The Pot, Calling The Kettle Black

JUST THE OTHER DAY Donald Trump, in the midst of one of his reliably raving rants, referred to President Biden as "Crooked Joe", incredibly.Incredibly, because if that aint the pot calling the kettle black, no pot ever called a kettle black. In my nearly seventy years on this planet, never have I heard a human being tell as many blatant lies as Donald Trump, never have I ever encountered a person as dishonest as he, and I am sure many other people of my generation might agree. When you become president or even run for president, people start paying actual attention to you, listening to what you say, watching what you do. Trump, the ultmiate narcissist,seems oblivious to this seminal fact of life. Or maybe he simply doesn't care how many people pay attention to hs lies and criminal behavior, past and present, because no matter what, he can simply deny,deny,deny, and simultaneously deny and hide from his own evil, while attributing it to others, projecting it on to others. For Donald Trump to call anybody a liar or a crook, is, among other things, a hoot. Hilariously hypocritical. What continues to be even more amazing, amazingly bereft of the barest trace of moral decency - is the gang of followers, the Trump cult, millions strong, which refuses to come clean, acknowledge Trump's inherent, unrelenting criminal nature, and abandon him politically, for the sake of decency, if nothing else. At this point it seems likely that Trump will retain his hard core base of support until death do them part, and, indeed, beyond. Shockingly, incredibly, but perhaps not unpredictably, if the election were held today, Trump would defeat Biden by a margin of about fifty one to forty eight, and would win by approximately the amount in the popular vote and electoral college as Biden defeted Trump and won by in twenty twenty. The only way that Trump'ssupport is going to collapse at this point is if there are massive defections from among his hard core base of support, and that seems hardly likely to happen. The presidential race could still and probably will change over the next few months, as Trump's legal struggles continue in criminal court, and as undecided and independent voters ultimately come to their senses and vote for Biden, merely to keep Trump out, if nothing else. As Trump's many criminal trials proceed in twenty twenty four, a great deal of evidence proving Trump's guilt will be prsented to the American people, and the fatuous, ludicrous arguments on hefalf of his defense will seem increasingly idiotic to everyone. It will become more and more difficult to defend Trump. And yet, it seems increasingly likely that his hard core base will do precisely that, will either defend Trump by accusing his accusors of imaginary conspiracies, and or ignore Trump's lies, vicious attacks on good people, and constant criminal behavior, as they do so smugly. Trump is doubling down more than ever about the last election being stolen - good for him. Let him talk. His cult seems to be doing the same thing, still insisting that the last election was stolen. We'll see how far they ultimately get with that outrageous, egregious, traitorous lie. Gradually, Americans are beginning to accept the reality of Trump's criminally motivated election lie; many Trump supporters would already prefer to abandon the lie, stop talking about it, and simply move on, but Trump won't let them. And indeed if Trump becomes a convicted felon before the next election, which he very well might, we'll see whether we the American people again elect a criminal to the presidency, or instead choose to respond to the better angels of our nature.