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Mixed bag today illustrating the difference between the left which construes every occurrence into a political premise, and the Trump approach that’s based on simple, everyday common sense.  

First comes an article by David Wooding, Sunday Political Editor @thesun.co.uk/news who writes about a “conversation” in which “Donald Trump begs Theresa May to fix a ‘warm welcome’ for his state visit – and says he won’t set a date for it until he knows he’s going to get ‘a better reception.”

According to Wooding, the “US President warns he will not visit until he can guarantee a good reception and pleas with Theresa May to help influence public."

Quotes from the article include: “The US President made his shameless plea in a private conversation with Theresa May to plan his state visit — now postponed until next year.

“Two million people signed a petition calling for Mr Trump’s proposed trip to be axed.

“A transcript of the chat, seen by senior diplomats, reveals his touchiness. Mr Trump says: “I haven’t had great coverage out there lately, Theresa.”

“She replies awkwardly: “Well, you know what the British press are like.”

“He replies: “I still want to come, but I’m in no rush.

“So, if you can fix it for me, it would make things a lot easier.

“When I know I’m going to get a better reception, I’ll come and not before.”

Now, for ardent anti-Trumper’s the first thought coming to mind is most likely the pleasure of having further confirmation of his weaknesses and unfitness for office. And for others having the intelligence they were born with, the wonder is the probability of the “transcript” between two heads of state actually reaching the hands of a tabloid reporter. The odds of which are somewhere around zero or less. Take your pick.     

And then, Brooke Seipel writes @thehill.com that: “Former talk-show host Phil Donahue on Saturday reflected on President Trump's administration, saying: “This is the darkest political moment in American history,” Donahue said on MSNBC Saturday. “Who’s going to argue that?”

Now in this case, Donahue’s remarks call for some thinking because: “When asked about whether he thought Trump could be impeached, Donahue said that Trump is too popular and it wouldn't be a good decision for lawmakers' popularity. Donahue compared Trump to Elvis saying his base "will not tolerate criticism" of the president.

“I think it’s too dangerous for a member of Congress to vote for impeachment and upset a significant number of his own constituency,” Donahue explained. “It’s a third rail he could risk his own re-election.”

Thus, in Donahue’s opinion, while we’re amidst the “darkest political moment in American history,” impeachment efforts would be a mistake because across the nation significant numbers of Congress members own constituencies like the POTUS too much. Which is like Yogi Berra’s quote about a popular restaurant: “No one goes there nowadays, it's too crowded.”

Not to be outdone, Maureen Dowd compared Trump’s performance to “Game of Thrones” @nytimes.com yesterday

While the article itself is non-sensically biased against the POTUS, the opening paragraphs are shown below whereas they lead to an astute reader’s comment afterward.

Dowd wrote: “The crowds are swelling, yelling: “Shame. Shame. Shame.”

“Hugging their tattered brand, the family tried for a respite this weekend. Ivanka and Jared fled to Sun Valley to hang out with the global elite at Herb Allen’s conference. After escaping to the City of Light for Bastille Day — poor battered Sean Spicer had to settle for a party at the French Embassy here — Trump and Melania were going to his Bedminster club to attend the U.S. Women’s Open being held there. (Some women protested, saying the Open should be closed to Donald Trump.)"

“Trump always inflates his numbers, using his own special brand of ego arithmetic. But Don Jr. and Jared have been busy deflating their numbers.”

And then, reader Robert Schlumberger commented: “Remember when Donald Trump was business partners with the Russian government and his company got 53 million from the Russian government investment fund called Rusnano that was started by Vladimir Putin and is referred to as "Putin's Child"? OH wait! That wasn't Trump it was John Podesta.

“Remember when Donald Trump received 500 thousand for a speech in Moscow and paid for by Renaissance Capital, a company tied to Russian Intelligence Agencies? OH Wait! That was Bill Clinton.”

“Remember when Donald Trump approved the sale of 20% of US uranium to the Russians while he was Secretary of State which gave control of it to Rosatom the Russian State Atomic Enery Corporation? Oh wait! That was Hillary Clinton.”

“Remember when Donald Trump lied about that and said he wasn't a part of approving the deal that gave the Russians 20% of our uranium, but then his emails were leaded showing he did lie about it? Oh wait! That was Hillary Clinton and John Podesta.”

“Remember when Donald Trump got 145 million dollars for the the uranium sold to the Russians? Oh wait! That was Hillary Clinton and the Clinton Foundation.”

“Remember when Donald Trump accepted millions in donations from Russian Oligarchs like the chairman of a company that's part of the Russian Nuclear Research Cluster, the wife of the mayor of Moscow, and a close pal of Putin? Oh wait! That was the Clinton Foundation.”

While reader Schlumberger confirms Phil Donahue’s belief’s about the POTUS’s popularity, it also denotes the awareness and intellect of considerable numbers of Trump’s supporters. 

That intelligence can be seen in a reader's response to similar, stale gibberish also from the New York Times where Joshua Green wrote an article titled: “No One Cares About Russia in the World Breitbart Made”

According to Breitbart News today, Green wrote: “The revelation that Donald Trump’s son, son-in-law and campaign manager met with a Kremlin-connected Russian lawyer promising information that would “incriminate” Hillary Clinton was a true bombshell in an era when we have become almost inured to them. Here was proof that members of Mr. Trump’s presidential campaign had, at the very least, been eager to collude with Russia to influence the 2016 election.

“Look to the right now and you’re apt to find an alternative reality in which the same set of facts is rearranged to compose an entirely different narrative.

“The Breitbart mind-set — pugnacious, besieged, paranoid and determined to impose its own framework on current events regardless of facts — has moved from the right-wing fringe to the center of Republican politics.”

In response to Green, reader Victor Von Doom wrote: “That is because we were intelligent BEFORE we found Breitbart.

“The reason we don't care is even if everything said is true, Trump is FAR more honest and Patriotic then Hilde***** ever was or could be.

“We voted for America and used everything available, and WE WON, even against five million or more dead people and illegals voting. We won.

“Now in the real world all this Russian garbage is looking to come back and bite the DNC, Liberals and especially Hillary in the ***. Ukraine anyone, 1/2 mil speeches for Billy the rapist, and tens of millions donated to the Clinton Foundation while Hillary was Secretary of State signing off on giving the Russians 20% of America's Uranium all from Putin connected company's even Podesta got a good bite of that deal.. Now that's what I call a reset button, and it looks like Obama was more "flexible" after he was elected.”

All of which brings us right back to today’s opening paragraph, concerning the difference between the left which construes every occurrence into a political premise, and the Trump approach that’s based on simple, everyday reality and common sense.  

And that difference becomes quite clear if one heeds another of Yogi’s thoughts: “You can observe a lot by just watching.”

That’s it for today folks.

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