If you’re one of those people waiting patiently for Donny to do something that turns off his base and causes them to withdraw their support, stop it. Fugitaboudit. Knock it off. Stand down. Let it go. It’s not going to happen. Do you want to know how I know? Bill Clinton. Yeah, I can see where that might need a little explanation so, here goes. I realized something. I did with Bill Clinton what MAGA does with Donny. I was taken in by Clinton’s charisma and I believed he intended to “focus on the economy like a laser beam.”

He got a little sidetracked by the first World Trade Center bombing on February 26, 1993 something like 37 days into his first term. But he signed the Tax Reform Act of 1993 in August of that year. It raised taxes on the wealthy and the economy took off. It looked like he was doing what he said he would do and I confess, I became complacent. I just trusted Bill.

I did notice when he signed – and supported – NAFTA. NAFTA was the ‘North American Free Trade Agreement.’ Although it enjoyed bipartisan support, it was, primarily, a Republican effort led by Bush 41. As it happened, I agreed with Ross Perot who warned that NAFTA would fast-track offshoring of American jobs. (Ross was right.) So I wasn’t happy, but I adapted. I trusted Bill, so I decided it was just policy integrity.

See, right up until Donny, an incoming administration honored the agreements and policies of the outgoing administration. It made the US a trustworthy and stable trading partner. So I dismissed my concerns. Surely, I thought, Bill has something in mind to protect American jobs. I trusted Bill.

That’s just one example. Bill did several things that I didn’t like or understand. But each time, I managed to find an explanation. Often, the explanation I “found,” I actually made up. Does any of this sound familiar vis-à-vis MAGA and 47? But by the time Bill left office, I was still fully onboard and ready to vote for Hillary. “Let’s keep it going,” kind of thing. I still trusted Bill.

It wasn’t very long, though, until the “fruits” of Clinton’s administration started to show. By 2004, I still would have accepted Hillary to block 43 but she, apparently, didn’t see anything she thought needed blocking. After that? You couldn’t get me to vote for a Clinton again under any circumstances. Yes, that includes Chelsea, should she run.

It was right around that time that I understood and began describing Bill Clinton – who ran and won as a Democrat – as the best President the Republicans had ever had in the modern era. He just did SO MANY things that served the Republican agenda. It’s easier to see now, looking backwards.

Did you know the homelessness problem of today traces a direct line back to Bill Clinton? An investment instrument called a ‘Derivative’ was developed during Clinton’s administration. He was warned they were dangerously subject to abuse and advised to regulate them. He made the very Republican decision to NOT regulate – trust that evil people wouldn’t do evil things. Guess what?

Evil people did evil things. The derivatives were abused. They caused the economic meltdown of 2008. That left banks holding a ton of repossessed homes, but because of the meltdown, most individual buyers didn’t have any money to buy. So a rule was changed and suddenly, corporate real estate investment trusts (REITS) were allowed to buy single family homes. They did. They still do. Now the vast majority of work-a-day Joes can’t compete. Housing costs are through the roof and with housing costs so high, rents skyrocket, too. Voila! Homelessness on a vast scale. Thanks, Bill.

Do you know why you can’t turn on a news program and just get a little journalism to inform you of the day’s events, instead of a three-ring circus intended to distract? The Telecommunication Act of 1996, signed and supported by Bill Clinton. That Act allowed media companies to merge and merge and become the corporate media conglomerates we suffer today. With only a handful of corporations now owning the vast majority of “news” outlets – which are now required to be profit centers – we get very corporate, very slanted “news.” Bill Clinton.

Oh, how about Fox Not-News? By law, Fox couldn’t exist in the US. It broke some ownership and market penetration rules. No worries, mate. Clinton’s administration issued a waiver and put old Rupert to work – ironically, tearing down Bill Clinton.

Those are all true. You can look them up. But in addition to those favors he did corporations, he ALSO attacked needy Americans through “welfare reform,” a long-term darling of the right. They called it the ‘Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act’ (PRWORA). ‘Work Opportunity.’ Even the NAME sounds Republican.

The point is, Bill Clinton did all of these things during his presidency and I excused or overlooked them all. I assumed MY GUY would have an angle to offset any societal problems. I trusted Bill because I liked Bill. But this gets worse. Because I’m not blindly beholding to political parties, I was able to free myself of the Clinton delusion, but do you know how many people in this country STILL love Bill Clinton and sing his praises as President? Most Republicans STILL love to hate him, too, despite the success he had inflicting their agenda.

And THAT’S why the scales will, likely, never fall from MAGA’S eyes. 47 does something they don’t like? They can excuse that. MAGA will do for Donny what I did for Bill and for the same reason. They trust him. Should they? Should I have trusted Bill? That doesn’t matter. I did, and they will, too.

I’ll tell you this: my little revelation doesn’t make it any easier to accept what Donny is doing to America but it might offer some insight into why MAGA continues to support him no matter what…

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Can you imagine an entire planet wishing and hoping and waiting impatiently for you to die? An entire planet! Every sane, rational person on the planet spends a little time, each and every day, looking for the headline, wishing for the outcome. Even Christians (real Christians, not these “christian nationalist” assholes) spend a little time each day praying, “Dear Lord, please call him home, today. Your world can’t take much more of him.”

There’s a major party brewing. There’s a world-wide celebration afoot. Everybody wants to be a part of it, and all we need is for ONE orange, bloated, blowhard, moron to pass quietly in his sleep. I hope for that party every day. I would not want to live a life that leads to the entire planet wishing and hoping for my passing. Apparently, though, Donny doesn’t mind…

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Gavin Newsom’s press office imitating Donny the Dumbass seems to be getting under the skin of MAGA media. They keep saying how stupid it is for Newsom (his office, really) to mimic 47’s social media posting style. Specifically, ALL CAPS POSTS RIFE WITH SELF COMPLIMENTS (AMERICAS FAVORITE GOVERNOR – ME!!!) AND INSULTS TO THOSE AROUND HIM (LIKE THE FAT LOSER IN THE WHITE HOUSE). SAD! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!!!

Personally, I love them. They make me laugh. They highlight the idiocy and MAGA doesn’t even get it…