"If I've lost Walter Cronkite, I've lost Middle America." -- President Lyndon Johnson, after the CBS newscaster spoke in opposition to the war in Viet Nam.
"If you lose the Wall Street Journal, you're bleeped." -- MSNBC anchor Nicolle Wallace, a former GOP operative, after the conservative-oriented newspaper opposed Donald Trump's policies.
President Trump's approval rating continues to plummet, yet he carries on blasting those who disagree, and blames others for all his failures.
Most recently, he accused Democratic party leaders of "blocking my people," referring to the dozens of vacant ambassadorships as well as all 93 U.S. attorney openings.
The reality is that he fired half the federal prosecutors soon after inauguration, the other half resigned, and he has yet to nominate any replacements.
So how can Democrats block nominations that have not been made?
Meanwhile, Congress is about to hear testimony from James Comey, the FBI director who was fired after he refused to halt an investigation into the Trump campaign's alleged ties with Russia.
Clearly, Donald Trump is in over his head, and keeps thrashing about, refusing to grab lifesavers from those few who still want to help, and blaming them for his inability to swim.
Will the nation survive this charade of a presidency? Yes, but it may take a while for Congress and voters to agree on a plan to close down the show. Perhaps a comparison to TV ratings will help. When people stop listening and watching, and no longer believe the star of the show is doing anything worthwhile, or that continuing to support the charade will yield any benefits, the star will be replaced.
Either way, the nation will endure, just as producers abandon a flop and move on, auditioning other actors.
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