Some readers of this column have
asked me why I have not commented on President Trump’s impeachment. I have my
reasons, but I will set them aside for now and present my views, such as they
are.
I voted for Donald Trump in 2016. He
was not the best Republican candidate at the time, but far better than the
corrupt liar championed by the left. I believe a Hillary Clinton presidency
would have been disastrous for this country, and I feel the same way about all
the Democrats running for office now, even more so in the case of far-left
candidates Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders. So, I will vote for Trump
again, although I wish the head of the Republican ticket were someone else.
Donald J. Trump, in my opinion, is
ethically, psychologically, and intellectually unfit to be president. His
failures and his weaknesses are well known. But his record of success with the
economy, with deregulation, and with judicial appointments argues for a second
term, especially when we consider what would inevitably result from the
election of a socialist.
His record on trade and foreign
policy, on the other hand, has been spotty at best. I shudder when I think of
the most powerful man in the world getting his intelligence briefings from Fox
News and telegraphing his strategic decisions on Twitter. In fact, I’m
convinced that his abusive, impulsive, and shallow tweets reveal the essence of
the man. Moreover, his out-size ego makes it impossible for him to accept the
counsel of others far wiser and more experienced than he is, which explains why
outstanding people like James Mattis, Rex Tillerson, and John Bolton are no
longer at his side. Tillerson sealed his fate when he called the president a
moron, but he may not have been very far off the mark.
But should President Trump have been
impeached? Absolutely not. The charges against him are bogus, the latest result
of an unremitting war that has sought to destroy him since the day he was
elected. I was pleased to learn that the president had appointed Alan
Dershowitz and Ken Starr to his defense team. They have most clearly
articulated the reasons why the articles of impeachment drawn up by the House do
not meet the standards specified by the Constitution and why these charges
should be summarily dismissed.
That won’t happen, of course. Even
though the president will not be convicted, Democrats will continue to do
everything they can to drag out more witnesses to prolong their campaign of
hatred and to further tarnish the president. In the end, there won’t be any
winners, only losers: the presidency, Congress, the Constitution, and all
Americans. We deserve better.
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