This Carbon Based Life

By David Glenn Cox

The children of Hamlin awake, suddenly the Pied Pipers not playing the same tune. Somehow, it doesn’t sound the same. Then as if from a dream they awake from their slumbers. A mid-term election that saw Trump candidates largely defeated and then the music didn’t sound so sweet anymore. The Republicans all began thinking the same thing at the same time. The last one out the door is a rotten egg!

But like a dinner party where no one wants to be the first to leave and look rude. Biding their time and covering their eyes and tracks, pretending not to notice his antics. The Republican leadership all know that another Trump campaign is going to be a clown show. (Donald Trump – The New Pillow Guy!) A clown show which will be disastrous for the Republican Party as a whole.

The cornered wounded Trump animal that has nothing to lose now. Trump can also read the tea leaves. Win or die! Win or burn the place to the ground. So, they take care the drowning man doesn’t take them all down with him. When they Zig,  Trump Zags. As more and more Republicans seek to detach from Trump and move towards the center or at least, away from Trump. The more the Orange one will move to the right and become even more extreme.

Trump will subtract from the Republican argument and has never stayed on script. He is the proverbial loose cannon that we all heard about in school. They want to pull away from him politely and find some way of escape from his orbit and leave the dinner party. “It’s the babysitter, she says the cat is getting sick on the new rug. I guess we better go.”

They don’t want to publicly break up with Trump. You know how ugly break ups can be, especially with Donald Trump! The Orange Don will go out on the road and campaign against you if you don’t watch out. But now, it appears the scorpion’s tail is beginning to lose some of its sting.

Sure, they all show up for his rallies (when called) but it is a sign of respect more than enthusiasm which brings them out. Trump’s not bad press…yet. But he’s no longer real good press either. That’s the way she goes, first your money and then your clothes. That embarrassing Uncle who drinks some. Yes, you still love him, but would prefer to love him from afar. They don’t want to hurt the old guy’s feelings but…they really need to get going.

But how? They need to manufacture some sort of pretext for a clean break. Then they could break up with Trump, and none would blame them for it or be any the wiser. Because it wouldn’t be their fault, it would be Trumps! Hmmmm? What could they do?

Wait, wait! What this? A who? When did this all happen? Oh, my word! I’m in shock! Somebody get me my nerve pills! I have to sit down. I think I’m going to faint. I’m shocked beyond all understanding. This changes everything. I’ll have to pray on this some and burden Jesus with my petty troubles again. Really, I just can’t believe it! How could he have ever done this?

You say he had dinner, huh? With Kanye West aka whatever and a Holocaust denier? Well! That just changes everything, now doesn’t it! I could never associate with someone like that. Why that’s downright despicable behavior!

Yeah sure, that’s it! The Republican consortium of hate groups, Nazis, and homophobes. That’s somehow now shocked down their ooey gooey center that Donald Trump would have dinner with such a cast of disreputable characters!

 Even Steve Bannon was shocked! And Steve’s a full-time professional racist, Nazi, and homophobe! So, he should know and even he was shocked. Steve understands that the Party is looking for a good excuse to disengage, and that Donald Trump just gave them one.

There is going to be a pile up around the front door, as me thinks they doth protest too much. Exit, stage right!

For the average Reich wing Republican, dinner with a Holocaust denier and Kanye West aka whatever wouldn’t especially be a big deal. Easy to explain away as just  a chance meeting. We met at the bowling alley coincidentally and stopped in for a beer and a burger to talk about football.

But we are talking about Donald Trump here. He invites all kinds of crazies over to his house for sleep overs and keg parties! His campaign has always been filled with Nazis and homophobes. Why are the Republicans pretending to be shocked and amazed about it now?

 Racism and dropping antisemitic hints have long been a hallmark of Trumpism. Funny, they should all get their nickers in a twist about it now. “Do you mean to tell me that the Hell’s Angels aren’t just a regular group of motorcycle enthusiasts?”

Trump also appears to be having money trouble, and this is a classic sign of distress. He’s still taking in plenty of money for now, but his expenditures have skyrocketed! From a staff of 22 to a staff of a 150 people. He’s running for President you know! But what do 150 people do all day long beside stroke your big ego and ruin your finances?

Donald Trump’s campaign is the best insurance policy Joe Biden, and the Democrats have for a second term and Congressional majorities 2024. The Republicans know this too. How can they push off the old guy from the stage? But not hurt him too much. Just let the air out of his tires and hope he takes the hint. And let’s hope we don’t have to do the Tonya Harding thing and break the old boys’ legs.

As Republicans detach, Trump will veer to the right to maintain maximum attention on himself. To maintain maximum spotlight time. To try and lend the campaign legitimacy through raw numbers not through content control. This time around is to be the last march of the true believers who knew it all along.

“Me, I’m shocked! Just thoroughly shocked! Donald Trump parties with racists and anti-Semites! Who knew? I didn’t know! When did all this start? Is that the same Kanye West aka whatever, who was hanging out at the White House with the orange one back in 2020? Over two almost three years ago?

Back when Trump held his rallies with videos of him throwing Mexicans from off the top of busses. You mean, that Donald Trump also an anti-Semite too? How could he have fooled us all this way, for so long?