Can America be one again? I’m an eternal optimist and believe that an attack on our democracy, as evidenced by shots fired at former president Donald Trump, can be used as an opportunity to begin to heal deep political divisions.
Given the politics since Saturday evening, I’m not hopeful, with Republican Congressmen blaming Joe Biden as if he pulled the trigger himself or demanded a “hit” by the Secret Service. I suppose the Supreme Court would no longer have a problem with that, but President Biden and his supporters would.
As of this moment, the general public is not aware of a motive for the shooter (registered Republican, gave $15 to Dems in 2021) which sounds quite thin so it’s premature for all these “experts” to opine on why the evil socialist marxist fascist liberals would do this. are you hearing fuel added to the fire, money lining pockets, conspiracy theories multiplying….
I’m all for letting the experts from local police and sheriffs, to the FBI and Secret Service, find out exactly what happened and what went wrong. That means whoa, Congress. Please get the facts before having hearings to point fingers for political gain.
I’m glad Mr. Trump is fine and on his way to the Convention in Milwaukee, where a resident can’t even look at downtown without being shooed away by scary looking militia. “But I was just driving to work like I do every Monday” doesn’t cut it.
It doesn’t bode well that Trump is not only having a fellow election denier nominate him for president, he’s gone the extra step and is having an actual fake elector nominate him. That doesn’t sound like unity to me.
As you may know by now, I am a policy wonk and I do not agree with Trump’s policies, especially in regard to women’s reproductive rights and voting rights. Add to that, now that I’m 65, Social Security and Medicare. I will not vote for him under any circumstances but will not stop anyone else from doing so. I do not believe that declaring retribution on fellow Americans for having a different color skin or religion or gender, or simply a different opinion, is a unifying concept for our nation, but that’s just me.
Back to politics and extreme heat, weather-wise. It’ll be 90 today and convention-goers will want to be inside in the A/C. Or hopefully patronizing local restaurants for beer and brats, and homegrown Wisconsin cheese, of course.
I heard an interesting law enforcement analysis on the incessant assassination news this weekend. Big cities prepare for big events by practicing, think NYC when the UN is in session. When a political candidate wants to have an outdoor rally in a small town these folks with tiny police departments and sheriff’s offices don’t practice for this and all of a sudden they have thousands of out-of-towners coming in with federal and state law enforcement and between assignments and communications it’s not designed to be seamless. Especially when we can’t ban assault rifles or bump stocks because the RNC is lock-step with the NRA.
The choice when it comes to the candidate is between being perpetually hermetically sealed (law enforcement preference) and open-air, open-car let it all hang out openness (which the candidate would prefer). The balance is somewhere in the middle, and in the middle, there’s always opportunity for error.
Condolences to those who lost a family member, and hearty get well wishes for those fighting for their lives after this unneccesary, heinous event. Thank goodness Mr. Trump was just grazed and is able to continue his campaign. Vote! Dee
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