What Does It Take?

  It seems like Donald Trump can't keep his little fingers off the keyboard to defend himself on Twitter. But as the world saw during the election, nothing is the "final straw" for the people of the United States. 

  Looking back on the past year.....who else does he have to insult? So far the list includes women, Mexicans, Muslims, war heroes, other politicians, Europeans, African Americans, Hispanics, the CIA, the FBI, President Obama, Alec Baldwin, CNN, Meryl Streep and the latest Senator and Civil Rights pioneer John Lewis. Did he miss anybody?

   His list of people or groups he is okay with is a bit shorter. Trump adores Putin. He hasn't really denounced the support of the KKK or any neo-nazi groups. Interesting.

  Personally I thought the attack on John McCain would have had larger repercussions. I was wrong. Or the tapes with Billy Bush. Again wrong. Attacking the Khan family and comparing their sons sacrifice to his own success. Nope wrong again. And now John Lewis. Trump is made of pure teflon apparently.

  So now the big question is why? He's not a George Clooney type who is very charming. Or so beautiful, like Idris Elba, that we are mesmerized by his looks and hear nothing he says. Hell he's not even funny to distract us from his words. Why does nothing stick?

  I can't explain it. Trump has bashed everyone. Absolutely everyone. He speaks without knowledge. He attacks with a venom of a school yard bully. He criticizes anyone who disagrees with him. He rewrites the rules with no concern as to whom it might impact negatively. He is selfish, egotistical, rude and confrontational. Who would want him to be their leader? 

  Hold onto your hats folks. The next four years, if he makes it that long, will be nothing if not eventful. The prospect of him running a country like a reality show should give him the ratings he apparently craves.

  Hopefully the world won't pay too high a price for his thin skin.

  Ang