Guns and Anger at the G.O.P. Convention

THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION is beginning to emerge as an even greater hoot than anyone could possibly have imagined. Blame Obama for everything, then lift a few lines from an eight year old Michelle Obama speech, placing it in the official record of the convention, and the party platform. Republican core values, courtesy of Michelle Obama... Much of what President Obama says, which is merely common sense, Ronald Reagan could have said, and the conservatives would cheer wildly. One wonders whether the Trumpster might be a bit miffed by the family plagiarism; he probably should be, but won't be, even as the rest of us laugh and roll our eyes. Law and order. Color blind cops. Kill the radical Islamic terrorists. Make the desert glow. Put Hillary in prison, with or without a conviction. Hell, string her up! Conservative, jungle law. Who needs judges, juries, and proper jurisprudence? Certainly not the G.O. P. You keep hoping that they'll eventually get around to mentioning, at least in passing, racism, poverty, American wars of aggression, climate change, and energy policy, but don't bank on it. Most likely this gang of extreme right wingers will stick pretty close to the standard, maudlin, insipid topics, their standard bill of fare; put perps and protesters in prison, arm all good Americans, and if "Black Lives Matter" mobs with AK47s get a bit trigger happy this week in Cleveland, the good people, mostly conservatives, will be right there, equally well armed, ready to take care of everything.