Trump Does Not Tower In My Book

I was hoping to go through my life without ever having to write about Donald Trump. I have failed in this aspiration......... Yes, Donald Trump is in the news again for one of his outrageous---- and, very much orchestrated----- statements to the press. Perhaps, you know the latest babble coming from the mouth of The Donald. While at a campaign appearance in front of the mummies who are interested in voting for him, Trump told of his opinion that Senator John McCain from Arizona----- one of the leaders of Trump's Republican Party and a genuine Vietnam War hero----- is, in fact, no hero. The reason? According to the Gospel According To Trump, McCain is not a war hero because he was a prisoner of war in a Viet Cong prison for several years. Patriot Trump said that McCain should not be admired for just being a prisoner of war, and, that the real heroes to admire are the ones that ''don't get themselves captured.''.......... Now, John McCain was shot down, captured, and spent many years in prison. He even turned down an opportunity to be released early by his captives because of family connections. McCain, tortured and wounded for his entire time there in a POW camp, eventually could not raise his arms above his shoulders because of his wounds---- both from when he was shot down, and by the enemy. To this day, he is among the walking wounded that still live on long after a war is over. John McCain came back battered and weaker but never gave up. Eventually, as we know, he distinguished himself in politics [not an easy goal considering the swill that politics is] and made his mark in the Senate. He even ran in 2008, with class and dignity, against the media chosen Barack Obama for President. We know he lost but he ran a decent and classy campaign. The only reason he lost was because of his skin color........ Donald Trump never knew John McCain's type of life because Trump was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He made his fortune the old fashioned way--- he inherited it. As for the nuisance of fighting in a foreign war in Vietnam, Trump used the rich man's out of going into the service. He was ''deferred''. Why, it is unclear but he got out of the draft a couple of times. Like George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, he used college, and connections, to run away from his duty. Now, I am not pro-war or against someone choosing to not serve because of personal reasons against killing fellow human beings. But, since Trump brought up that McCain is no hero in terms of his military service, then, I feel, it is open season on Donald Trump to question his duty to his country and his patriotism. Where was he, when John McCain was rotting in a Viet Cong prison? Where was he, when McCain and other brave men were being tortured simply because they were Americans fighting for their country? Where was Trump, when these men came home from an unpopular and deeply divisive war to welcome them and tell these brave, wounded souls that we are all Americans and were proud of their service? Donald Trump doesn't have good answers for these questions, I'm guessing, because he was busy making money. There is, of course, nothing wrong in doing this. He was living the American Dream that was giving to him by fate. And, so, were the soldiers that fought the war so he could continue doing his capitalism........ Donald Trump has also raised the ire of many because of his recent comments about illegal aliens crossing the border from Mexico. He stated that many come over just to commit crimes, like drug selling and rapes. Trump put his foot in his mouth, next to his silver spoon from Papa Trump, and had to back peddle from his claims. Knowing that he needs the Hispanic vote in order to become President in 2016, Trump said he was misquoted. It is amazing on how he constantly gets misquoted. He loves Mexicans, you know. Some of his favorite people are Mexicans!!!! Some of his favorite people are Mexicans!!! One of his favorite places on Earth is Taco Bell!!! Why, I bet he even wishes he was born Mexican, too!!!!........ What Trump should have said about illegal immigration---- a legitimate topic in the world today----- is that ''It is a shame that the hard working, honest Mexican people, who want to better their lives coming to our great country, have to be saddled with a small group of those who shamelessly break the laws of decent behavior. It is a classic example of those very few who spoil it for the rest of us. I'm all for anyone coming to our country to help it grow in diversity and culture. I want everyone to realize their dreams of a better life that our country can offer them. I just want all potential future citizens to come here the law-abiding way, through our border channels. This system, which I grant you is flawed and needs some repair, is the best way to start anew. When coming into this country legally, we can also help them assimilate here and help find them a way of life that would make them proud. And, us proud as a great nation.'' ........... The Republican Party winces lately every time Donald Trump opens his mouth. Guilt by association is their fear right now about him. And, they should be fearful. Here is a party, who, long ago, championed the conservative cause of family, education, defense, and basically, the government staying out of their private business, now, is the party of religious loons and separatist actions. They seem to want the government involved primary in your lives and to tell you how you should live it [relax, Republican friends of mine. I think the Democrats are even worse about this]. But, The Republican Party has swung so far to the Right, that its once proud standard holders, like Bob Dole and Newt Gingrich, are publicly appalled by what has happened to the Grand Old Party. It is this alarming shift in political philosophy that has embraced a Trump and his barbaric, 19th Century way of looking at the world. The current crop of candidates running for President on the GOP side is like looking at the Chicago phone book, there are so many of them. They fear that Trump, with his money and his gift for successfully courting public attention, is still selling the same Old World symbols that they are trying to shed. They consider Trump dangerous. Well, most of them do. I'm sure some share his way of thinking but they are too timid to say it. Plus, when Trump finally does self-destruct, these same candidates want to make sure they are on good terms with him when they come, hat in hand, to help fund their campaign war chest....... Unlike his many critics, I do not think Donald Trump is dumb. Far from, I think he is very smart and savvy. But, in a dangerous way. He is the exact opposite of what we need now in a leader. He preaches divisiveness and hate. He is for the Common Man, so he claims, but, you and I know that is not true. He is for himself and knows how to spin a speech so that some gullible people buy it. It is an old and lethal trick in politics to play to your audiences fears. It goes back probably to the beginning of time.  The Presidency Of The United States is not a job for him. It would be his ultimate toy on his Monopoly board. Donald Trump is not an original, but, instead, a sad and dangerous reminder of all that we have to overcome.......