Troublemaking

DESCRIBING SOMEBODY as a "punk", "thug", "gangster", or "troublemaker" can seem petty, angry, unfounded, a result of personal enmity. But the longer Donald Trump remains in office, the more obvious it becomes that these terms are much more than gratuitous  name calling when applied to the president. Cases in  point are too numerous to enumerate here. Two recent examples will suffice. During major party nominating conventions, it is customary, proper, and appropriate for the opposition party to lay low, out of the spotlight, let the other guy have  is day in the sun, and wait for their turn. But during this week's Democratic national convention Donald Trump, ever seeking attention, is visiting Wisconsin, near the Democratic convention headquarters, trying to steal the Dems thunder. Rather than awaiting his moment of glory next week, Trump cannot resist the temptation to stir the pot, to try to distract the nation from the Democrat's big event. That, my fellow Americans, is petty, and nothing but. Still another example  of Trump low lifing is his plot against the postal service. for years the service has had problems with money and efficiency, well documented. And here we are, in the middle of a deadly epidemic, assuming that many people will want to vote by mail. Now, above all, is the time for the president of the U.S. to try to strengthen the postal service with adequate funding, and to reassure the American people that voting by mail is safe, secure, and efficient, all of which is true, verifiably. Instead, the little punk is trying to frighten us into believing that voting by mail will lead to massive corruption and election rigging, even though he votes by mail himself. this is an obvious effort by Trump to cast doubt on the election outcome, since he thinks, as most people do, that he will lose, and he wants to get his excuse ready in advance. Also, of course, he and the republicans want as few people as possible to vote, because if everyone votes, they lose. Essentially, by accusing others of election rigging, and claiming that voting by mail is corrupt, Trump is himself practicing election rigging, or trying to, and trying to win the election by influencing it improperly in advance. This is the sort of thing gangsters and thugs do, they try to rig every situation so as to benefit personally from it. If the president isn't a gangster, a thug, and a punk, his impersonation of such shady characters is most impressive.