Civil Commotion

I pointed early last December toward a deluge of books, just in time for Christmas, which undertook to explain that Our Invisible Friend had raised-up The Very Stable Genius-in-Chief to save the Good Ol’ U.S. of A. from all those vermin who go around having non-SBC-approved thoughts.

Here’s another book meant to exploit the Godly:

Kentucky County Clerk Kim Davis released her new book, Under God’s Authority: The Kim Davis Story. This true story goes behind the scenes to reveal how God gave this unlikely candidate a platform to defend marriage and religious freedom.

In this amazing narrative of redemption and courage, Davis details her personal experience from the moment Kentucky’s governor ordered the state’s county clerks to issue same-sex marriage licenses, throughout her arrest and release from jail.

Though Ms. Davis’ refusal to obey the law can’t be overlooked, I have to admit I tended to view her as a sympathetic figure because of her long train of husbands and the awkward paternity of her children. It isn’t difficult to see that she’s a badly screwed-up and insecure person, or that her ‘piety’ is the source of whatever sense of self-worth she has.

I probably won’t read this unless I can pick it up at a yard sale for 25-cents, but I do notice that no less than Mike Huckabee says “It’s a great read.”

Apparently, Dear Leader’s own party has had enough of his serial lies, blusters, and general imbecility.

Congressional Republicans are maneuvering to stop President Trump from levying harsh tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, arguing the move runs counter to the core of their economic agenda and could even cause political problems heading into the 2018 midterms.

“We are extremely worried about the consequences of a trade war and are urging the White House to not advance with this plan,” AshLee Strong, a spokeswoman for House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.), said in a statement Monday.

Trump’s high-tide was Election Day; he’s been losing supporters ever since. And the Republican Party that obsequiously enabled him, looking at epic defeats in November, is now between a rock and a hard place: Trump can’t be defended, but abandoning him is going to cost the support of their dwindling base.

Too bad — for all of us — that they lacked the nerve to do the right thing at the get-go: Refuse to associate themselves with him. To paraphrase Winston Churchill — the pre-eminent leader of the 20^th-century, and a man who knew a thing or two about defeat, and defeating demagogues — only a fool tries to ride a tiger.

The NRA is tippy-toeing along the edge of terrorism. This is bad stuff — and just wait till The Donald is impeached and convicted; the National Guard will be required to evict him.