Stupidity Watch 1

     Yet another blog post because of Trump's appearance at CPAC last week, where he said, "I am your retribution." The first time around when we elected Trump president we had the jovial Trump, the Trump that was still willing to embrace his humorous side more than his serious side. All that has changed, Trump is still himself, but the speech he gave at CPAC in 2023 was darker than any speech he has ever given.       "In 2016, I declared, I am your voice. Today, I add, I am your warrior, I am your justice, and for those who have been wronged and betrayed, I am your retribution." Trump then repeated, "I am your retribution. I will totally obliterate the deep state, I will fire the unelected bureaucrats and shadow forces who have weaponized our justice system like it has never been weaponized before. These are sick people. I will put the people back in charge of this country again. The people will be back in charge of our country."     ...

     CPAC the conservative political action committee, which used to be the premier Republican meeting place, became a Trump-only zone for 2023. Most Republican governors skipped coming, and in previous years there would have been multiple candidates running for president, but this time there was only Trump and Trump loyalists. Nikki Haley showed up and spoke, but was greeted in the hall by chants of, "Trump, Trump, Trump!" Mike Pompeo also spoke, but to a tepid response, and Trump's only serious competition for the 2024 Republican nomination Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was nowhere to be seen.      In my previous blog post The MAGA Republican Party I pointed out that Trump had completely taken over the Republican Party by using the primary system to remove Republicans that opposed his agenda, and that the House of Representatives this year is the first MAGA Republican-controlled House of Representatives. On Saturday March 4th 2023 at CPAC Donald Trump to...