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Viva el baño



For one side or two of politics these days, it seems that what you do matters far less than what you say. Moreover, it is just as important what you (say you) believe. But who knows what any of them believe nowadays?  Who can you trust when you trust no one?

One simple fact about the terrorist Ahmad Khan Rahmani is that ISIS will never claim his acts are on their recognizance.  Why?  Because his actions were beyond stupid. He was captured almost immediately; one of his big bombs and others did not detonate.    He is alone with no support. This is his ultimate punishment. He will spend twenty years or more in prison - completely alone. If ISIS would claim him as theirs, his life would be complete.  Not to happen. 

Question.  What do Secretary of State John Kerry and New Jersey bomber Ahmad Khan Rahmani have in common?  Answer.  Same IQ.

Truth is greatest ally of power.  It matters little if the "truth" is actually true.  It is the pronouncement.    And the pronouncement implies justification.  And with the justification in hand, power can exact any remedies it deems correct or just.

We cannot be too harsh on Mitt Romney and Jeb Bush for rejecting Trump.  Trump is changing the Reps, taking them more moderate and more responsive to extant conditions. A similar phenomenon would be true if the Dems had a candidate making them more moderate, though with a slightly different definition of moderate. What is curious that moderation has become an outlier among party establishmentarians on both sides. Moderation seems regarded as defective, less pure, and tainted.  

The perennial battle to make a better country has dissembled into a war between ideologies.  By analogy, the difference between the extreme Reps and extreme Dems: the one group will allow the public to decide how much toilet paper is allowed in the restroom, the other allows the public to choose only the color.  Viva el baño!
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