Gallows' Humor ?

(Gallows' Humor ?)

One can imagine Marie Antionette being marched to the guillotine for her inauspicious end. Nothing to lose a head over. Today, former President Donald Trump will be arraigned at a Federal courthouse in Miami this afternoon. The charges that have been leveled against him are serious and do carry prison time, terminal if the verdict proves to be guilty, on any count then the "orange monster" could begin sporting an orange jump-suit.


Per his character, Trump will remain defiant and make a plea of not guilty. But this day of June 13th, 2023 will prove the point for Trump's zenith but the so-called "drip-drip" will begin and as the case progresses, Trump's support will fade over time. And, truth be told, one tires of all this is un-precedented. That at no time in American history as one Administration is seeking legal action against a leading opponent of an opposing Party. But, as has been explained endlessly, Donald Trump was never just another U.S. Chief Executive. Trump has been in the cross-hairs since that escalator ride and he needed to be.


But that was then and now that the former President is in serious legal jeopardy, it will be incumbent on the broader Party In time, a political cost will begin to accrue for Republicans. There has been an instinct to defend Trump and claim a double standard is in place when it came to Secretary Clinton or current President Biden with the bribery allegations.


All things being equal, however, one would think a bribery charge by a President would be more severe than the messy paperwork with which Trump is dealing. But the former President allowed the opposition to frame the narrative. His fate was placed in the hands of those who would just as well see him executed. However, keeping him from the White House should prove sufficient accomplishment.

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