The 80-Year-Old Crybaby Is Wrecking the World

Three commentaries on the latest Oval Office tantrum by observers who need no introduction here:

Adam Kinzinger:

Paul Krugman:

The George Orwell essay that Krugman quotes from can be found here.

Mary Trump:

And finally, a Pennsylvania voter puts the blame squarely on herself:

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Kinzinger to Trump: I'm Not Afraid of You

Wow, what a put-down!  Bravo!

Adam Kinzinger, former Republican congressman and member of the January 6th Committee that investigated the attack on the Capitol in 2021, throws down the gauntlet, calling Trump "the biggest victim, the biggest crybaby, the biggest sissy to ever exist . . . a corrupt, evil man . . . a disgrace to everything America stands for."  

It does your Head Trucker's heart good to hear a real man, brave and true, call out Trump no uncertain terms.  I hope there will be many more good men and women who heed the call.

And then there's this:

Hillary Clinton To Comer: “If You Want This Fight, Let’s Hold It In Public, We’ll Be There With The Cameras On”

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Kinzinger: Civil War Reality Check

It certainly wouldn't be anything like a Saturday-night rumble in the bowling alley parking lot.  I wish Kinzinger had prepared a more articulate statement instead of speaking off the cuff, but I agree with all he says here:

A few things Kinzinger forgot to mention. In addition to the loss of electricity and running water, there would be no working toilets.  Just sit with that thought a minute.

No air conditioning, either, which would be devastating across the South.  Up north, the lack of heating in wintertime would be just as bad.  Apart from military casualties, many millions of people - of all parties and persuasions - would be suffering and starving across the nation.

Also, there would be no front line, as in the wars we read about in history books. There would be numerous fronts and areas of conflict; and no safe place "behind the lines" anywhere. 

But just exactly what army would be fighting what army? Think about that a moment. The rightwing boys show up with all their cool army gear and guns . . . and who shows up on the other side?   

A moment's reflection shows that this whole idea of civil war is just a gung-ho fantasy - which, left unchecked, could become, God forbid, an excuse for wholesale manslaughter.  

It is certainly a symptom of unreasoning hatred, not human decency, and certainly not Christianity:  Remember the One who said, "Put your sword away.  He who lives by the sword will die by the sword."

Much more likely, though hardly less horrible, would be for the federal authorities to find some flimsy excuse to declare a National Emergency and suspend the Constitution, the courts, and all state and local governments not directly subordinate to military rule from Washington. The few pockets of resistance that might spring up here or there would quickly be put down by military patrols, which are already occurring in some cities.  

So no need for a war, which would disppoint the rank and file, but too bad. Life would go on and profits continue to fill the coffers of the ultra-wealthy. Which was only to be expected. 

Let us hope that these dire situations never arise, and that all this stupid talk is just stupid talk. I have to believe that cooler heads and good sense will in time show us the way out of this dark tunnel. Please God. 

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The American's Creed

Written by William Tyler Page, 1917, and well worth remembering:

I believe in the United States of America as a government of the people, by the people, for the people; whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed; a democracy in a republic; a sovereign nation of many sovereign states; a perfect union, one and inseparable; established upon those principles of freedom, equality, justice, and humanity for which American patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes.

I therefore believe it is my duty to my country to love it; to support its Constitution, to obey its laws; to respect its flag; and to defend it against all enemies.

Bonus:  Adam Kinzinger's Fourth of July message "Still Worth Believing In":

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Kinzinger: A Warning for Democracy

Former Republican congressman Adam Kinzinger has an urgent message for all Americans:

Your Head Trucker is aware of the numerous horrors going on in the world at this time; but this weary old man can't bring himself to blog about them.  Not that it would do any good, anyhow.  Kinzinger says what needs to be said; let those who have ears, hear.

BTW, I just learned that Kinzinger, who represented an Illinois district in Congress, recently moved to a suburb of Houston.

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OPINIONS, 4/29/25: the first 100 days of Trumpocracy

Note:  Your Head Trucker may not agree with everything 

these folks say, but I like the way they say it.

Trae Crowder on the Tyrant's first 100 days:

 

Robert Reich gives the Tyrant a report card:

 

Former House Republican Adam Kinzinger critiques the sissified Tyrant:

 

Rachel Maddow blasts the Loser: 

 

And Bernie Sanders tells what must be done now to save democracy in America:

 

Bonus:  Mark Carney, fresh from his election victory, has a word for the Tyrant:  R-E-S-P-E-C-T!  Find out what it means to me . . . 

 Gotta love what one commenter on the above video wrote:

So which country got the better deal leader wise?
CANADA picked a Winner in MR. MARK CARNEY!

AMERICA picked a Weiner in Donald "THE FELON" Trump. 

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DNC Day 4 Highlights

PBS provides highlights of the fourth and final day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago:

 

Former Representative Adam Kizinger, a Republican Air Force vet and a helluva patriot, spoke passionately about putting country over party:

 

And Kamala Harris made history with her rousing acceptance speech as the first black female candidate of a major party: 

Read a fact-check of Kamala's speech at Politifacts

And that's all, folks!  What a grand spectacle it was.  I've never seen anything like it.  Everyone at the convention was certainly electrified - let's hope they and we can keep the joyful momentum going for 75 more days until the election.

And your Head Trucker will remind you all of something not much talked about this week:  Presidents do not make laws.  Congress does.  So we have make sure we elect a Democratic majority in the Senate and the House - otherwise, the cult party will just stonewall Kamala as they did Obama and Biden.

VOTE BLUE, NO MATTER WHO!

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Convicted Felon Picks "Never-Trump Guy" for Veep

I think that I’m going to vote third party because I can’t stomach Trump.  I think that he’s noxious and is leading the white working class to a very dark place.

--J. D. Vance, 

NPR "Fresh Air"

August 17, 2016

The words quoted were spoken when Trump was making his first run for the Presidency. Vance is now the junior Republican senator from Ohio, who began his political career just 18 months ago in January 2023 and today was formally named the vice-presidential candidate at the Republican convention in Milwaukee.  

Vance's remarkable rise from childhood poverty to Yale Law School to author and journalist to the heights of national politics is very well documented in his Wikipedia article as well as today's report on his nomination by the Associated Press.  I recommend these sources to all my truckbuddies for reading and reflection.

In 2016, Vance repeatedly condemned Trump harshly.  But by 2021, Vance had become one of Trump's staunchest supporters.  Now what on earth could make a smart guy like that do a total 180?  I wonder.  I highly recommend watching the following reports by Rachel Maddow and by Nicolle Wallace on Vance's stunning transformation from outspoken never-Trumper to toady-in-chief:

And if there's still any question in your mind where Vance stands, check out this New York Times report from last December that begins, "When a historian wrote an essay the other day warning that the election of former President Donald J. Trump next year could lead to dictatorship, one of Mr. Trump’s allies quickly responded by calling for the historian to be sent to prison."  Yep, it was Senator Vance - himelf a published book author and writer for the likes of CNN and the NYT -  who wanted a fellow writer thrown in jail merely for daring to suggest that the divine DJT could ever possibly become a dictator.  Perish the thought.

Who's really on the side of democracy here, and who's all for dictatorship, hmm?

For another perspective on the crisis in American politics, listen to the remarks by former U.S. Representative (R-Ill.) Adam Kinzinger on the Stephen Colbert show earlier this evening:

Part 2 of 3 - remarks about Vance

While in Congress, Kinzinger was an outspoken critic of Trump - one of the very few Republicans who had the guts to call a spade a spade - and served as one of the two Republican members on the January 6 Committee that conducted an exhaustive inquiry into Trump's failed self-coup in 2021.

And just for laughs, though it is no laughing matter, you could read this dimwitted opinion piece (or plain old propaganda?) by a completely cluleless Guardian contributor in the UK:  

Blue MAGA:  We Need to Talk about the Cult-like Turn of the Democratic Party.

That's as Orwellian a wordfuck as I ever saw:  black is white, white is black, and 2 + 2 = 5.  Sad!

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Kinzinger Endorses Biden

Adam Kinzinger is a true patriot and a real man.  I admire him.

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