Before a riotous bunch of crusading Christians polluted their lands and destroyed their gods in a fit of jealous rage, the Greeks had a bunch of pretty crafty and entertaining stories and sagas. The Swan, according to the Greeks, was a gift to Apollo, symbolizing incredible grace, beauty and harmony. And yet, its voice was silent throughout its life until the very end. A dying swan suddenly pours out a song so beautiful, mournful and sweetly sad . . . or was that sadly sweet? . . . with its last breath — a fitting sound heard only once.
Donald Trump sang his swan song last weakened at C-PAC. Ok, he didn’t sing so much as grunt and hum out of key, much like the CPAC singer.
Forget the polls, where even there, only 68% of those already demented, irrational, conspiracy theorists thought he should get a second term. ONLY 68% of a hand-picked collections of nuts, Teabuggerers, racists, fascists, militia-loving, gun-toting, bible berating, C-PAC loving idiots.
Gotta love it.
Several things are contributing to this, not the least of which is Twitter’s welcome “Permanent Ban” on the liar ‘n thief. Without an outlet big enough to handle 14 flushes per seating, without the millions of secret, off-shore re-tweets by Russian bots, and with no easy access to the public while avoiding any possibility of a face to farce confrontation, Trump has become effectively defanged, toothless in his tottering, doddering post-presidential funk. He is a mere failing and fading shadow of his former self and the sun is clearly rising. At some upcoming high noon, coming to a theater near you, he will have all but disappeared. Here are a few reasons why:
A) He stabbed OathBeaters and Proud Tots, and Wolverine Witchmen in the back, and a growing number of them are returning the favor. Not only did he lie when he promised to march with them, (and honestly, the idea of that obese semi-liquid fart “marching” anywhere would destroy my appetite for a fortnight) he even changed his tone at the very end, when they needed the most support of presidential love. He clearly holds them in disdain, used them, and is done with them. That itch they feel is cold steel in their spine, a parting gift from Duh FurHair.
B) Rush is still dead. We CANNOT underestimate just what a sea change that is.
C) OAN and Whirled Nudes Delay simply don’t have the chops to entertain, conspire with ever new and depraved falsehoods, AND pretend to be a news organization. They cannot compete with Fox at the very same time that Fox cannot compete with Fox. (Seriously? You hired a Mac-a-Ninny? For a real job? Seriously? April 1 is still several weeks away.)
D) Trump has lost a step. It is not obvious, because his decline has been carefully managed on the T&V screen. But, look at his performances from three years ago, to a year ago, and then, compare and contrast to C-PAC 2021. He spewed the same spew (almost identically), he lied the same lies, he mouthed the same words, and still, something serious was missing. It was as though he were pretending to act a part, not actually even acting like a powerhouse in the GOP.
E) Bit by bit, a growing number of GOPers see that standing up to Trump might actually get them more support. Going on one’s knees to Mara Lagoon does not lead to good optics (as Trump’s Defense Dept called it) and will not lead to an explosion of Trump supporting voters. The more folks that peel off, the faster they will have others joining them. The real losers will be Hawley, Cruz, Lindsay, Rubio, and other die-hard Trumpistas who will wait until it is too late.
F) The money is fleeing the felon. His properties are foundering, rentals are no longer rented, hotels/resorts are empty caverns, condos in his buildings are selling, but only at fire-sale levels, by current owners seeking to escape his taint, and building managers and operators are all seriously considering renaming anything with “Trump” in it. He cannot get a commercial loan, his prospects for real estate deals are doomed, and he faces non-stop litigation, both on the civil and criminal sides. No euro or international bank would even consider the possibility of buying out any property, except through foreclosure. Cooperating with him would be deadly for any financial entity.
G) Even Russia realizes he is a lost cause. RT no longer highlights his thoughts, hackers are targeting other things (like stealing better vaccine tech for Moscow) and Putin is far cagier and smarter than Trump realized.
The only people who don’t get it are the top leaders in the GOP house and GOP Senate. It is truly amazing how being in the Bloatway skews one’s perception. I thought they would be much smarter than this.