He's a Hero

     I read a book some years ago called Deep Survival, you might want to check it  out, that analyzes the fact that seemingly alert, well trained people do the stupidest things for no reason at all that ends up getting them killed.  Well, that mental quirk can apply to other aspects of life, also, such as presidential campaigns. When Donald Trump trumped the Mexicans it caused a firestorm of controversy. Of course, because he is a Republican, the liberals all got on the bandwagon and screamed, "RACIST!" (They do that a lot) but, by and large Trump found common ground across a wide field of Americans and quickly eclipsed all the wannabes throwing their hats into the ring. 

     The Donald crisscrossed the country, playing to sold out crowds and even El Chapo got into the act by breaking out of jail (again) and saying all those "Mexican" things on Twitter. I got writer's cramp just retweeting every word that flowed from his lips and seriously considered changing my accent. Then, the Donald got up yesterday and said, "Self, what's the absolute stupidest thing I can do today? I know! I'll go on national television, and call a congressionally stamped war hero a butthole!" DEEP SURVIVAL!  

     Now, I don't know John McCain. He might be a butthole, but he's got a hell of a good gig going. He called Trump's supporters "crazies" but with the Trump train charging down the rails how much could one statement out of an old man affect Donald's rising star? Now let's look at the background of the statement. Vets are treated worse than those wetbacks the libtards are wringing crying towels over right now. The term "homeless vet" is a standard phrase in the English language and if you go to a thesaurus it coincides with "bum."  And Vietnam Vet? Oh, don't get me started! Spray 'em with Agent Orange, give 'em cancer, fill 'em up with MORE poison, AFTER a three month wait for an appointment, and then lock 'em in a basement to die. That's what they did to Joe! And, and oh yes, ROB the widow because Joe's heart failure wasn't on the approved list of politically correct causes of death drawn up by the likes of the Right Honorable John McCain, can I get an "Amen" PLEASE? 

     I'm not going to dump on McCain's war record, but I am going to ask him why he hasn't championed the cause of his brothers in arms. I'll bet HE doesn't wait six months in a VA lobby for a flu shot. In fact, due to his service and tenure why isn't Arizona's VA health system a shining beacon for the entire nation? I'll tell you why. Because John McCain is a RINO! For the unenlightened a RINO is a Democrat in Republican clothing. When the governor of Arizona met Obama on the Tarmac and got in his face where was John McCain? When sheriff Joe Arpaio was looking into that little birth certificate issue, where was John McCain? When Fast and Furious was distributing more guns than ISIS where was John McCain. I'll tell you where he wasn't. He wasn't sitting in the lobby of a VA hospital waiting for his blood pressure medicine. Like I said, good gig!

     I personally would not have worded that statement exactly the way Mr. Trump worded it, but he did it, and we have to move on. We don't have to worry about the initial statement, we have to be concerned about the spin. All the other one percenters in the race, I call them that because that's where most of them sit in the polls, will glom onto that statement and try to squeeze something out of it. And Hillary! She's so concerned about war heroes. Too bad her concerns don't extend to Ambassadors, huh? 

     If the Donald plays this right he could pick up a large chunk of Vet votes. If he can shout above the spin, and let the vets know what he was driving at, it could turn into points at the polls. Obama hasn't chimed in yet, but he's busy finishing up Ramadan. You will see a feeding frenzy over this. The Donald may lose. Then the "more seasoned" politicians will come in and you'll get a highly polished, professionally trained, very politically correct president. You'll be able to rest in the fact that the country has survived the one man who told it like it is as you drive down to the unemployment office. Oh, don't forget to drop a little change in the cup that guy with the sign at the red light is holding. He's a war hero, you know.