The Corruption Of Politics

I'm not a Trump fan. Never was and never will be. I think he is the most corrupt president and his administration is the most corrupt we have ever had. Not only is Trump corrupt, he is openly, even farcically, corrupt. Much like our judicial system, especially family court. 

It never ceases to amaze me how judges and politicians can openly commit crimes and get away with them. Why is that? In politics, although nor really applicable to the judiciary, one reason may be that people are often willing to tolerate bad behavior because there are aspects of the person which they like. What do people like about Trump? He is supremely self-confident, he never backs down and is, frankly, a bully. People want their leader to be tough. 

There is a lesson here for Democrats.  Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris and even, my governor Tim Walz are not unflappable and seemed weak debating Trump and Vance. They were emotional and nervous. Note that Bill Clinton and Barack Obama were never nervous. 

If the Democrats want to win the next presidential election they need to find a candidate who is supremely confident and unflappable. They also need someone who, like Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, is moderate, especially on social issues. 

It might seem surprising that I am talking politics on this site but the reality is we do not have much hope in rooting out corruption in the judiciary if we keep electing people who are corrupt.