The Trump Impeachment Rebuttal: Less is More

The Democrats have bored America with endless arguments that I am sure they do not even believe themselves. They are not attempting to convince the Senate. They are trying to convince the American people that President Trump is evil and therefore, should not be reelected. They know President Trump will not be convicted, so what else could their motivation be? The problem is nobody is watching. The ratings were dismal on Wednesday and then dropped from dismal to abysmal on Thursday.

My advice to the president’s defense team: announce today that your opening remarks will take two hours or less. Include a statement that the Democrats case is so weak that no more time is needed. That once the American people hear the truth, they will be disgusted with the do-nothing Democrats. This television "teaser"  will spike the ratings for the Trump defense team. 

Then just focus on the obvious facts that disprove the House's case. There is no such thing as obstruction of congress when the President follows the constitutional process of appealing to the courts. This matter should take five minutes. As for the abuse of power accusation, maybe an hour will be required, but no more. The transcripts were released which proved there was no verbal offer of a quid-pro-quo, the President of Ukraine did not know anything about the arms shipments being withheld and never felt pressure. Furthermore, the weapons were delivered in the timeline prescribed by Congress. There is corruption in Ukraine and the president was protecting our tax money. Five minutes could be used to humorously mention that the Democrats are reaching back to the Mueller probe of Russian collusion because they know they have no case on the two articles of impeachment they put forth. But, there is no need to contest any Muller or Russia points raised, they are not included in the articles of impeachment the Senate will rule on. Finally, play the video of Joe Biden bragging about how he bribed the Ukrainians to fire a government official and the video of Hunter Biden's 20/20 interview.

If the Democrats wanted to convince the American people, they should have laid out a compelling case in a concise manner. One pound of understandable facts contains much more persuasion than ten-thousand pounds of horse manure. I only hope the defense team does not take the bait to argue every unsubstantiated accusation made by the Democrats. If that is the case, the American people will not know what to believe.

One more suggestion. Be serious but also lighthearted (a balancing act for sure, but necessary, err to the side of seriousness). For a few moments, act as though this is nothing more than a crazy political stunt because the Democrats have no other way to beat President Trump. A mention that the Democrats have already announced plans to keep impeaching until the cows come home will bolster this point and could be a preemptive strike against the next round of impeachment. But do it in a friendly, likable manner. The House Managers did not score any points for likability and likability counts. Remember, you (the defense team) are talking to the American people as well as the Senate.

Less is more. Case closed.

Democrats Are Addicted to Trump

During the last presidential election campaign, Donald J. Trump received more media attention than all of his competitors combined. Even Hilary Clinton remarked that she could not turn on her TV at 3 in the morning without seeing Donald Trump. The overwhelming majority of all the free media coverage was negative. However, the old adage must be true: ALL publicity is good publicity. Donald J. Trump became President Trump as a result of all the free publicity - on a shoe-string budget of a campaign. Even Mike Bloomberg has enough money to compete with the coverage that President Trump will continue to receive.

The Democrats cannot see that they are continuing down the same rabbit hole. A hole that President Trump has led them to for the past three years.

The Democrats crave the take-down of President Trump as a drug-addict craves his next hit. They cannot help themselves. The only difference between the Democrats and a drug-addict is that there is help available to drug-addicts.

This my dear reader, is the genius of Donald J. Trump.

Democrats Just Don't Get It

Watching the Democrat Presidential debate last night, I was awe struck by the number of times that President Trump was mentioned. It is clear that the Democrat's platform is that "we are not Donald Trump." It was also dumbfounded by the lack of awareness and lack of common sense displayed.

All the Democrats attest to the harm the trade tariffs are doing to the little people. According to the candidates, the tariffs are increasing the corporate GDP but hurting the little guy. The tariffs are causing real harm to everyday Americans. Do the Democrats ever support labor unions when they strike? Do strikes not hurt the little guy in the short term but benefit them tremendously in the longer run? Shortsightedness is shared by all the Democrat candidates and the little guy knows it.

Besides the lack of awareness of negotiating tactics, hasn't anyone told the the Democrats that unemployment is at a 50-year low? That real wages are rising, that more blacks, Hispanics and women have jobs than ever before? Does anyone think a Democrat can win because the economy is horrible for the little guy?

The Democrats have accused President Trump of being in bed with Russia and Putin ever since he was elected (before he was sworn into office). They even tried to impeach him on "collusion." Now, President Trump is the bogey man because he is standing up to Iran. They all claim he is bringing us to the brink of war and will undoubtedly push us over the brink. And, according to the candidates, all the war-mongering is for the President's own personal, political gain. Wait a minute, isn't Iran and Syria in the Russian camp. Could President Trump be standing up to another Russian proxy? The Democrats do not see this, but the little guy in the street does.

Maybe the Democrats can see the irony in President Trump standing up to a Russian proxy but are just wishing that the little guy will not.

Speaking of standing up to Iran, successful parents teach their children to stand up for themselves. To not cower to the bully in the schoolyard. The parent knows that the child may get beat up once, but by fighting back, they will most likely not get pushed around and be afraid to go to school everyday. The little guy gets this. They realize that there are potential perils in the President's Iran stance. But, they also realize that peace through strength works. Rather a small skirmish than an emboldened Iran with a nuclear arsenal. An Iran aligned with Russia and Putin. And, the little guy knows that any skirmish with Iran will not become WW-III.

Bottom line of the debate, the Democrats have nothing new to offer, they plan to run on "Trump is the bogey man" and the little guy sees this. Those who enjoy the entertainment value of the Democrats' debates enjoy it because they see the folly and see President Trump's reelection.

If I were a Democratic candidate, here is what my platform would be: President Trump has done an amazing job of strengthening our economy and in forcing our enemies to respect the United States again. I will continue pursuing better trade deals, continue tariffs if needed to obtain better deals, I will continue to rebuild our military and continue deregulating our businesses as long as we can do so without harming our environment. I will work with governors to push the criminal justice reforms that President Trump pushed through at the federal level down to state and local levels. I will be as forceful with world leaders as President Trump has been with regard to NATO funding, trade relations, and economic cooperation. However, my forcefulness will be more discrete. More public hand-shacking and more private hand-wringing. More personal phone calls to world leaders and less tweets. My platform is that I will be President Trump with less crudeness. I will be Donald Trump with a statesman-like quality.

Then again people are starting to embrace the President's crudeness as well as his policies. I know I often get a chuckle with some of his tweets and remarks. Poor Democrats have no chance.