Other Than That Mrs. Lincoln...

You know the old joke when things are going to shit.  "Other than that Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?"  Well, the Democrats are there.  Their week has been bad...real bad!  I seriously don't know where they go from here.

The Iowa caucuses were a complete and unmitigated disaster.  You can see what I wrote on Tuesday here.   And it only gets worse.   Supposedly Bernie and Mayor Pete are so close they can't call a winner.  But no one really knows.  The head of the DNC has called for a recount.  Meanwhile the candidates have all moved on to New Hampshire and are all claiming wins.

Then there was the State of the Union.  You all have seen how crazy that was.  In the "where you stand is where you sit" world, I thought the speech was pretty good.  Nancy and the Dems obviously did not.  I wrote a little thing about it a few days ago that you can read here.  Since the speech Nancy has been widely derided by her antics.  She is a pretty tough old bird, but I think she seriously fucked up and knows it.  I think she's losing it.  And I think the House is ripe to flip to the Republicans.

Then the impeachment vote comes the next day and the Republicans remain solidly (except for Mitt but that's no surprise) for acquittal.  The idiot Dems exerted so much effort, so much time, cashed in so many chips to get a conviction, and they walk away with nothing.  Now they are making noises about continuing the investigations.  Think any sane person wants that to occur?  Me neither.  So after 3 years of Russia, Russia, Russia got them nowhere and then Schiff and his little traitorous cabal went after Trump and got nowhere, they've got to be reeling.  I bet the Democratic bars in WDC are doing very well tonight.

Then Trump holds his little victory lap meeting in the East Room of the White House.  How many people reading this wished that Trump would calmly accept the victory and reach out for reconciliation?  Me too.  But is that in Trump's DNA.  Obviously not!  He is a master at trolling and boasting.  He won't give an inch.  And I have to say, it sorta reminded me of a ready room with the CO standing up and reving up the troops.  It wasn't all bad.

And then Pocahontas has 8 "women of color" quit her campaign in Nevada claiming a toxic work environment.  How ironic.  She is the ultimate receiver of white privilege.  This is a slap in the face of huge importance.  It is gonna make a great Republican commercial.  She is so unlikable and so removed from reality that she's just gonna ignore it and move on.

So tonight (a Friday night) they have scheduled a 3 hour Democratic debate.  On Friday night!  Who's going to watch.  And they changed the rules so Bloomberg gets in.  And they are still locking Tulsi Gabbard out.  They are so, so tone deaf.  If you watch (don't know why you would) listen for platitudes, generalities, and puff questions.  It will be nauseating.

Finally today the U.S Court of Appeals threw out a suit that was brought by over 200 Dem Congressmen/women.  It was all about emoluments and the Trump organization (and by default Trump) benefiting from foreign transactions while he is President.  The court ruled that they don't have standing and therefore can't bring suit.  And of course, Trump touted it as a major victory, which it was.  And it is like gas on a fire.

And really finally, the economy seems to be humming along on all gears.  Job growth up, unemployment down, employment of minorities soaring, people feeling good about their lives, etc.  The Dems keep saying that the economy is only good for the rich, but everyone knows that's bullshit. The average person on the street is doing pretty well.  The Dems want to use this as a major issue in the election, but that ain't happening.

So what do we have?  A Democratic party that can't run a caucus in a small, rural state and yet wants to run your healthcare.  A Democratic party that got behind taking Trump out at all costs including getting anything done for the people and they've utterly failed at it.  A Democratic party that is scared to death that a Socialist is going to be their standard bearer.  Keep watching because mark my words, they are going to take him out.  And if they do the guy they would hang their hat on is the former Mayor of South Bend, Indiana.  Another thing that they are facing is that they have become the bitter, mean, frustrated, obsessive party.  Did you see them at the SOTU?  Masterfully, Trump brought a lot of people and stories to talk about that almost anyone would applaud.  But they sat there glum and bitter.  They are losing a lot of people and they don't seem to care.

I don't know what other shoe is going to drop, but they are in freefall.  In other times I would expect the adults in the room would step in and start them on the road to recovery.  But all the adults in that world seem to have gone crazy too.  As an American who believes in the two party system, it's concerning.  As a Republican, it's sorta fun to watch!