Justifying Trump

I AM CEASELESSLY TEMPTED to ask any and all Trump supporters a single, simple question: has the president every said anything which utterly horrified you? There is a decent chance that the answer will be "yes", although I would neither hold my breath nor count on it. Conspicuously, Trump supporters overlook their leader's behavior, both words and deeds. I would have at least some measure of respect for these people if even one of them would say: "I support the president in spite of his bad behavior, not because of it." Or maybe something like: "I believe so strongly in tax cuts for the wealthy, that climate change is a hoax, and that illegal immigrant children should be locked in cages that I support Trump, although admittedly I might prefer that these noble Christ-like policies be carried out by a true Christian, like Ted Cruz." That, I could handle. That, I might even semi respect. But this business of reflexively turning a blind eye to all presidential misconduct, which Trump's evangelical Christian supporters invariably do, I find egregiously unacceptable, by virtue of being dishonest and cowardly. As we joyfully celebrate the Yuletide, thanking God for the gift our our saved existence, let us all pray that our conservative Trump supporting evangelical Christian colleagues shall somehow summon the courage, wisdom, and integrity necessary for the little darling to begin to accept the reality of the Trump era: that it is riddled with corruption and deceit, among other horrible things, of their own manufacture. Christmas is a time for self reflection and improvement, among other things. We must derive, from whatever source, a means of cleansing our nation of the right wing populist disease which afflicts it, and begin to build a smarter, saner America. Make America smart again, make America sane again. God bless us every one.Amen