January 19^th 2017 Blog

The day has finally come… January 19, 2017 or “Inauguration Day”, which comes every 4 years.  Our hope is that this new administration will fulfill not only the promises made, but also to dump the failed policies of the past administration.  It is very sad and unprecedented that so many of those who currently serve in legislature have decided to oppose our new president by becoming “no-shows”.  Such opposition has not happened since the election of Lincoln, for which the representatives from the Southern States decided not to show up at the prescribed time as stated in our Constitution.  What happened then, changed our then “Republic” to a corporate “Democracy”, but that is another story and can be found in detail in a book I have written titled, “What Difference Does It Make?!”

What these 60 plus “Demoncrats” did was undermine and stain the system of our government and have set the tone as to the relationship they are going to have with the “Trump Administration”, which is not a very good start!  My hope is that these “Demoncrats” will be viewed by their local constituents as being on the edge of treason.  It is not overt “treason”, but a protest that has not been seen since Bill Clinton was nearly impeached. 

There are going to be times when at least some of these “protesters” will want an audience with President Trump.  Knowing how Trump views this protest, might be the same as with all those who have been “abrasive” towards him during the campaign and after the election, for which he forgave them.  However, there might be at least a “hint” of trepidation as to their lack of respect for the “Office of the President” and not because of Trump’s personality or policies, for which Trump understands everyone cannot get along, but nevertheless respects their office.  This is where the media has taken a wrong turn, in regards to Trump’s relationship with Putin. 

Trump most likely disagrees with Putin on many issues, but he does respect the office that Putin occupies and Trump expects that same respect from Putin, for which from what I have seen so far… Putin does respect the “Office of the President of the United States”, but because of Obama’s weak position, Putin merely took advantage of that “weakness” to invade Crimea and now posed to invade the Ukraine.  The way I see it, it is going to be a “tug of war” between these two most powerful leaders of the world.  However, it is possible if not at least plausible that it might turn into a “pull for peace”.

Look my friends, Russia has always been known to be a “bear” and there is a distinct reason for this metaphor.  Once a “bear” stakes out their territory; anyone treading there is going to pay a heavy price.  One reason for this mentality comes from the invasion of the Vikings, for which the Vikings saw an opportunity for conquest.  Once that “conquest” took a firm hold, the Vikings changed their venue to politics and remained, which gives their ascendancy a “genetic disposition”.