Yesterday we decided to go for a Sunday drive, which in South Florida generally means a spin on A1A. A few blocks north of the Elbo Room we passed a man sitting on a bicycle with a crude, handwritten sign that read: DEMOCRATS MOLEST CHILDREN.
We had heard about QAnon, the far-right conspiracy group that believes a band of Satan-worshipping pedophiles is plotting against Trump, but this was the first time we had seen its manifestation. Among its many absurdities is its politicizing of a psychotic disorder. The man might as well have been holding a sign that read: I AM AN IDIOT.
As we headed north along the beach the thought occurred to me that inane beliefs are nothing new; what’s new is an ability to spread them widely (via the Internet) and a willingness to proclaim them publicly. This last is a consequence of an administration that has relied like no previous one (not even Nixon's) on fear-mongering and disinformation. Added to the many things Trump has ruined is a pleasant Sunday drive along the beach.
Last night, when the vice president professed his belief in the sanctity of life, Harris should have asked him if that included separating children from their parents and putting them in cages.
The New York Times reveals Trump's tax history and half the country isn't surprised and the other half isn't bothered.
Just the fact that Trump agreed to talk to Bob Woodward should call into question his decision-making abilities.
Today is the 40th anniversary of the founding of Solidarity, a development that marked the beginning of the end of communism in Eastern Europe.