An Honest Political Aside

 I had a thought. What if something happens to Trump? I am SURE many have been hoping something would happen, that something would have happened last year in his legal proceedings to prevent him from becoming President again.

It didn't happen. In case you may have forgotten, he was running the GOP actively since early 2021, his face and words plastered across online and on-air outlets to make sure we did not forget his existence.

Let's face it: he was going to get back in no matter what, the machinery had locked it in place whether it was Biden or Harris. Harris tried her damnedest in those 4 months but fell short in a lot of areas. Those courtoom scenes and his Hannibal Lecter tangents actually increased his appeal somewhat. He called those little moments "The Weave" even though most of us with a working brain saw he was doing it BECAUSE HE KNEW HE WAS GOING TO WIN, SO WHY NOT FUCK WITH PEOPLE'S HEADS?

ALL THAT SAID...back to the starting question, the big what if?

I have a confession to make: I really have to hand it to Trump because he has created this power of personality cult in a way that nobody can come close and probably will never come close to creating. Not even the biggest social media influencers will have that charisma. Granted, his charisma has attracted the praise and loyalty of white supremacists and other extreme right-wing pockets of American society, but hey, they do cast their ballots

The power is DIABOLICAL to be sure, but it's there nonetheless, and you can whine about his not using his influence for the good of America and humanity in general...because he doesn't care about any of that, he cares about him...and when he goes, there is no more Trump.

And that's my point: if he goes, it's over. Do you think the weasels that we see stand behind Trump during Oval Office media events will be able to prop up JD Vance? No, he has the image and charisma of a grapefruit rind. There might be a movement to put Donald Jr in (or here's a horrifying thought: ERIC!) but neither "heir to the throne" is their dad and NONE of those possibilities would look good on the world stage, not that we're looking too hot right now.

If you look back 24 years ago, when W came in, he had not a friend in Washington, so in came daddy's war/oil buddies to prop him up. I almost felt bad for him at times...almost. Those same war/oil buddies are the same ilk that did a ton of profiteering off of Reagan and are the EXACT SAME TYPES that stand by Trump in the Oval Office, because they are looking good next to him and are likely lining their own pockets as I write this.

If Trump goes, they'll scramble to tell Vance or other heir apparent to maintain the status quo...and then we'll see likely the biggest crash of country one could imagine.

OK...I do believe in equal time...

On the flip side, The Dems aren't doing so hot, either and despite their complaints and all, I do not see anyone rising successfully out of the 2024 ashes as of now. Lots of protesting for sure, but no solid superman or superwoman or Capra-esque caricature is making grand orations to combat the Trump force. It's still a time of wound-licking, and having been in that place personally before, it's pitiful and nobody wants to be around it.

No American who is worrying about the coming future of higher costs and economic recession/depression wants to hear self-pity either. They want a leader who can take them out of whatever hell they feel they are living in, real or imagined.