No, I haven't suddenly transmogrified into some kinda apologist-in-chief for the American Republican Party - far from it in fact - but, like Michael Moore prior to Presidential Election 2016, I am not too blindsided by partisan political and ideological reckonings and musings and plannings and plottings to see the Democrats squarely facing into a significant defeat - maybe even rout - come next **Tuesday's/Wednesday's Midterm Elections...
And why? They've completely overplayed their hand - to the nth degree, well beyond that, and then some (and I'm probably considerably understating matters)...no, I kid you not! But in case you need convincing, though just now I've no time to majorly elaborate, let's just 'say', how about?:
*The whole Brett Kavanaugh saga...which may well be repeated (before all that long evidently), seeing as Sandra Day O'Connor (I believe) announced just the other day her plans to possibly retire.
*Related to this...and to many other 'presenting' issues in modern American political life: the unwillingness of many (of Generation Now) to accept the results of the democratic process as well as the United States' constitutionally-enshrined and guaranteed provision of free speech; thus seeking to ***not only shout (and shut) down their opponents (at venues such as college campuses - and even in the federal (and state) legislature/s!) but to 'positively' accost/molest them in public places/spaces
*The utter inability and/or sheer unwillingness for the mainstream (TV/print/broadcast) media in the U.S. to - pretty well ever - 'give credit where credit is due': i.e. - to bring the matter down home - to follow in the well-worn footsteps of Yours Truly and simply - and honestly: bestow bouquets (as well as brickbats) with fear of and favour toward none...yes, including even Donald J Trump!
That's it, folks...only a few items really...but the sheer lack thereof might well make all the difference: spelling the difference between what initially promised to be a ****resounding victory (in both the House of Representatives and the Senate) to a ****veritable drubbing, at least in the United States Senate.
As C.J (from the oh so brilliant 'Rise and Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin') might have put matters - I didn't get where I am today by not being able to see a political party staring down the barrel of a political drubbing when I see it!
**Wednesday New Zealand time, that is...
***And such have the gall to constantly call out the so-called 'Right' as spreaders of hate speech!
****For the U S Democratic Party, that is; the opposite story now looks set to be the narrative of the GOP, who'll be having a grand 'ole party indeed, come next Tuesday (US time).
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