Silly me...

[LakeVermilion]

All along I thought Donald Trump had a schtick...on his television show, in interviews, even in his campaign. But I'm just becoming aware that he is who he claims to be. He is the braggart, the bully, the kid in school that thinks he knows everything, but, in fact, has done nothing, and really is "The Emperor with No Clothes."

I'm older, but when I taught, I liked to show kids parts of the film, "Captain's Courageous," a marvelous adaption of the book of the same name. Trump is Harvey Cheyne, the prep school meanie. In the film (without giving too much away), Harvey has a life changing experience. In my mind, Donald Trump has never had a event that caused him to doubt himself. Further, he has probably fired anyone who was honest with him.

I read about the wall and immigration, the banning of Muslims, the California drought, his university, and last night, his claim to have broken the glass ceiling for women. He is what he claims to be.

All along, I thought that he was trying to set up the bigots and racists. I thought he was trying to see how far decent Republicans were willing to go (apparently quite far) in their hatred of the Clintons.

So much for a schtick. Silly me.

[Dems to Win]

1. Trump is co-star of the Hillary-Trump Reality TV Series, Directed by Bill Clinton

What we are seeing is Reality TV, directed by Bill Clinton, who talked with Donald Trump prior to Trump's entering the race and reportedly encouraged him to get into it. Bill and Donny are working together to elect Hillary.

If Hillary makes it through the convention and we really do have a Trump-Clinton race, I'm going to try to develop new hobbies and give up on following presidential politics. I hate reality TV, and I'm convinced that's all a Clinton-Trump race will be -- a reality TV show that ends with Hillary in the White House.

The more outrageous Trump is, the more he pushes people, who 2 years ago would have said they would NEVER vote for Hillary, into voting for her in the fall. It's the only way she can plausibly win, so that's the theater show Bill and Donald are producing.

I'm also convinced that the powers that rig the voting machines will do so on Hillary's behalf. She's the Establishment choice, by far. She's the one who will keep the Military Industrial Complex and Wall Street rolling along as usual, lining the pockets of the rich and powerful. The outcome is not in doubt.

This is not a show I consider to be worth watching.

[Rex]

2. Trump is a self entitled, bigoted, racist plutocrat.

And not a very smart one to boot.