THE GREAT DEFLECTOR

     The Great Deflector. The Great Pretender. The Great Liar. The Great Incompetent. Shall I continue? There is no need, for the titles say it all. The man has a great talent Every time he has been caught in a real hot place, a place where he should not be, he comes up with some idea to pull attention away from his sins and on to someone else's imaginary sins. So, we are still waiting for his tax returns. We are still waiting for a comprehensive and objective health status report. We are still waiting for the truth about bills he supposedly has in store for us. And we are still waiting for the truth in all its gory details re the Trump camp and its connections with Russia. So the Great Deflector comes into play again with his sudden tweeting that oh yes, there was tapping going on - and remember that the Great Ignorant One spelled tap as tapp - but the tapping was done by Obama and the tappee was Trump. Source - the ever so reliable Breitbart news reporting and a vague foreign source. Deflect he did and now there are demands from Trump to investigate this "tapping". As for his Russian ties, just push them on the side for obviously this is ever so much more important.
     And as for the Republicans, well, I have never seen a more spineless crew in my life. They have all chosen Party over Country, have lost any possible connection to the word patriotism and its meaning and have all chosen to support this pathetic individual who is bringing our country not to the brink of civil war but in fact, right over the edge. They have lost any claim to respect for themselves and their positions for they are all watching out for number one - themselves. Not a one has come out and clearly stated that Trump is a liar, that he is incompetent, that he needs to go, that there has been a huge error here in America and it needs to be corrected even if we do have to set a new precedent. It means that we have to overhaul the electoral college and the election process. It means that we are in hot ---- and will remain so until the spines grow again. No more hemming and hawing. And no more trying to ignore what needs to be done.
     This man, Trump, is a narcissist, a malignant one according to definition and his temper and his rants and raves point to the fact that he is mentally and emotionally challenged in even more serious ways. His followers have either gone into closets, refusing to talk or they have come out with bricks and pepper spray. His toxic orders draw forth the evil in people and the malignant lure of POWER attracts those of the ICE and Border Police who enjoy lording it over others, terrifying others, threatening others, inducing fright and fear, toxic fear into the hearts and minds of others, tearing apart families and wait till the corruption grows even more so until there is an eruption of filth and venom. Then what? Will the Great Deflector come up with yet another pathetic story and the party members with a capital P come up with yet more excuses and hemming and hawing like  - well, we don't know, or we should look into it, or perhaps there is some truth, or who knows - all when there should be a well defined No, the man is nuts!
     So what we are left with are videos that show a session of angry Trump and people, a man who refuses to realize that he is in it way over his head and as he goes down again he is dragging others along with him, a very mediocre speech that contained nothing new but that was praised as "presidential" simply because the man got thru it without ad libbing or screeching some ridiculous accusation, a low bar indeed. We are left with lots of grand talk but no details. We are left with lots of hate filled speeches disguised as policy statements. We are left with a bigot at the head of government, Bannon, and all he represents, and we are left with a bunch of ethically challenged incompetents whose true goals are to tear down the government and let the country be ruled in a free for all winner takes all setting and philosophy. Not good for the little people, not good for anyone actually. A new world order indeed.
     The answers to all this are way above my pay grade, but I am not alone in these thoughts. There are many brighter and politically savvy and influential people who think the same way and who have expressed the same thoughts, worries and concerns. Will we be able to fix this without a civil war? I do not know, but I am growing ever more fearful - and more to the point, so are many others and the violent clashes are becoming more and more common. We need help and not from Russia either!!
     And now, back to local affairs. So.....what about the golf course. Is it not time that David Israel spoke up and in plain talk in a town hall meeting re this issue. What are the Villagers thinking? What does this report of toxicity mean? And as our 'esteemed' leader who thinks he should remain so until death do us part, well it behooves him to come out and speak out. Will he do what is necessary to protect the Village or will he hide out and play dead in this issue? Even if he were to support development, there is still the issue of toxicity and what is he thinking about this? How will he protect his constituents? Silence reigns!
     We now have an opportunity to open up the administration to other viewpoints, fresh thinking and ideas but, the question is But will he? Or will he play his games again and lock the new people out from committees? Will the committee chairs have the spines to take in new people, people that David does not like and in fact detests - ahem, ahem - or will they roll over and play dead as well? I hope they live up to higher standards - for all our sakes and at least until Trump totally destroys our country, that at least here we can do our best to keep us okay. My experiences of life pre Village lead me to have knowledge of budgets, of priorities, of bidding, of thinking of the big picture as well as fitting in the details, of thinking of other ways to do something that we need and of standing up to those who would spend our money when it is not theirs to spend.. I will fill out the papers today but time will tell, will it not? I will certainly let you know via this site and via the other blog  though not via David's blog for he refuses to allow me to post on there - gee, wonder why - and via delegate assembly. Not to worry. I believe in open government and will follow thru on that belief. Transparency and truth. My mantra.
     Folks, we are a country in trouble, a Village in trouble. We are at a point where I cannot remember or think of a time when this country was ever there before. Our Village is financially challenged, administrationally challenged and we all must work hard, harder than ever, to make our fears and our questions heard and demand answers, demand that our elected and appointed officials, here and in the country, do their jobs. If not? Well, you answer that. We cannot deflect any more, any further.