of history, I knew Hillary Clinton’s all too well. I knew that between the Russian “reset” button gaffe, her leading role in the Libya campaign disaster and the email/private server scandal it was clear that rolling the dice with Trump was the only choice.

Same goes for Joe Biden in 2020. His history in the Senate (Google: “Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings) and foreign policy weakness as Vice President (Google: Joe Biden: Bin Laden raid and Afghanistan troop surge) was more than enough for a no vote. But his video announcing his candidacy and the absurd “The core values of this nation, our standing in the world, our very democracy, everything that has made America, America, is at stake.” sealed the deal.

It was at that moment that I knew, that no matter what “good old Joe” persona his handlers would create for him, if he was to ever take the Presidential oath, he would immediately transform from candidate Dr. Henry Jekyll to President Edward Hyde.

A prediction that I wish would have been wrong but sadly has now been proven true.

As for Kamala Harris? I’m not Catholic but Pope Francis counseled American voters in September 2024 on the choice in front of them: “”Not voting is ugly. It is not good. You must vote. You must choose the lesser evil. Who is the lesser evil? That lady, or that gentleman? I don’t know. Everyone, in conscience, (has to) think and do this.”

When three weeks later, Harris was asked by Sunny Hostin on The View if she would have done anything differently than President Biden had over the past four years and she responded with “There is not a thing that comes to mind” and “I’ve been a part of most of the decisions that have had impact” there was no room for doubt.

Really? There was nothing she would do differently?

After playing politics with the Afghanistan withdrawal and getting 13 of our best needlessly murdered, four years of open borders, millions from around the globe released into the American interior, a domestic war against American oil and gas companies, allowing a Chinese spy balloon to cross the entire United States without consequence, green lighting billions of dollars transferred to the terrorist Iranian regime, releasing over 180 million barrels from our strategic petroleum reserves for mid-term politics, and the incalculable damage from the military firings, closing of businesses and schools and lock downs from his administration’s draconian COVID policies, it was clear that despite Trump’s hubris, the choice was clear.

But that’s all in the past. What matters now is what comes next.

We’re in a defacto war with Iran that if not for first Obama and then Biden appeasements might very well have not been needed, but irregardless must now be won. A task made even more difficult by Trump himself and his inability to just keep his mouth shut and finish the job.

Note to Trump: The entire gulf region is uniting against Iran and aligning with us to end the regime once and for all. Blow this once in a century opportunity and you’ll be fully deserving of the Congressional Democrats new majority come January and the impeachment proceedings to follow.

We are now less than 100 days from the next mid-term elections, we’re more divided than at any time in modern history and neither side is putting forth anything more than talking points.

On top of that, the House of Representatives is currently in recess and not scheduled to return to work until August 31^st and the Senate starts its own this coming week and doesn’t return until September 14th.

Now realize that every one of them draws a minimum salary of $174,000 a year plus benefits paid for by you, the American taxpayer. That’s a pay package more than three times the median personal income of $64,220.

So, here’s an idea. How about the next time one of them tells us what they’re going to do when they return to D.C., how about we look them square in the eyes and ask them, “then why are you out here talking instead of back there doing?”

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