Wednesday August 23, 2023

It was the first day of Mercury Retrograde (repetitions and delays) as recovery from compounding issues on all fronts permeated reality.

Earlier in the day - several of Trump's co-defendants surrendered at the Fulton County jail in Atlanta, Georgia. One by one they did the 'perp walk' all the while thinking Trump is going to win in 2024 and they will get out of jail if found guilty. What has Trump promised them if they say nothing? How many have flipped on him ... how many more will in the future? How many Republicans are waiting for an excuse to turn against him without fear of repercussions for their political careers and the party? Do we actually still have a two party system in America or have things fractured into something that will reshape itself in whatever is left of the future?

Watching Rudy Giuliani turn himself in took me back to the years he was mayor of NYC and though many people thought he was a great guy I always thought he was an idiot, which in the long run proved to be who he really is. The intoxication of money and power certainly got the better of him as he aligned with Donald Trump through the years. At the end of the day, the truth will out, as the leftover vestiges of this once respected man disappear into the courtroom, the history books, and perhaps behind bars.

Wednesday evening featured the first Republican presidential debate - analysis by viewers at home and of course the media and social media. The debate played out in front of a rowdy crowd of about 4,000 people at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. The crowd's reactions - including jeers and boos when candidates criticized Trump - at times drowned out the Fox News moderators. This is what energizes Trump - the emotional discharge of angry energy set against the backdrop of change for the nation.

Bloopers and mistakes - At times the candidates delivered false and misleading statements which is the norm and makes you wonder why they even bother with these debates. That airtime could be better spent on town halls. You have to wonder if after the debate the candidates wish they could go back and change some of their responses.

Vivek Ramaswamy came across like another NYC (almost) billionaire Trump wannabe - perhaps second-string or backup if Trump loses. He's ADD, unprofessional, inexperienced, overly talkative, and really annoying.

This is the first debate - there will be others as audiences reduce in size along with the number of candidates unless Trump shows up which seems unlikely.

None of the candidates on stage at this point can beat Trump or Biden.

In this strategically played battle of wits - if Prosecutor Jack Smith can make his case about Trump's part in the January 6 insurrection - under the 14th amendment Trump will be disqualified from running for president ... maybe.

You sit there wondering why anyone would vote for a criminal of Trump's magnitude who would take the country down a road filled with Putin-esque energy and repercussions and yet people are programmed to align with Trump to create dramas following the algorithm of our bipolar reality.

The issues facing humanity were never programmed to be resolved - with few temporary exceptions - the main one being abortion. The majority of the country is Pro Choice which is where these candidates fell short. People like Pence talking about God ... you have to stop and ask who and what is god and unless he or she states their opinion on abortion rights then it's up to women to fight on which usually takes us to Democrats.

Destiny Rules - You can think what you want, say what you want, and do what you want - but at the end of the day there's no escaping fate.

Boom! You knew Putin was going to retaliate after the short lived rebellion Yevgeny Prigozhin - leader of the Wagner mercenary group - waged against the Kremlin on June 23, 2023. To quote Biden, "There's not much that happens in Russia that Putin's not behind."

This is the unconditional power Putin's ally Trump thinks he has ... until he doesn't. To quote Trump two weeks ago - as if a mob boss or dictator - "If you go after me, I'm coming after you." Once again ... It's time to censure Trump.