As I was out driving trying to finish up some weekend chores, I had ben listening to NPR. There was a two part interview, asking a staunch Republican writer his thoughts on supporting Trump and the president of the Nursing Association of California on supporting Sanders. The moderator began with the Republican who said, he is dismayed with Donald Trump for a large variety of reasons, and now especially Trump’s racist remarks against the Federal Judge hearing the Trump University fraud case. The NPR moderator asked the simple question to his Republican interviewee,will you vote for Tump. The Republican writer, sighed and said he is not sure, but the reason he might vote for Trump, EVEN WITH ALL HIS NEGATIVES, is that at least having a Republican in the White House should be a step forward to help with the Conservative agenda. When the President of the California Nursing Association was interviewed, the moderator asked her if Bernie Sanders does NOT win the Democrat nomination would you support Hillary. The interviewee said, why would I. The moderator asked don’t you think supporting the Democrat nominee would assist with the Democrats winning the election in November. The Democrat interviewee responded, and for what purpose would i do that.
After hearing this interview, with the thoughts and philosophies coming from both sides of the aisle, I had an A-HA moment as it dawned on my why Donald Trump has a big chance to become president of the United States. It seems the enemy of the Democrat Party does not lurk in the red states, FOX News, or the Limbaugh radio shock jock, but from within the Democrat Party itself. Too often, the Dems believe that principle alone will save the day. And if it doesn’t save the day today, well too bad, we will have to save the day another day. The Republican politicians and pundents as ruthless, gutless and immoral as they understand that seizing the day NOW is how they hold the rest of the days hostage. The Democrat’s want to seize the day, but refuse to find compromise, thinking that compromise makes them weak; almost saying we will seize another day.
I am glad Bernie Sanders has shed more light on topics that have remained in the dark way too long, but I am sad that both Bernie and his believers think that spite, obstinance, and refusal to give in even a little make more sense then fighting the wrong enemy. If Donald Trump succeeds and becomes president, I wonder what the Feel the Bern followers think will happen to their Revolution. It has taken President Obama almost 8 years to get any legislation completed,even though he was elected twice with a large majority of votes. President Trump and a majority Congress of Republicans will destroy many of the freedoms, equality and values we have finally come to enjoy and will repeal almost anything that permits ANY minority from pursing life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. If the Feel the Bern revolutionaries believe sitting back in protest will aid in seeking their goals, then from where I sit they are dumber then the Tea Party fools who support Trump.
