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"Where ignorance is bliss,
''Tis folly to be wise." -- Thomas Gray

"What you don't know can cost you in politics." -- Pug Mahoney

   The latest candidate for the post of ambassador to the United Nations said that D-Day is an example of America's "strong relationship" with Germany.
   This from Heather Neuart, a former Fox News host and more recently a spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of State.
   She was quoted as saying this last June, during a ceremony marking the invasion of Normandy by Allied troops intent on defeating the Nazi regime in Germany.
   Now she is being considered for what is one of the most important positions for American international relationships.
   
   Yet another example of the folly of choices and decisions made by the current president of the United States in his campaign to ... 
   But that's another question. Just what is he up to, anyway? Are his choices and decisions made out of ignorance, or is there a plan? If so, what is it?

   All this comes the same day as news of still more departures from senior government positions: The military chief of staff and the chairman of the joint chiefs are the latest to head for the exit door of this administration.
   Meanwhile, Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson, a long-time supporter of the president, has now said, "I don't think he's capable."
   So the list of political and government supporters who are abandoning the S.S. Trump keeps growing, even as the president adds his most ardent supporters -- despite their ignorance -- to key government posts.
   Or is it because of their ignorance, as they blissfully take on key government jobs, led by near blind loyalty to this president?
   So the question now becomes, will the current American two-party system survive? There seem to be two possible courses the ship of state may take. One would lead to the domination of American politics and government by a group of radical conservatives, ignorant of key issues and history. The other would see the sinking of the Republican Party, long a bastion of conservative economic and political thinking, yet also conscious of the history and reality of America and its allies.