Cross Town Thoughts
So. Today’s prediction. Actually it’s an old one for me. Just may happen sooner than expected. That Nikki Haley would become the first woman President of the United States.
Latest scuttlebutt. Nikki may challenge Trump for the Repub nom. Or. He may resign. And then she’ll be free to run. If so. Can she beat Biden? Warren? In the general election? Maybe we’ll see.
Dems have realized that Joe Biden is not the most electable. So decided to throw him under the bus. In order to get rid of Trump.
The Ukraine saga is better than fiction. With such characters as Hunter Biden, John Kerry’s stepson Chris Heinz, and Whitey Bulger’s nephew. Yeah. Maybe nothing illegal. But. Hey. It’s filled with swamp rats.
So. Biden’s star is tarnished with a Trump & Clinton-esque tale of a family’s personal financial gain from its political ties. Who benefits most? Warren. Or… careful what you’ve set in motion.
Will it ultimately be Trump?
For a TV-addicted Prez, it’s odd that he missed 8 seasons of HBO’s Homeland. He’d have learned that when you go to introduce yourself to the CIA, you shouldn’t diss their fallen heroes. Or. Constantly bash their former and current leadership. The Deep State may not be fictitious.
Yes. You crossed the wrong people. Saul, Carrie, Dar. They can’t even trust each other. What made you think they wouldn’t take you down? See Whistleblower. CIA. Hey. You asked for it.
Clashing competitions to create a clamor. Democrats. Media. Trump himself. The attention-seeker-in chief. On a par with impeachment-crying-wolves. Calling for it since before the inauguration. There’s fodder for all. Biden’s son got rich ’cause Daddy was Veep. Trump kids on the hot seat, too. American people see politics, profits, ratings.
Accomplished. Nothing. Except. Lots of noise.
Winner. Warren.
Loser. Castro.
Better. Klobuchar.
Unsteady still. Biden.
Disappeared. Buttigieg.
Most improved. Beto. Booker.
Least appealing. Harris.
Marginal. Yang.
Consistently cantankerous. Bernie.
Test: Who can stand up to Trump one-on-one? Warren. Who can garner a big crowd? Warren. Who can win a general election? Hmmm.
Gun control? Minimum wage? Solar power? If people want it. Markets will react. Walmart no longer selling certain guns & ammunition. Companies raising their own minimum wages. Home-building industry choosing photovoltaic panels for its customers to save money.
And. Maybe the people will choose the next Dem nominee. Rather than the media or the DNC. Right? Elizabeth?
Logan Roy pits his kids against each other in a fratricidal competition, akin to Soapatriarch Victor Newman. In that other reality show, Trump sets up his spawn to vie for the family business with a nod to have the next G-7 at their Doral Resort in that swing state of Florida.
Over in Democrat land. Elizabeth Warren is drawing huge crowds. It could be a bloody fight with Sleepy Joe for the nomination. Uglier than a Kendall-Roman wrestling match where each ends up Shivved.
A rough & tumble Fall. For some of us. That’ll be fun.
Overt street strumpets. Anything for a donation or a vote.
Elizabeth Warren ingratiates herself to faux ancestors. American Indians. In Iowa. Bernie Sanders courts criminals in and out of prison. He’s desperate. Kirsten Gillibrand now ready to give #metoo villains Franken et al a second chance. Ditto. Julián Castro brazenly goes after dog lovers’ dollars calling for shelters to collar euthanizing. Where will all those pups go? Oh yeah. Airplanes. Hotels. Restaurants. Right.
Pete Buttigieg trots out his husband Chasten on Fire Island and in Provincetown. LGBQRST coin. Kamala Harris professes to be a capitalist while sipping rosé with CEO’s in the Hamptons. Cory Booker is indiscriminate. Kinda like Trump who pretends to pray with Evangelicals. And of course Joe. Barack’s best friend. Sad.
The candidate casino. $100 in chips today. How’d you bet? $35 Warren. $15 Biden. $10 Harris. $5 Booker. $5 Buttigieg. $5 Woo-Woo Williamson. $25 Somebody Who Can Win.
Scaramouche has had a come-to-Jeezus epiphany about our Petulant Adolescent President. Why? He’s looking to make a buck by convincing Nikki Haley or Mark Sanford to make a primary run at Trump.
FedEx Cup. That end of season golf thing. After an even more convoluted fan-phobic structure this year. Who will win? Who cares?
Mary’s teleportation to Heaven from Earth. No surprise there. She was still a virgin when she gave birth.
It depends who you ask. Every Democrat candidate for President says this is not Who We Are. We want to become Who We Are. Trump supporters are not Who We Are. Democrats are Who We Are. Republicans are not Who We Are. Ivy League graduates are Who We Are. Non-college-educated whites are not Who We Are. People of color are Who We Are. Conservative black people are not Who We Are. Immigrants are more Who We Are. Are All Americans Who We Are? Guess not.
So. Note to candidates. Stop saying it’s Who We Are. Or. It’s not Who We Are. It means nothing. It is not a policy. It does not resonate. It is not a winning message. It’s actually kinda deplorable.
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