Flynn Flam Man

Michael Flynn has called for a Myanmar like military coup.   I have been to Myanmar.  America, thank god, is no Myanmar.  Myanmar is the military industrial complex, without the industrial.  The military owns all, or part of everything.  Greed and graft stifle the economy.  

The country has tourist sites that rival those of Thailand, but without the infrastructure to capitalize on its good fortune.  Accommodations are more expensive, and less appealing, than any other country in the region.  The uneducated, and untrained workforce, cannot generate the wealth of the Vietnamese workers.

Myanmar is run like the Mafia, with Dons conferring wealth on a favored few, while stealing from the rest.  Flynn wants his Don to do the same.   This would be of no moment if Flynn was a fringe figure.  But he served as National Security Advisor, and was granted a presidential pardon.

There was a time when Republican leaders would rise up with heart felt rage, and defend Democracy.  Today is not that day.  Happy Memorial Day.

One Forward, Two Back

The heavens opened.  Trump gave a presidential sounding response to the tragedies of the week.  Knowing he could not be trusted live, the campaign made a video, allowing retakes and editing.  Score one for the campaign.

Then came Sunday.  After floating General Michael T. Flynn as a possible VP choice, Trump placed his as their spokesperson on one of the morning talk shows.  Hillary used Congressman Joaquin Castro.  Castro had the tougher job.  He had to respond to questions about FBI Director Comey's criticism of Clinton's email practices.  The campaign had him prepped.  He answered thoughtfully and carefully, never veering off message.  Flynn, not so much.  The campaign bungled his introduction to the American people.  He struck out on soft balls.

A man who served this country deserved better.