America and the world are living in an alternate reality.
All semblance of ethics, morality, patriotism, and dedication to our Constitution is gone, in the era of Donald Trump and the modern Republican Party.
All semblance of duty to country, and to the advancement of the nation, has disappeared, and now, the only goal is to sweep all scandal and abuse under the rug, and perpetuate oneself in power, dropping all sense of shame.
The Republican Party has had a long, distinguished history since 1854, but in 2019, it should be declared bankrupt, and die in history, as the Whig Party did 165 years ago.
The party has lost all sense of right and wrong, and its history of some great Presidents and some great members of Congress and governors, is all lost in the morass of destruction of America’s domestic and foreign policy.
Not only have the events of the past three years shamed America, but it has also demonstrated that modern conservatism is bankrupt, and that evangelical Christianity, and also the hard line Catholic community, and the orthodox Jewish community, have all sold their soul to the corruption and mismanagement of Donald Trump.
So these extreme religious groups also need to be swept out in the dustbin of history.
Will it happen? If it does not, then America is on the road to constant decline and deterioration, and America, as an example of democracy and freedom, and as a beacon to the world on the potential for the advancement of mankind, will be lost, in the midst of a nation in anarchy and chaos long term.
Friday, 08.24.2018, at 12:05 p.m. ET: Here is some news!
‘John McCain discontinuing medical treatment for brain cancer, family says’
http://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/john-mccain-discontinuing-medical-treatment-brain-cancer-family-says-today-2018-08-24/
Sad to hear about that.
Yes, despite many disagreements, I always respected McCain, and he is a patriot and a hero!
I hope he makes it to Wednesday August 29, what would be his 82nd birthday, just five days!
Since Ronald was mentioning what would be the 82nd birthday of Arizona U.S. senator John McCain…
August 29 is what was Michael Jackson’s birthday. This year would have been Jackson’s 60th birthday.
My birthday is August 16. Madonna turned 60 that day. And now there are two singing legends who died on that day: Elvis Presley, in 1977, and Aretha Franklin, in 2018.
I look forward to moving past August.
D, I totally agree with you, and August is also the month that World War I began, which brought us the world we live in now, and also, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, ending World War II, was in August, as well!
Changes to the superdelegates.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/25/politics/democrats-superdelegates-voting-changes/index.html
Pragmatic and I celebrated our 50th anniversary in August.
• UPDATE (08.25.2018 @ 09:20 p.m. ET) •
‘John McCain, senator and former presidential candidate, dies at 81’
http://www.cnn.com/2018/08/25/politics/john-mccain-obituary/index.html
Happy 50th Anniversary, Rustbelt Democrat and Pragmatic Progressive, and thanks for your many contributions to this blog!
And D, I commented elsewhere when you shared the death of John McCain, and we all mourn him!
Heard over the weekend that playwright, Neil Simon, passed away.
Well…Former Republican and I are celebrating our 50th next year.
Happy 50th, Princess Leia and Former Republican! All the best!