By Curt_Anderson March 23, 2024 10:40 am Category: Politics (5.0 from 1 vote) Rules of the Post Write A New Article How To Post Here Rate this article (5=best, 0=poor)

I am not among those wringing their hands in frustration over the slow pace of Trump's trials. That Trump has employed delay tactics not available to the usual defendant isn't causing me to chew my finger nails. In fact, every day I have an enjoyable moment of schadenfreude at Trump's expense.

So far in his sexual assault and defamation trial a jury and judge found him liable and included a $85 million fine to remind him to stop. (It took him two times to learn his lesson). He has been found liable for bank and tax fraud and penalized $450 million. For my added pleasure, Trump has had to claim he doesn't have the money, even though he has said under oath that he did. Not to mention he has claimed to be worth $10 billion. (Has he considered calling Tom Selleck and getting reverse mortgage?)

I've lost count of the numbers of trials that loom over him. The cost of his lawyers must be in the millions. Making it even sweeter is that RNC will pay Trump's legal costs which means that much less money they can spend on election Republicans to Congress. Joe Biden and the DNC have about a $26 million campaign war chest advantage over Trump and the RNC, and the DNC is paying anybody's legal bills. The more Trump delays, the less the RNC has for down ballot candidates.

Some wanted Trump to be found guilty in criminal court before the election. Supposedly there are fence sitters that are waiting for a jury to render their decision before they decide to vote for Trump or not. I don't buy it. If Trump's "perfect phone call" looking for 11,870 votes in Georgia, his part in the attempted J6 insurrection, his boxes of classified documents in his bathroom, porn star payoffs, his sexual assaults, porn star payoffs, defamations and fraud aren't enough to cause a voter pause, nothing will.

Trump's legal woes will certainly impact his campaign schedule. It will also impact press coverage. There are no longer any meaningful primaries for Trump to win and cable news to cover. Most of the news coverage will be Trump in and out of courtrooms. Unlike those of us here, most Americans don't pay attention to presidential politics until the election is much closer. An amazing number of people are oblivious to Trump's legal dilemmas. But they won't be in the dark for long.

Would I like to see Trump in prison? Sure. But I don't believe it matters to the next election. If there are any voters who haven't figured out yet that Trump is a scam artist, a phony and a deeply flawed human being, they probably always were and would be Trump voters.

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by Ponderer on March 23, 2024 10:50 am I'm pretty much right there with you, Curt. I can't wait to see the Biden ads the he runs against Trump. The things will write themselves. An entire campaign can be presented with nothing but tape of Trump saying the things he has said. And the things he has said contradicting things he's said. His flaming, bald-faced lies listed one after the other. His praising of Putin and other dictators. His lies under oath. His promises to be a dictator on Day One. His distaste for the Constitution of the United States. Etc., etc., etc...... by Curt_Anderson on March 23, 2024 11:16 am In addition to quoting Trump, there will probably be ads for congressional Democrats featuring the words of the Republicans. For instance: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 @RepMTG Our Republican majority is a complete failure. We have the power of the purse, which means we can control what the entire government does. Rep Chip Roy (R-TX) is another who could star in ads for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee: twitter.com by Ponderer on March 23, 2024 11:40 am Yup. Just the ads with Republicans decrying Trump's harm to the country could fill whole commercial breaks. by HatetheSwamp on March 23, 2024 12:07 pm And the things he has said contradicting things he's said. His flaming, bald-faced lies listed one after the other. His praising of Putin and other dictators. "God save the Queen, man!" po, We all know that were 024 a straight up and down vote on Trump, he'd lose in a landslide. Sadly, your Dem smoke-filled room is attempting to foist a "dithering and diminished" Doddering Old Fool on the nation and that ain't going well. by Curt_Anderson on March 23, 2024 12:10 pm "We all know that were 024 a straight up and down vote on Trump, he'd lose in a landslide." --HtS Where do you get the idea that 2024 won't be a referendum on Trump? cnn.com by HatetheSwamp on March 23, 2024 12:18 pm My guess is that it's the hope of that "dithering and diminished" "feckless dementia-ridden piece of crap" that it will be a referendum on Trump. If he could only remember that England had a king, not a queen and figure out how to exit a stage... ... not lookin good. by Curt_Anderson on March 23, 2024 2:26 pm "If he could only remember that England had a king..." ---HtS Actually, England HAS a king. Regardless, I don't believe any other voters are upset as you seem to be over Biden's royal faux pas. You've mentioned it about 20 times in the last few months. It must have hit a nerve with you. But I doubt it will factor into many voters' decisions. by HatetheSwamp on March 23, 2024 2:55 pm Curt, I YouTube the video from time to time to guffaw my rear off. So matter of fact and sincere, man. View Video by Ponderer on March 23, 2024 3:00 pm Give him a break, Curt. This feeble excuse for a hit against Biden is practically all he has. by HatetheSwamp on March 23, 2024 3:47 pm po, "You're a lyin dog-faced pony soldier!" "My butt's been wiped." youtu.be View Video by HatetheSwamp on March 24, 2024 5:58 am "I wanna make sure I get the quote exactly right..." Baha baha. All Trump has to do is beat that! View Video by oldedude on March 24, 2024 6:44 am Actually, England HAS a king. Regardless, I don't believe any other voters are upset as you seem to be over Biden's royal faux pas. You've mentioned it about 20 times in the last few months. It must have hit a nerve with you. But I doubt it will factor into many voters' decisions. Again, this is humor those that have actually dealt with dementia understand. We may not be experts, but then.... In pedojoe's "mind" he's not dealing with the present. Much. He remembers specific things. Being a truck driver, Queen Elizabeth whom he met, that sort of thing. The fact that charlie is the king now, is in that brain fog. "God save the Queen!" And I think you're correct. Most voters are mocking him and really worried the dims are too stupid to put him through again. And then what do we get? Kackling Kammie. Think about that. And that is all secondary to what they are actually living with day to day. You said that living paycheck to paycheck was not a good thing to do. I agree. And yet, so many Americans do. You've expressed your disdain many times for those not up to your standards. Those under employed. Single-parent families in situations you have zero empathy for. They can't ever get ahead. They're paying almost 20% more for food, and more than that for gas. It almost doesn't make sense to have a job. The schools aren't worth crap, which means the sweat and tears parents have are for naught. theatlantic.com Go To Top

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