This will be another of my periodic attempts to catch up and simultaneously vent. If history is any guide, both efforts will be incomplete.
Money Will Most Likely Dictate
I touched on this earlier in the week and today I’d like to explore it a bit more. While possible but not probable I think Donald Trump may drop out of the 2024 presidential race even before the Republican nominating convention. Wilder yet I can see a situation where he drops out after that but prior to the general election.
With Poetic License – A 2023 Equivalent
In my mind the decisive battle of World War II was D-Day and today is the 79th anniversary of the landing on the beaches of Normandy. Nazi Germany was trying to destroy democracy anywhere it existed on the globe certainly including in America. The Nazis wanted to replace democracy with right wing authoritarianism. The clearest threat to American democracy today is the American radical right wing which has largely taken over the Republican party. I think it’s most potent attack on democracy was thwarted last week. But we are far from out of the woods and I’d like to briefly explore that topic today.
Of The Ages
It way too early but I still can’t see an alternative to a Biden-Trump rematch in 2024. There is one issue that the right keeps harping on and I want to refute it today.
Now Solve The Core Problem
Unless the world ends or Donald Trump starts telling the truth, neither of which is likely to happen between now and publishing, the biggest American political story of the week just ended is the debt ceiling deal. (Not budget, President Biden. I fully support you but you used the incorrect terminology in Friday’s Oval Office address.)