According to Vocabulary.com, “A maggot is a small, wormlike fly larva. Maggots are sometimes found in garbage, compost piles, or other places where they can feed on decaying plants and organic matter.”
“Maggot” describes Trump well. He’s wormlike and feeds on decaying organic matter—in this case gullible, stupid human beings who’ve drunk and continue to drink the Trump Kool-Aid.
I can understand the early-day excitement about Trump’s appeal, which was fueled in large part by the politically correct liberal movement. But now? C’mon. There’s enough hard evidence and factual verification to clearly, cleanly establish that he’s committed a variety of acts that run counter to the basic tenets of this country.
If his lies, narcissism, and crimes are allowed to continue without accountability, Trump very well may succeed in being the prime catalyst for the destruction of this great democratic republic experiment.
I say it’s time for the Make America Great-Get Over Trump movement, a/k/a MAG-GOT. When Biden kept calling out MAGA (Make America Great Again) in his otherwise well-spoken speech recently, a former Trump supporter friend of mine became enraged.
My friend, who doesn’t support the violence or stolen election claims, does believe in the idea of making America great again. Who doesn’t? Trump, of course, co-opted the phrase so that now MAGA is synonymous with Trump. Certainly, Trump’s views and aims—if allowed to continue ruling the Republican party—will destroy this country.
But, in large measure, so will the uncontrolled views way on the other side of the aisle. The last time I checked, Jill Biden’s comment that she loves tacos is just that—a stated food preference. It’s NOT a racial slur as some on the far left tried to associate with the comment.
Sorry, extremists on both sides. Ultimately, the answers to save this country will be found in the middle—as they always have been. Our country has a longstanding history of “governing by pendulum.” We go way to one side, which in turn sparks movement way to the other side. Only when we finally get back to the middle does the real opportunity for growth occur.
I voted for Obama the first election. I believed he represented the closest thing to Camelot since JFK and I was intrigued. But, in the 2010 midterms, I was glad the Republicans retook Congress. (Little did I know what was coming.) My sense at the time was that Obama needed checks and balances—the kind afforded by divided government.
As I’ve said before, Trump is the only politician who’s spurred me to vote a straight Democratic ticket…twice in a row. I’ll likely do it again in the 2022 midterms.
By the time 2024 rolls around, who knows? If Liz Cheney gets the Republican nomination, I well may vote for her. While I disagree with much of her platform, I’ve been incredibly impressed by her candid, hard-hitting role in the Jan. 6 hearings.
Just as I believed in 1980 that Reagan needed to get elected to get our country back on track, so does Liz Cheney potentially represent that same opportunity. I’m also keeping tabs on the progress of the Forward Party, and if/how Cheney ends up running. If she decides to go for it and doesn’t get the Republican nomination, I could see supporting her as an independent.
The biggest bugaboo here, of course, is that anyone or anything (Cheney, Forward Party, or other) that bleeds off support for the Democratic nominee and puts Trump or another of his ilk in the driver’s seat, merits careful consideration. Bottom line, no matter what, I’d rather see Biden stay in there than Trump succeed. I feel nearly the same way about DeSantis and other potential one-time Trump supporters including Pence.
It’s time for MAG-GOT…Make America Great-Get Over Trump. He’s done incredible damage to this country. At the same time, he’s helped expose the seedy underbelly so prevalent in this country—the racists, xenophobes, misogynists, and bigots of every other conceivable stripe—so they can now be seen and dealt with instead of continuing to hide and fester in the darkness. But now, it’s time to get over Trump and move onto constructive, positive, and moderate solutions that typify the best of democracy—meaningful compromise.
Gray Flannel Head 