Easy come, easy go? I have trouble believing that. I'm willing to bet that Trump won't want to go and will claim that Democrats cheated to win the election. I'm also willing to bet that Trump's puppets will reinforce the unsubstantiated claim. Doesn't matter if it's true just so you think it's true--that's all that matters...

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/06/03/george_will_republicans_will_forget_trump_fairly_fast_when_he_loses_the_election.html?fbclid=IwAR1NKRr465-8JHqjWlt8dKi20JzRdxOKgPjBtOVQUFCcgUvzfJpDsLPkgqk

This is not true for those in their fifties or sixties or even for those in their late 70s. A unique window of time. I mention "interesting times" as a reference to the apocryphal Chinese curse, "May you live in interesting times." What does it mean? Essentially it means may you live in dangerous and tumultuous times, in chaos and disorder. A little bit like the Southern expression, in a way, "Bless their heart": it appears as gracious or a blessing but is the opposite.

I became a teenager in 1960, making me a native child of that era. What I want to show in this thread is just how interesting those times were. First I must mention I also lived my innocent childhood years in the land of "milk and honey" of American memory. Most everyone today thinks of that time now as "the good old days," America at its shining best, the sacred gem of our way of life. But I was white and I guess part of the upper Middle Class; the memories of that era for all minorities will be quite different. We would both ask the other, "What America were in?"

But that's another topic; I am dealing with the reality I know. What will follow is listing the extraordinary events of 1960 to 2020. Just my thing, watching golf may be more exciting.

The Hippie Culture. The assassination of a president. The assassination of a Civil Rights leader. The assassination of a presidential candidate. (And all three were Democrats.) Landing on the moon. Woodstock. Desegregation, more or less the true end to slavery in this country. I have to add it, Disco. Legalized abortion. Vietnam, a conflict that tore this nation apart, let Trump dodge the draft, and the only war America ever lost (but maybe if Trump had been there...). Watergate. The first resignation of a sitting president. The incredibly revolutionary development of the PC and the internet which totally transformed our culture. 911, and terrorism in general. And Trump, the end of our democratic Republic as we once know it. Sorry this whirlwind tour had to end with such an abrupt Jerk.

This pretty well covers the gamut of changes that have taken place.


As a man, I used to think I was pretty much just a regular person, but I
was born white, into a two-parent household which now, whether I like it or not,
makes me "Privileged", a racist & responsible for slavery.


I am a fiscal & moral conservative, which by today's standards, makes
me a fascist because I plan, budget & support myself.


I went to High School, paid my way thru college, earned a degree, &
have always held a job. But I now find out that I am not here because I earned
it, but because I was "advantaged”.


I am heterosexual, which according to "gay" folks, now makes me a
homophobe.


I am not a Muslim, which now labels me as an infidel.


I believe in the 2nd Amendment, which according to CNN makes me a de facto
member of the "vast NRA gun lobby”


I am older than 60, making me a useless person who doesn't understand Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter.


I think & I reason, and I doubt much of what the "mainstream" media tells me, which makes me a "Right-wing conspiracy nut”


I am proud of my heritage & our inclusive American culture, making me a
xenophobe.


I believe in hard work, fair play, & fair compensation according to each individual's merits, which today makes me an anti-socialist.


I believe our system guarantees freedom of effort - not freedom of outcome
or subsidies which must make me a borderline sociopath.


I believe in the defense & protection of America for & by all
citizens, now making me a militant.


I am proud of our flag, what it stands for and the many who died to let it fly, so I stand & salute during our National Anthem - so I must be a
racist.


Please help me come to terms with the new me because I'm just not sure who I am anymore.


If all this nonsense wasn't enough to deal with, now I don't even know which restroom to use!

Trump has given them another chance to break away. Why won’t they take it?

In a sane world, the reaction of Republicans to the “memorandum of telephone conversation” between President Trump and the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, combined with the whistle-blower complaint filed by an intelligence officer describing a White House cover-up, would be similar to the response of Republicans after the release, on Aug. 5, 1974, of the “smoking gun” tape that finally broke the Nixon presidency. Republicans would begin to abandon Mr. Trump, with senior figures urging him in private and in public to resign. But that's in a sane world.

We now live in the insane world,

Mr. Trump’s party not only refuse to challenge his maliciousness; they have adopted his approach. They have embraced his “will to power” worldview. After dealing with Mr. Trump, “you’re definitely denuded and jaded,” one Republican who has interacted recently with members of Congress told me. “Your sense of perspective is totally warped.”

Many Republicans now find themselves in a place they never envisioned — not only defending Mr. Trump but doing so with gusto. Those who once defended traditional values now relish siding with the Great Transgressor. “Owning the libs” turns out to be a lot of fun. But it also comes at a high cost.

A person who was once an aide to a current Republican senator told me that his former boss, who in private will concede that he is quite troubled by Mr. Trump’s unethical conduct, will say “nothing that would cause the president to question his complete loyalty.” This individual went on to tell me, “The sad part about this is that no policy or new law is worth undercutting our norms and checks on power that will cause irreparable damage to our system.”

The Republican Party is the party of Donald Trump, through and through. As such, it has become morally disfigured. The party finds itself deep in a dark alleyway. It can eventually find its way back. Renewal and regeneration are always possible. But that will require the Republican Party and its future leadership to repudiate much of what it now embodies. I happen to believe that this is an essential task. But it won’t be an easy one, and every day it is delayed, the harder it becomes.

Mr. Trump’s most recent abuse of power — pressuring the Ukrainian president to do his dirty work — is the latest link in a long chain of corruption. If Republicans don’t break with the president now, after all he has done and all he is likely to do, they will pay a fearsome price generationally, demographically and, above all, morally.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/30/opinion/republicans-trump-impeachment.html

Sooner or later, another Democrat will become President.

What are you going to do, when this new President asks Congress for money for whatever, and when Congress refuses - declares a National Emergency and moves appropriations around however he ( or she ) wants? What are you going to do, when this new President "interprets" the law however she ( or he ) wants, to do whatever they want? What are you going to do, when this new President writes Executive Orders to bypass Congress and do whatever he ( or she ) wants to do?

What will you do, when this new Democratic President refuses to cooperate with Congressional oversight, going so far as to order his ( or hers ) staff to ignore legal summonses from the Congress? What will you do when she ( or he ) refuses to turn over financial documentation? What are you going to do, when the next Democratic President refuses to divest themselves of their businesses, and refuses to make the public ware of where, and how, they make their money?