“I hope you brought enough for the entire class!”

When I was in grammar school, we weren’t allowed to chew gum in class. This made sense because if we were allowed to chew gum in class, the janitor would have had to scrape the sticky wads off the bottoms of desks and chairs and little girls would likely have had some stuck in their pig-tails. But let’s put that aside for a moment.

The concept of having to bring enough gum for everyone in class in order to be allowed to chew gum one’s self is the same type of logic that Trump’s supporters oppose.  In fact, it is the same rationale most Republicans oppose.

If a few students bought into that rule and decided to bring enough gum for everybody, what would the motivation be for any other students to bring their own gum?

When we were not in school and one of us had a pack of gum, he/she would normally offer a stick or two to a friend; but not because someone told him/her they had to.

People don’t need to be forced to be kind. Look at Bill Gates. Look at Warren Buffett. Look at anyone.

Like it or not, distaste for forced charity is one reason Trump was elected.

It is sad congresswoman, Frederica Wilson, decided to politicize the death of a soldier by accusing Donald Trump of disrespecting his family. Sad, but not surprising.

Trump would have had no reason to do such a thing, but, considering  Trump’s tactless style, it is plausible his words were poorly chosen. If that was true, it’s sad he wasn’t given the opportunity to apologize for the miscommunication and make clear his meaning rather than Wilson grabbing the opportunity to publicly smear him to benefit her party’s agenda.

All the nastiness didn’t have to happen. I think Trump meant well, but probably stuck his foot in his mouth once more. Again, not surprising. On the other hand, I think Wilson had malice as her prompt. While saying there is too much hatred, she displays hate. What I find curious is why any of the adult public finds value in this issue. I don’t know why they listen to either of them. Children, yes. Adults, no.

I think Wilson’s demographic finds her dressing like “Woody” from the enjoyable, computer animated movie franchise, “Toy Story”, to be attractive and brave in its own make-believe way. Yee Haw! But adults? Very strange.

As for why some grown-up folks don’t dismiss Trump’s angry blather for what it is…you’ve got me.

It’s been some time since my last posting. The reason is simple. There’s hasn’t been anything new in politics. To find humor in any of it is simply kicking a dead horse. The liberals are relying on rumor and innuendo to try to get Trump to throw in the towel. They do nothing else. The GOP is chasing its tail and getting nothing done. Hurricanes and wildfires aren’t funny.

Ho hum…..