Alexander Vindman is a decorated war hero. In addition to overseas deployments to South Korea and Germany, Vindman is a combat veteran of the Iraq War, and he served in Iraq from September 2004 to September 2005. In October 2004, he sustained an injury from a roadside bomb in Iraq, for which he received a Purple Heart. He was promoted to the rank of major in 2008, and to lieutenant colonel in September 2015.
Donald Trump is, in essence, a draft dodger who, while men were dying in Vietnam, had his father pay a doctor to say he couldn’t serve because he had blisters on his feet (too much time in golf shoes?) Donald Trump does not like war heroes … perhaps they make him uncomfortable because they did their duty while he languished in the lap of luxury. Remember his remarks about John McCain, who received daily beatings at the hands of the North Vietnamese for nearly six years, refusing early release unless every man taken before him was also released? Trump said he didn’t like people who were captured. McCain’s plane was shot down … not much he could have done to prevent that. While Trump was schmoozing with the likes of Jeffrey Epstein, playing with whatever woman he chose on any given night, John McCain was suffering unimaginable pain and horror, yet Trump didn’t like him. Just as he doesn’t like Alexander Vindman.
Vindman, as you recall, testified under oath before the House impeachment hearings in October. Vindman told the truth, and for his courage, his honesty, he was punished with the loss of his job. His twin brother, also a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army and ethics lawyer for the National Security Council, was also fired … presumably only because his last name is Vindman. Bad enough … but it doesn’t end there. Now, Trump is calling for Alexander Vindman’s head, as well.
Trump has expressed his desire for the military to investigate and invoke “disciplinary action” against Alexander Vindman. Disciplinary action??? So, is it a crime now to tell the truth in the dis-United States of America?
In a press conference, Trump said of Vindman …
“The military can handle him any way they want.”
When asked what he meant by that, he replied …
“That’s going to be up to the military, we’ll have to see, but if you look at what happened, they’re going to certainly, I would imagine, take a look at that.”
Would somebody please teach this man to construct a sentence that makes sense?
With not one shred of evidence, Trump claims that what Vindman reported about Trump’s criminal phone call, the one that Trump says was a “perfect” call, is different than what he actually said. Of course he says that … he’s the liar in chief, the ‘man’ who wouldn’t know the truth if it smacked him in the ass!
We expect such from Donald Trump, the fat man with a very slim mind, but what’s worse is that others are supporting and defending his actions. The ignoble Senator Lindsey Graham said, in an interview on Fox News’ American Newsroom …
“I think FBI agents had a political agenda during the investigation of President Trump and they acted on it. I think CIA operatives have been out to try to get the president since he was elected. I think there are people in uniform that can’t accept this result. Because you wear the uniform doesn’t mean you’re exempt from being asked questions. When a military officer engages in a political bias in uniform, they need to be held accountable.”
Political bias??? Lieutenant Colonel Vindman reported, under oath, what he had seen and heard. Period. Where’s the ‘political bias’? Graham, like so many other republicans in Congress, has stopped doing his job and instead is following the Trump agenda.
The Vindmans and Gordon Sondland weren’t the only ones Trump has gone after since the Senate gave him carte blanche last Wednesday.
Jesse K. Liu was, until recently, a U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. As such, she inherited certain cases from the Robert Mueller investigation, including those of Rick Gates, Michael Flynn, and … Roger Stone. Last December, Ms. Liu stepped down from her position, as Trump nominated her for a high-ranking position in the U.S. Treasury Department. Yesterday, after Trump learned that prosecutors were recommending a sentence of 7-9 years for the facinorous Roger Stone, threw a fit, and caused the “Justice” Department to lower their recommendation, Trump withdrew Ms. Liu’s nomination.
The Vindmans, Sondland, Liu … all cases of pure petty revenge on the part of the person who holds the highest office of the land. These are only the beginning. Last Wednesday, 53 U.S. Senators handed Mr. Trump the keys to the kingdom. They told him that whatever he does, they “have his back”. This is only the beginning of what will likely become the darkest period in the history of this nation.
Yesterday, after Nancy Pelosi appointed the seven impeachment managers who will prosecute the case against Donald Trump, the seven hand delivered the two articles of impeachment to the Senate. Weasel Lindsey Graham, he who cannot remember which side of the fence he sits on, had this to say …
NOT SO FAST, you little jerk! The president having already been impeached, this is serious business and you get paid to take it seriously. Obviously, Lindsey is not qualified to sit on the jury, for he has already shown bias. Can you imagine during jury selection for a murder trial, if a potential juror said “let’s just end this crap quickly and acquit him”? Get him out! Send him … and Moscow Mitch along with him … to Siberia … without winter coats!
Mitch McConnell: “Everything I do during this, I’m coordinating with White House counsel. There’ll be no difference between the president’s position and our position as to how to handle this. Exactly how we go forward, I’m going to coordinate with the president’s lawyers. The case is so darn weak coming over from the House. We all know how it’s going to end. There is no chance the president is going to be removed from office. My hope is that there won’t be a Republican who votes for either of these articles of impeachment.”
Today, I had a bunch of snark-buildup, but all just little things, small thoughts (no comment from the peanut gallery about small minds –> small thoughts!) that only warrant about a paragraph each, so I went with calling them mini-snippets. Besides that, it’s housecleaning day, so my time to write is somewhat limited … somebody’s got to keep this place from being condemned by the city!
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is apparently throwing his hat in the ring for the 2020 presidential election, after saying he would not do so earlier this year. Bloomberg is another billionaire businessman, folks … just about the last thing we need at this point. At least he does have some governing experience and has a bit of a brain in his head, unlike the incumbent, but still … we do not need somebody with such great wealth that he cannot even begin to appreciate the problems of the average person struggling to provide for their families. Not, mind you, that any of the top candidates in this race are living below the poverty level: Elizabeth Warren’s net worth is estimated at $12 million, Joe Biden’s at $1.5 million, and Bernie Sanders’ at $1.9 million. Still, they are peons as compared to Bloomberg.