Reality Check!

I've asked Billy Joel to set the stage for this post. Is that true? Is that real?

At least the music is real, and it does capture the sense of what I'm trying to communicate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cih0btgJw8s

I think we're in the advanced stages of a fascism. If you read my posts, you could justifiably conclude the thought of that is freaking me out.

On the other hand, if you simply read, listen to and watch major news sources, you could justifiably conclude that we're just coming into another election cycle.

I'll let the major news sources speak for themselves. They're available 24/7 and you should have no trouble getting their take on things. They even supply pundits and talking heads to help you sort through things.

Here's my take on Barr. Barr is fully engaged in undoing everything Mueller has done - indictments, convictions, reports, spinoff investigations.

Barr is doing this because Manaforte, Flynn, Stone, Giuliani and others have information on Trump that is legally damning. The only way to insure their silence is to prevent them from going to prison.

Manafort and Cohen are already in prison. So far, Manafort is staying silent, but Cohen has started unloading on Trump.

Oh yeah, there's also Parnas and Fruman. Parnas hasn't even been to trial and he's been releasing all kinds of things including videotape. Fruman is sitting tight. If either of these boys starts opening up about Firtash, shits really gonna fly, and it won't just hit Trump.

Once an insider starts talking about the Russian connections, the entire Republican Party is gonna' get splattered.

Lest I forget, there are some people who are considered too dangerous to our political elite. For instance, someone who may be charged in a criminal trial that has nothing to do with Trump. Someone who might offer up Trump and others to save his ass. Someone not beyond Barr's reach.

So Barr can undo and erase things having to do with both criminal and civil matters. He can stop things from going forward. He's Trump's true fixer.

Here's my take on the Democratic Party primaries. I see this process as having 4 distinct parts. First, there are those who want to insure that Trump and the coup are stopped. This is their highest priority.

Second, there are those who want to insure that their particular candidate is the Democratic Party nominee. I refer to these folks as partisans. Their choices are dwindling.

Third, there are those who want to cause chaos within the Democratic Party ranks and the country in general.

Finally, there are what I call the ultimate pragmatists. I fancy myself as a member of this group. I would love to see a Warren/Klobuchar ticket, but in the end I will ...

I believe Trump is a Russian asset. He has managed to contaminate the entire Executive Branch and almost every Republican member of the House and Senate - notable exceptions being Amash and Romney.

I believe the Republican Party has become an international crime syndicated. I believe Barr is the syndicate's Consiglieri.

I believe Putin is Trump's Godfather.

Here's my take on Putin/Russia. Russia is no longer a political state. Russia is a criminal state. It's a kleptocracy.

Putin wants to weaken and destroy Western Democracies. He wants to neutralize/eliminate NATO.

Here's my take on just about everything else. Our political process has been taken over and contaminated by large corporations - particularly those comprising the oil, financial and healthcare industries. Greed is our official national economic policy. Our politicians have been corrupted. 

Simple conclusion - Bloomberg is not hurting any Democrat. Neither is Steyer. Our billionaire candidates are pouring money into advertising campaigns that are hurting Trump.

Partisan Democrats who attack other Democratic candidates are helping those who want to spread chaos. This will help insure Trump's reelection.

My advice is to leave our billionaire candidates alone, support your candidates without attacking others and Vote Blue No Matter Who in November. The alternative is this.

We can't do nothin' about healthcare, education, the economy or anything else if we become a fascist state.

Holy Moly!