Day #22

He IS a marvel. Of that, there's no doubt. Love him or hate him--there's no one else quite like him. If Republicans believe Brother Pence will pick up the reigns once the Prince of Orange leaves the stage, they're sadly mistaken. No one can, so no one will. We will not again find a man whose claim that he never had to be forgiven for anything is not just a part of his show, it's part of his character. And it's a marvel. He's a marvel.

He addicted to accolades, needs adoration the way the rest of us need oxygen. His patented two-hour rallies get shut down by a killer virus, and he simply takes over afternoon television, two hours, sometimes more, as if he can't get enough of him. 

He requires enemies, rabid opposition. If he doesn't have them, he creates them. He nurtures enemies. Never has there been a President who, from Day 1, worked so hard at widening the chasm between liberal and conservative ("American Carnage"). These days he seems to choose which hospitals to help, which states to bless. 

He's a wonder, a marvel. Networks scramble to know how to deal with his presence. A national--no, an international--catastrophe is all around. He is the President. America is sore afraid. So am I. We're human. We look for leaders in a crisis unlike any in anyone's lifetime, and the POTUS turns daily news conferences into a variety show because above all else, glory and honor and power belong to him. 

He has a captive audience, but that's not enough. Just to be sure, he lets the nation know that Mark Zuckerburg told him he--the POTUS--"was number one on Facebook" too. 

He's our President, although he's made it clear that the buck never stops at his desk, always someone else's--the hospital hoarders, nurses who don't share face masks, ungrateful governors, and, of course, fake news, the enemy of the people. If someone repeats what he said just three weeks ago--that this China virus thing will magically disappear, that soon enough it will all just go away--he just denies saying any such thing. 

"I could shoot somebody dead on Fifth Avenue and not lose voters," he told his gang at a gig just down the road. As far as they know, he hasn't. Not yet. But I don't think they'd care.

And that's not fake news.

He IS a marvel.