https://www.lawfareblog.com/lawfare-podcast-bonus-edition-jim-baker-russia-investigation
I was never a big Warren Zevon fan, which is not saying I disliked the guy, but two lines of his, irregardless of context, struck me and stayed with me. One is "I'll sleep when I die" and the other, "Excitable Boy."
For a rare moment of directly personal revelation, and despite the copious amount of Trump related links I share, I do not suffer from lack of sleep, so to sleep when I die reads inspirational, I say thanks but no thanks, I like to sleep.
Being an excitable boy though, now that sounds novel and fun!
Because I can, I enjoy a variety of podcasts throughout my work day, and I've also digested a lot of audio books, which have imbibed me with a variety of topics, many of which have really inspired me, and whose seemingly isolated topics come with wisdom that bleed onto other real life issue.
Is every single action by the President of interest to me? They are, but elections have consequences and I am fully aware of the agenda items Trump's Administration is carrying through on. I just have no interest in promoting an electable official who is as dishonest as he is. I will not up lift him, until his honestly becomes as remarkable as his dishonesty.
So if that's taken as I'll never like Trump, that would probably be more of a reflection of another's judgment on Trump's true character than on any negative or positive out look that I guardedly possess -- if you don't believe he'll ever be honest, then by all means assume I'll never like Trump.
What is of interest to me is the never ending performance of Trump and his cronies to excite people of disparate and desperate positions that all is conspiracy, except their own unveiling of it all to the naive, of course.
What am I to believe? That a man who has not been an honest broker of any sort for his entire life is now the ultimate defender of a fact driven universe?
That somehow all the dishonesty has been a integral part of inoculating Trump from any of the insidious affects of dishonesty. His trail by fire is our salvation from a world of conspiracy, conspiracy that is culminating after years of germination and whose ultimate goal is to destroy all the good that Trump has ever been for, and by extension what we all have ever been for?
Give me a break.
I've spent a good deal of this morning's exercise laying out the context that ultimately surrounds the play acting in Trump world, and that drama continues to unfold through the latest twist in the Russia 'thing' with the promotion of the idea that Trump was unfairly targeted by the FBI, the CIA, the Clinton's, Obama's, Steele's et. al.
There is always a kernel of truth to any conspiracy, but ultimately its the excitable boy in us all that needs to breathe a minute, take a look at the four walls of reality surrounding us, and not let too much of that kooky bloody wisdom stain ourselves.
At some point the mind needs sleep to process and recalibrate reality. It would also help to not get so excited about conspiracies all the time -- take a break from it. There was no conspiracy against Trump, there is an on going Russia threat though, and we all need to get into the hands of the professionals, if you love this country, any and all efforts by them to influence us. Presidential candidates too.
Especially Presidential candidates.
I am thankful for the vigilance our security agencies have shown during this era, and it is not their error, but their challenge to be on top of anything Russia related.
Listen to the podcast I've shared, and determine for yourself -- do you want to lend your strength to honest actors, or not.
Honest actors welcome the light of scrutiny -- they have nothing to hide. Quite a contrast to the conspiracy promoting Trump world where defiance, obfuscation, and obstruction reign.
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