PERNICIOUS

(05,23,2023) Pernicious means causing insidious harm or ruin. Every time that a far right conservative opens his or her mouth, in order to repeat ‘the big lie’, they do even more irreparable harm to the United States of America. The problem is that the far right is being ‘led around by the nose’, by neo Nazi racists and confederate bigots waving the same old confederate flag. They want nothing more than to see America torn apart again. Their former president, the P.O.T.A.S. (President of the American Supremacists) has handed, to them, this opportunity ‘on a silver platter’. His pernicious behavior has continued to carry over from the last federal election. Nothing much has changed, except for several added lies about what he achieved during his tumultuous term. Let’s focus on what he actually accomplished. After promising, during his former 2016 campaign, not to raise the deficit, the P.O.T.A.S. raised it three times, approximately one trillion dollars each time, for a total of three trillion dollars. That is quite an achievement! And now, his nationalist party, those far right conservatives in the House of Representatives, are refusing to lift a finger to help President Biden raise the debt ceiling, and stave off national, possibly international chaos. Their pernicious insinuations attempt to cast blame on Biden, for all of the old problems which were created by the P.O.T.A.S. during his term in office. The one thing that I cannot fathom, though, is how intelligent people (I’m not talking about politicians), but voters who are well versed in the actual facts, can choose, for a leader, a despicable man who has been proven to be a sex offender (misogynist), tax evader, liar and cheat, and who has been indicted for countless other similar crimes against women, against many states and also the country. It defies logic! I am beginning to believe in mass mesmerism. The consensus is that it (theoretically) can be achieved on weak minded people. But, on a national scale? The P.O.T.A.S. recently claimed that the war, in Ukraine, would either have ended long ago, or never even have started, if he were still the president. That scenario would obviously have come about because he would have handed over Ukraine to his good buddy, Putin, right off the bat, so as to appease the tyrant whom he admires and wishes to emulate. I wonder what ever happened to the transcripts of the talks between him and Putin. Did he squirrel them away with the other documents which he illegally removed from the White House? I, for one, would love to know just what did transpire between the two of them ‘behind closed doors’! And I believe that some of the classified documents, which the president stole, have yet to be recovered. This begs the question, are we to see a repeat of the scenario, during the P.O.T.A.S.’ last campaign, where Putin and his minions interfere with the election, throwing Putin’s support behind the P.O.T.A.S., so that he can manipulate him again? That is, of course, assuming that the P.O.T.A.S. does manage to fool the public, once again, and his lies push him to the top of the heap of the pitiful individuals vying for leadership of his nationalist party. God forbid! But, should the P.O.T.A.S. actually get to run for president again, a perfect candidate for his running mate, for the vice-presidency, would be George Santos. Can you just imagine the type of frenzy created as the media attempts to keep up with the unsurmountable mountain of lies which would be created as they spew from the mouths of these two candidates? As far as misrepresentation goes, Santos could give the P.O.T.A.S. ‘a run for his money’! It would be just like a competition, in order to decide who could outdo whom, as top liar! It would seem that America has not seen the last of George Santos, even though he lied about every aspect on his resume’, and has been charged with fraud. Sound familiar? Santos is running again, and the only reason that he has not been thrown out of office, is because Kevin McCarthy is too much of a spineless jellyfish. For McCarthy, it is simply a matter of numbers, not righteousness. He needs the seat in order to maintain power. But, it comes as no surprise, given the fact that he has allowed the infamous spokesperson for the white supremacists, Marjorie Taylor Greene, to remain in office. Why should this be any different? It is for the same reason, that she has not yet been ejected. McCarthy allows Taylor Greene to run off at the mouth, approving of her attacks on President Biden, who he also hates, because she is doing his dirty work for him. And now, as if matters could not get any worse, for America, or its voters, they are being asked to choose between the P.O.T.A.S. and Ron DeSantis or Nikki Haley as the leader of their new nationalist party. The latter two have already indicated that, just like the P.O.T.A.S., they are quite willing to throw justice out the window and ignore the rule of law, by calling for the immediate release of the veteran who killed a young man, in a stranglehold, earlier this month. Nikki Haley even demanded that the killer be granted a pardon. First of all, Nikki, as a potential candidate for the presidency, one should know that a pardon cannot be granted until after a person is found guilty of a crime and convicted. Best that you brush up on the legal system, Nikki! Furthermore, the victim, a young man who had fallen through the cracks in the system, had been reduced to mental impairment by a rough upbringing, having seen his mother brutally murdered when he was an adolescent. The state failed to provide for this young man who was simply complaining that he was tired, thirsty and hungry. He did not have a weapon, nor did he threaten anyone. But, instead of offering help, a former soldier easily subdued the victim in a stranglehold and held on until the young man was dead! And, appallingly, some people who were present, but failed to offer assistance to the victim, instead applauded the killer. I am disgusted and ashamed of what the human nature has been reduced to! Even more appalling is the attitude of Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis who think that the killer should be rewarded instead of being tried in a court of law. DeSantis and Haley would sooner pin a medal on the killer, rather than have him charged for the killing of another human being. Do they think that this would grant them favour, and win points with the P.O.T.A.S.’ base? If granting pardons to criminals sounds familiar, then let us harken back to the P.O.T.A.S.’ time in office. Approximately how many criminals did the P.O.T.A.S. pardon, all of whom did his dirty work for him? And he even attempted, like Nikki, to pardon people before the fact. That’s because he’d encouraged white supremacists to act on his behalf and stage a coup to steal the presidency back for him, after he’d lost the election. Pity poor America! Is this the best that their new nationalist party (the former Republican Party) has to offer? However, there does appear to be one or two trustworthy names in the running for the leadership of the Republican Party. Sadly, they have too little backing (or money) and are rarely mentioned by the sycophants in their party, those who are in office and continue to bow to the P.O.T.A.S.! Most prominent is Asa Hutchinson, the former conservative governor from Arkansas. This governor is opposed to the P.O.T.A.S. and his MAGA base. So, he will not get the supremacist vote, even though he tells it like it is. Its a shame that the Republican Party does not give him a chance. On the opposite side of the spectrum, is Mike Pence, who still won’t tell it like it is, even to his white Christian evangelicals, although the P.O.T.A.S.’ people built a gallows and wanted to hang him on it during their insurrection on the hill. He is definitely not a trustworthy candidate. Besides, he will never get the MAGA vote now. He’s off the list. However, Tim Scott, a senator from South Carolina, would be the best bet for the Republican Party. But, there is no way that the nationalist party will ever allow him to ‘see the light of day’! Personally, I would love to see Liz Cheney as a potential candidate. But, her role in taking down the P.O.T.A.S. is still a sore spot with the nationalists. Unfortunately, she doesn’t stand much of a chance. The former congresswoman, from Wyoming, has already ‘run the gauntlet’ among the other Republicans in the House of Representatives. Much the same can be said for another potential candidate, John Bolton, the former national security adviser during the P.O.T.A.S.’ administration. He didn’t earn any points, with the nationalists, when he contradicted their inglorious leader. And Chris Christie is in the same boat. The former New Jersey governor actually had the audacity to criticize the P.O.T.A.S., his former friend. It is a sad state of affairs when one is punished for speaking to the truth, rather than being rewarded for taking a stand and admitting ‘this is wrong’! Thusly, although it grieves me to admit it, righteousness, honour and fair play have entered the state of desuetude!