No More Heroes

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Donald Trump is rather legendary in his inability to accept any kind of criticism at this point.  That by itself isn’t surprising.  But his treatment of people who make the criticisms can be.  Sure, it’s hardly eye-raising when the media or political opposition get Trump’s playground insults (which is itself a sad state of affairs), but it can be shocking to hear him denigrate American heroes for their service.  It was shocking and sad when he made of John McCain for being a prisoner of war two years ago, and it’s still shameful when he attacks American troops who are responsible for some of the most significant wins in recent history.  Look at retired 4-star Admiral, and ex-Navy SEAL William McRaven, the man who led the raid that took out Osama Bin Laden.  When pointed to the comments McRaven made about Trump’s harmful rhetoric on the free-media, Trump called him a Clinton Voter who should have stopped Bin Laden sooner.  And that’s at the heart of the problem.  Good people who have done nothing wrong, don’t deserve to have their good deeds smeared because they disagree with Trump.

The Totally Unsuspicious Resignation of Andrew McCabe

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Trump has successfully bullied another person out their position.  Andrew McCabe can’t handle the craziness anymore, and I don’t know that anyone can blame him.  But it’s really becoming scarier to realize that people who are brave enough to not have any honest allegiances to Trump are becoming de-legitimized, disenfranchised or forced out.  Trump supporters keep saying how over the top liberals concerned with Trump’s draconian dictatorial methods are being, but is it only going to be ok to say I told you so when he’s finally named himself emperor of the US?  Will it be ok even then?