Tyranizing

IT IS IRONIC that President Trump's hero is Andrew Jackson, since Jackson founded the Democratic party, and was, for the most part, a man of honor. On the other hand, Trump was once a democrat, if not a man of honor. Both men share tyrannical tendencies. Jackson usually ignored the advice of his cabinet, preferring instead to consult with his personal friends, his 'kitchen cabinet". Trump does much the same, often firing people who dare disagree with him, and relying on family members for advice. Andrew Jackson,like Trump, was elected as a populist, a m an of the people, someone who would represent the interests of the common man and not the wealthy elite. Both men entered office was considerable personal wealth, much of it acquired through dubious means. Jackson was arguably America's first Christian president, the first six having been "deists", who believed in a more scientific creator rather than a biblical one. Trump rarely attends church, and his religious views vary from time to time, he being quite willing to be a good Christian when in the presence of people who expect him to be. Both presidents became increasingly preoccupied with their own power the longer they served in office; Trump has blatantly taken actions traditionally and constitutionally reserved for Congress, Jackson behaving with such authoritarian tendencies that his one time supporter turned arch rival Congressman Davy Crockett began calling him "the government". Two peas in a pod, Jackson and Trump. Trump, the consummate christian, with all teh wives, women, and ill gotten wealth. Equally ironic it is that Abraham Lincoln was a founder of the Republican party, the anti-slavery  "free soil" party. The G.O.P. bills itself as the "party of Lincoln" what with its pure lily white racist streak, and the great prevaricator Trump the heir hilarious to honest Abe. If the Republican party wishes to consider itself as follower in the footsteps of Abraham Lincoln, it might do well to first admit that black lives matter, and to take action to do something to help improve them.