There's never been another president-- at least not in our lifetimes-- as antithetical to Americanism as Trump. And I've never seen as negative a reaction to him than to anyone else-- not Reagan, not Nixon... Maybe John Tyler, a vice president who became president when William Harrison died a month after being sworn in (1841). Tyler was the most racist president until Trump and one of the country's staunchest defenders of slavery. Like Trump, he was also a traitor to the country, backing secession and becoming a member of the Confederate Congress. I have no doubt history will judge Trump far worse-- even if he dies today and can't do any more harm. We should only be so lucky!That said, Biden still sucks. I'm not telling anyone to not vote for him; do what you want. It's a damn shame there is no "Neither of the above" choice in elections. I can't image a better electoral reform. Have you noticed that the best anti-Trump ads are all coming from conservative #NeverTrump Republicans? Have you noticed that Republican elites are gleefully flocking to Biden? No? Watch these videos; there can't be more than 100 of them.As I mentioned Thursday night, the Biden campaign is blowing smoke up progressives' asses, selling them a bill of goods that after the '70s, '80s, '90s and oughts, he's tossing his conservative record out the window and suddenly emerging as a progressive. Vote for him if you want-- or against Trump-- but Bien is no progressive and never will be. A liar? Oh, yes... that he is, probably not on a Trumpian scale, but not far behind.After the big "I'm turning over a new leaf" rollout from his campaign, Biden himself was questioned by Wall Street whore Joe Kernen on CNBC. Kernen was concerned about Biden sliding left but Biden quickly calmed him down: ""I prepared to say that I have a record of over 40 years. And that I’m going to be Joe Biden. Look at my record. The fact is that some areas that I think, for example, I think health care is a right not a privilege. I do not support Medicare for All I will not support Medicare for all."It's nods and winks like that that make it just so easy for top Republicans to embrace him with enthusiasm-- not holding their noses, but grinning ear to ear. "A group of former officials of the George W. Bush administration," reported Newsweek yesterday, "have come together to do what they once would have considered unthinkable-- endorsing a Democratic candidate for president-- and in a stinging rebuke to the president, are raising money for Joe Biden. The new super PAC, called 43 Alumni for Biden, submitted paperwork Monday listing Karen Kirksey, a former Treasury Department official, as treasurer. It is not yet clear whether the group has raised any funds, but its formation is the latest sign of growing trouble for Republicans and for Trump. Several members of the super PAC told Newsweek that Bush's stewardship during 9/11 illustrates his understanding that he needed to rally the country at the moment of its greatest need-- a contrast, they said, with Trump's 'law and order' approach during the current crisis."
They said they knew Bush well enough not to need him to explicitly say to them he was rejecting Trump's leadership because of the statement he made with former first lady Laura Bush about their public anguish over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and by Bush's own veiled rebuke of President Donald Trump's handling of the protests, when he said the voices of those who are hurting and grieving must be heard. "Those who set out to silence those voices do not understand the meaning of America-- or how it becomes a better place," he said."It must be very sad for him to see what is happening right now, to see more division, more threats, more violence from the current occupant of the White House, who would use the military against our own people, said former United States Treasurer Rosario Marin. "He must witness it in horror."...Bush and many of the super PAC's supporters-- which include 162 members on a private Facebook page-- have not backed Trump from the start. Marin, for example, was one of the few who endorsed Clinton in 2016, but others quietly did not support Trump.While the Trump campaign did not respond to Newsweek's request for comment, Steve Cortes, a spokesman for the America First PAC, which supports the president, said the group's support for Biden isn't surprising."We ran in 2016 against establishment, entrenched interests in Washington, some of whom claimed to be Republicans," he told Newsweek. "If these so-called conservatives prefer Biden now, they reveal their true colors.One member of the group used to be a part of the RNC's Hispanic Advisory Council supporting Trump in 2016, but left before the election because he disagreed with Trump's hardline immigration messaging. Texas-based lawyer Jacob Monty-- who has donated to Republicans since 1997-- held a fundraiser for Biden in February, when the campaign's prospects were most tenuous."It makes perfect sense for the good of the country to support Biden but I'm still a Republican," Monty told Newsweek, before turning to what a Bush endorsement of Biden would mean. "I think it would be very powerful not only for the Latino community that he has a strong sway with, but also with the population in general."
Really? Was it "for the good of the country" that Monty contributed, in the last couple of cycles, to Lindsey Graham, Ted Cruz, Michael McCaul, Paul Ryan and John Cornyn... as well as Biden (back in February)? Anyway, think back to the Bush Regime for a minute. It wasn't all done by Cheney. None of these people resigned, did they?A recent poll of the audience of one of the weekly radio shows I do indicated that at least 70% of the people who listen to me are going to vote for Biden. I understand that most of them aren't actually voting for Biden, but against Trump. Maybe that's true of many of the Republicans against Trump too-- or maybe not. On fiscal matters at least, Biden is just what they want. In any case, this is exactly the time to contribute towards a progressive Congress. Whether Biden is elected president or Trump steals the election, we will certainly need more men and women like Robin Wilt, Mike Siegel, Jamaal Bowman, Kara Eastman, Keeda Haynes, Nate McMurray, J.D. Scholten, Lisa Ring... you know who I mean. Lisa just reminded me, in fact, that "The strength of Progressives is not just our focus on important issues despite all attempts to distract, it is our willingness to support one another and fight side by side for something much bigger than any one of us." Please use the 2020 Blue America congressional thermometer on the right to help any of them or all of them. And, please remember, there is no such thing as a contribution too small.We have an extraordinary progressive candidate running in Monroe County (Rochester, NY), Robin Wilt. A few minutes ago she told me that "Regardless who is in the White House, we rely on Congress, as a co-equal branch of government, to help to implement the will of the people. In particular, the House of Representatives, also known as 'the People’s House' in our bicameral legislature, should be occupied by citizens who are willing to legislate on behalf of the people whom they represent, as opposed to corporate PACs. In order to thwart the corrupting influence of money on the policy that we implement, more than ever, we need representatives in Congress that say 'no' to corporate lobbyists and are instead beholden only to the people they represent. The more of these grassroots candidates that we can elect-- and recreate a legislative branch that is governing in the interest of the people-- the better chance we stand of correcting the rampant and unsustainable wealth disparity that prevents us from enacting equitable policies such as the Medicare for All, the Green New Deal, a Federal Housing Guarantee, humane immigration policies, and an end to the prison-detention-military industrial complex."