Beginning the Feeding Frenzy

THE BURGEONING NUMBER of Republican presidential candidates was predictable, as are its consequences. They include so far a governor, two former governors, and a shrill woman form the deep south. There will be more, many more. The longer the campaign goes on, the more who enter the fray, the closer the election looms, the greater will be the acriomious viriole among and between them. They'll attack each other like dogs and cats, consuming each other like maggots on dung. Off will come the "kid" gloves. The current charade of coming to the defense of poor little indicted Trump, a ploy to avoid alienating the G.O.P. rabble, will vanish like dust in the wind. As David Crockett mighta said: " Ah reckon the fur will fly". The tactics can become hilarious. At a recent gathering of the Trump insurrrectionist mob, Trump held forth at his best, hurling insults, hollow platitudes, and dire threats to grand juries and prosecutors. An African-American gentleman stood behind the indicted one, gleefully absorbing every word, screaming like a cheerleader, all for the benefit of the cameras. The racist former president must be made, somehow, to look like something other than a racist. Its an uphill battle, as they say. Make a black man a guest of honor for a moment, why not? Good for street cred for the former prevaricator-in-chief. Apperances, after all, are paramount. In America there must be at least two African-Americans who actually support Trump, Conway West, and maybe somebody else. Probably antother gangstah rapper. On the street below Trump Tower the words "Black Lives Matter" are brightly painted onto the pavement. Trump didn't put them there. Actually, they helped drive him out of town. Trump, for all his wealth, cannot scrub them off, any more than he can cleanse his mind of racism, hatred, and his massive mental edifice of compounding lies. For decades, New York has despised Trump. Finally, he took a hint, and skipped town for conservative, senile Florida. Anything you can say about New York City is true, including that it has good taste and class. The carnival barker, who got confused held a campaign rally after rather than before the election he lost, two weeks before leaving office, used to gladly pose with trophy babes on arm for "The National Enquirer". Glady he insulted and humiliated people on elevision for his amusement, ego, fame, and profit, which was good enough among conservatives to render him ready for the White House. Real classly, those Republicans. Who other than Donald Trump would even consider giving a speech on the night of his arrraignment? How many cameras will he arrange to look into? A criminal, posing as a victim for his cult following to idolize.