To be clear, I have NOT been elected speaker for the left. But many on that side of the aisle don’t really trust the response we’re seeing from Trump. He’s too…calm. I’ve never met the guy, but from what I know of him from his public behavior historically, something ain’t right. The Demented Don simply does not accept defeat with grace and dignity. I’m not sure it’s possible for him, lacking all grace and dignity.

What we’re used to is screaming, yelling, crying, and whining that the elections were “rigged.” Somebody somewhere is always out to get this guy in his own twisted mind. What we’re used to is him rushing soon-to-be-disbarred “lawyers” into courts trying to get the courts to overturn the election just because he doesn’t like the results. What we’re used to is him whipping his supporters into a frenzy of hatred and fear and then siccing them on the Congress. What we’re used to is poor form from a sore loser. And what a loser he is.

He DID go through a day or two where he looked shell-shocked. One could almost see him realizing his new situation in real time. Instead of whining, crying, or attacking Congress, Our National Shame turned his full attention to his decorating projects. People complain about that but I’d rather he spend his days working on color swatches. At least he’s doing less harm, and we can undo anything he does.

But then the social media posts started trickling in. The anger became apparent. Susie Wiley was out, replaced by the evil Stephen Miller. Reports came in that he’s angry with Whiskey Pete, too. Based on everything I’ve seen, something is definitely afoot. We’re not out of this yet. But what’s left?

Decrees and proclamations. Ruling without mandate or law. Seizing power, sidelining Congress, and just trying to dictate, the way dictators do. The thinking is, Democrats in Congress don’t have enough power to override his vetoes, so Congress won’t be able to get anything done. For certain things, maybe most things, that may be the case.

But it might also be the case that when he tries to do an end-run around Congress, Congress can flex it’s long-unused muscles and push back. It might even prove to be true that when he tries to seize power some Republicans will join Democrats in overriding vetoes. Particularly in the House, many of his loyalists and the candidates of his preference lost. They’ll be replaced by Democrats. The Republicans that are left? Those are largely the Republicans that never quite went to the MAGA extreme.

It’s been easy to lose sight of the fact, but there are Republicans that still love America more than they love the Drumpfster. More importantly, Trump doesn’t have nearly as much pull as he used to. He’s a lame duck. Republicans who went along to get along won’t necessarily have to do that anymore. It’s not a bridge too far to think some Republicans will cross the aisle and work with Democrats if Trump starts trying to take more than he has a right to.

But all of that means the fight continues. The country dodged a bullet with this last election but if Trump has his way, more bullets will follow. It reminds me of the scene in which a prospective sheriff sees a dent in the tin star and says, “This looks like it saved someone’s life.” The response? “Well, it sure would have, if it hadn’t been for all of those other bullets coming in.” The mid-term was the tin star. Now we have to wait and see what additional bullets Trump has in store. But the Congress CAN respond and I think they will, for a change…

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Now President Pedo is saying he was only kidding about naming UFC’s Dana White to the job of Press Secretary. It says something that he’s been saying such outrageous things for so long, nobody knows when he’s serious anymore and when he’s only joking. In fairness, I’m not sure HE knows when he’s serious anymore and when he’s joking…

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When the Democrats take control of Congress, I hope they’ll at least take a look at the idea of impeaching Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and John Roberts. I know the Dems don’t intend to impeach too many of the Drumpfster’s failure appointees, nor even Trump, himself. But these “Justices” have been allegedly taking huge bribes to rule badly and have done, over and over. Left alone, they WILL do it more.

If the Dems do decide to protect the court by removing the most dishonest, corrupt members, it will be important for them to observe the McConnell Rule. You remember. That’s the one where the majority party decides, randomly, that it’s “too close to an election” to seat a replacement, unless the replacement aligns with your own views. That’s the one that says the Congress won’t even hold a hearing for a nominee that doesn’t align with their own values. I can’t say if what went around will go around again. But it should…

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I asked AI to define a persecution complex. This is the response I received: “A persecution complex is a psychological state in which someone feels, without valid reason, that others are trying to harm them. It is often linked to delusional disorders and can lead to distress or dysfunction in daily life.” That’s an awful lot of words when one could just say, “MAGA” and have done with it.

These guys always think someone is out to get them. Usually, that’s not the case. It’s not entirely their fault. Conservative media feeds them that drivel every single day. It’s no wonder they’re deceived. But I’m here to tell you right now, when the Dems start investigating corrupt members of the GOP, it won’t be a witch hunt. Sure, it will be CALLED a witch hunt, but that’s just the persecution complex talking. It turns out, one cannot go around disregarding the law and never have anybody take a closer look.

For any interested parties out there, an investigation that leads to charges that do NOT get thrown out by corrupt judges – I’m looking at YOU Aileen Cannon – is usually based in factual evidence that can be supported in court. A random assertion that worms it’s way into a courtroom only to be summarily dismissed due to the lack of any supporting evidence whatsoever? Political hit job.

That’s why none of the trumped up charges against people 47 doesn’t like have stuck – AND why he knows he’s facing charges that WILL stand up in court after his term ends. It’s WHY he intends to try and pardon himself. He’s a criminal and he knows it, even if MAGA doesn’t. Imagine how bad it’s going to be if the Trump/Epstein files that were improperly redacted to protect him get released with proper redactions, showing him to be the monster he is…