Nightmares Come True Too

REENTLY I SAID to someone that the way it looks to me right now, Donald Trump could very well run for president in 2024, and win. The pain and suffering I thus caused myself are too unpleasant to detail here; suffice to say, it could happen. The "someone" to whom I said this is one of my best friends, a ninety five year old gentleman who voted for Trump the first time, but calls him an "idiot" now. His response to m dire warning was: "No way." As in, "there's no way that can happen", which we know a priori is simplye no true, for verily, there is a way that damned near anything can happen. Pensively I recall how hard I tried to steer him away from Trump in 2016, to no avail. He simply hated Hillary, and he hates Biden, but would never vote for Trump again, I'm convinced. He's a self proclaimed conservative Republican, who now despises Trump, after watching him as president for four years.To me, that seems reasonable. He thought my theory that Trump might get reelected was ridiculous. I reminded him that Biden is very unpopular, and is having a rough term in office. i futther reminded him that, despits recent claims of decreased support, Donald Trump very much remains in control of the Republican party, the most popular, powerful politician in it. He appears to be running for president in twenty twenty four. Those facts alone make his election in 2024 at least possible, if not likely. This will provide the Democrats teh opportunity of rehasing Trump's record as president, and his record pre and post presidency, including whatever legal situations there are regarding Trump in the fall of twenty ttenty four. By then, who knows what'll be going on? B then, Trump may be a convicted felon, but, so what? It is perfectly legal for convicted felons to run for president, to be elected pesident, and to serve as president of these United States. If anybody can do it, Trump can. Hell, the more criminal activity Trump engages in, the more his supporters support him. They, like he, seem to wear his confirmed bad bahaviors like badges of honor. This includes millions of Americans, Americans one would have therefore have thought good and dcednt people with high morals, but...they still support Trump, post insurrection. A former president hwo tried to violentlly overthrow the United States government might well run for president again, get elected, and become president, again. That America could ever have gotten itself into this situation is almost beyond amazing.