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Donald Trump is in love.
Like any narcissist, he sees his heart’s desire in the
mirror and is pathologically incapable of transferring that love of self to
others, except to love what they can do for him—financially, sexually,
politically, or simply helping him be in the spotlight.
For Trump, everything is a contest and he is the best at
every one. If he doesn’t win, others obviously cheated or his helpers failed
him. He has made exactly zero mistakes in his life that weren’t caused by
others, as he sees it.
It has all caught up with him at last, and the Trump circus
tent is collapsing. Republican candidates for the US Senate are scrambling to
escape the suffocating mess. Some renounce their endorsements, some express
regretful continuation of support for the Trumpwreck, and some avert their
eyes, curl up, and just hope to survive the election.
But imagine a US Senate out from under the blockading, bludgeoning
control of the Republicans. I’m not suggesting the Democrats are particularly
good for those who want peace and justice, but they are lightyears better than
the likes of Mitch McConnell, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Ron Johnson, Rob Portman, Jeff
Sessions, Tom Cotton, Lindsey Graham, John McCain and the rest of the
corporate-loving, New Jim Crow, anti-education, war-profiteer-champions who
have been running the Senate for the past two years. The Republicans running
for Senate—mostly incumbents—who are most
vulnerable include Johnson (WI), McCain (AZ), Portman (OH), Roy Blunt (MO),
Richard Burr (NC), Pat Toomey (PA) and Kelly Ayotte (NH). Congressman Joe Heck
(NV) is running for the seat being vacated by retiring Harry Reid and
Congressman Todd Young is running for the seat vacated by retiring Dan Coats
(IN). All these Republicans are threatened by Trump’s tailspin. My operative
word, I confess, is schadenfreude today.
Like any true narcissist, Trump is certain that everyone
else is at fault for his poor performance and the only response is to attack,
excuse, justify, blame, and lash out some more. If his dysfunctional displays
cost both the White House and the Senate, we may see a decent US Supreme Court
in the future and that could mean overturning Citizens United and other rotten,
anti-democracy decisions. We might see the US join the rest of the world in
signing and ratifying the International Criminal Court, the Comprehensive Test
Ban and other international laws and treaties benefitting all of humankind. We
might even see some glimmer of peace in our time as well as development of US
infrastructure instead of the vast war machine that consumes half your tax
dollars every year.
The Senate needs to flip for the good of all Americans.
Thank you, Donald Trump, for your key role in all this. Carry on with your
bellowing, blaming Tweetment!
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