One scandal was generally enough to doom a primary or general election candidacy, rendering that candidate a sideline spectator for the remainder of his life.
Senator Gary Hart
The Democratic senator from Colorado “was as close to a lock for the nomination — and likely the presidency — as any challenger of the modern era” in the 1988 election,.
But suspicions of Hart’s marital infidelity and an investigation by the Miami Herald led to the media frenzy. Hart withdrew from the race. A few months later, he re-entered the campaign to “let the people decide.” But after three months, he quit again.
Spiro Agnew
Richard Nixon’s first vice president became the second in American history to resign after accusations of tax evasion and bribery. Despite declaring in September 1973 that he “will not resign if indicted,” Agnew resigned in October in exchange for a plea bargain that kept him out of jail.
John Edwards
The Senator from North Carolina was a rising star in Democratic Party after running on John Kerry’s presidential ticket in 2004. During his presidential run four years later, Edwards faced tabloid allegations of an extramarital affair with Rielle Hunter, a filmmaker hired to work on his campaign. He later admitted that the allegations were true and that he fathered a child with Hunter. Three years later, Edwards faced a federal grand jury on charges of using campaign money to hide his affair. He was acquitted on one count and received a mistrial on the others.
The list of candidates who have been damaged by scandals is long and varied.
That is all gone now, there is a general feeling of resignation, a feeling of being overwhelmed by the daily scandals. It is as if lies have become truth and that even where the lies are so pronounced they cannot be denied, people create alternative truths, rather than face and call out the lies.
But the lies are only a small part of it. The crimes, and the acts that would have gotten previous presidents kicked out of office.
Kids locked in cages, Unidentified Federal officers beating lawful protesters so Julius Caesar could have a photo-op. Over 200,000 Americans dead as a result of COVID-19, all while caesar lied and conspired
War on Health care. Abuse of citizen’s rights. Assault on the environment. Rolling back civil and voting rights. Destroying what credibility Federal agencies had prior. Beaking from International treaties. Breaking from International commitments while disrespecting old friends and hugging up monstrous dictators.
Yea .…. you got the picture.
There is no honor among thieves, but once upon a time, not long ago, the thieves would shroud their lack of honor by washing off the blood, then hiding their hands under their long white robes .……Some even wore hoods, now they wear suits.
They have learned that there is no need to sidestep the lies that dishonor them. Who cares about honor when I get to be the world’s number one golf caddie?
Truth is what you say it is boss.
It is a constant barrage of scandals, an outrageous abuse of power, lies, deceptions, and egregious assaults. Not just on our bodies but on our mental state of mind, it is designed to wear us down until we lose the will to care.
It is the strategy of communists & Fascists alike.
It is as old as Communism; A concept advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.
As old as Fascism. (Britannica.com) explains Fascism; Some see it as an extreme form of conservatism inspired by a 19th-century backlash against the ideals of the Enlightenment. Others find fascism deeply irrational, whereas others are impressed with the rationality with which it served the material interests of its supporters.
Regardless of the angle from which you view this slow ticking time bomb, one thing is certain whatever you thought about the American Democracy was wrong.
Whatever you thought when you heard people talk about patriotism and pride in their country, you were wrong. Today the American Democratic experiment is not at a crossroads as John Kasich alluded. The American experiment is teetering on the brink of the precipice, threatening at any moment to topple over into the dark abyss of totalitarianism.
This time the Senate will not save Rome from Ceasar, the Senate and Ceasar are one.
Rest in peace John McCain.…..
Mike Beckles is a former police Detective corporal, businessman, freelance writer, he is a black achiever honoree, and publisher of the blog mikebeckles.com.
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