You have to give Mr. Trump and this Republican controlled congress credit; they are persistent!  There is currently a direct threat to the American democracy as a result of Russia meddling in our 2016 election and they have the press focused on re-litigating the past sex sins of former President Bill Clinton and current Representative John Conyers, the current sins of current senate candidate Roy Moore and a host of other past and current sins of elected officials rather than focusing on the Russia investigation.  Yes, once again folks, Washington Republicans have resorted to their infamous and longstanding sleight of hand maneuver; no matter the problem or facts that are involved, ‘PRESTIDIGITATION’ and the problem is gone!  Don’t you just love it?

Mr. Trump, a media savvy guru, is spearheading this masterful manipulation of the press and, thereby, the American public.  He knows that he still has the acceptance of his loyal base so now he is refocusing and redoubling his efforts on continuing to dupe the rest of the American people by discrediting or destroying the press.  For far too long American voters have failed to take Mr. Trump seriously because many of them believe that he is just a stupid (he is definitely ignorant but he is not stupid) narcissistic blowhard.  They find that it is easier to ignore him than it is to continue to fight against his shamelessness and grating personality and relentless pursuit to satisfy self.  For whatever reason that they have decided not to continue this fight, it comes at a great price to America because it allows for the normalization of his behavior.

I am among those who have grown weary of Mr. Trump’s antics, his never-ending efforts to divide America, his determination to represent only those Americans who voted for him, and his unbridled and unchallenged disdain of long held American norms.  I have said before that I am completely tired of writing about him.  But he dominates media coverage and while doing that somehow, to a great degree, bullies the media into focusing on and talking about those things that he wants them to talk about.  So although I have grown weary of him, as long as he continues to conduct himself as he has since the time that he was elected, I will not stop writing about him.  I will never be that weary; especially when our democracy is at stake!

Without doubt the curtain has been drawn back in the corridors of power on all of the pseudo pomp-and-circumstance and statesmanship of our elected officials on both sides of the aisle in Washington and around the country.  Certainly many of the things that Mr. Trump and the Republican controlled congress are pointing to with regard to the current and past sins of Democrats, if the media is to be fair, deserve to be examined.  But congress must properly prioritize those things and the investigation of the threat to our democracy must come first and be properly resolved and completed.  Then, if the Republicans want to go back and re-litigate the Bill Clinton, John Conyers and all of the other past and current sins of elected Democrats I am confident that Democrats would be amenable to that; that is, if the Republicans would also be willing to go back and re-litigate the Mr. Trump sins and those past and current sins of all of the other elected Republicans who have experienced similar problems.

Eulus Dennis – author, Operation Rubik’s Cube and Living Between The Line