Try Everything
Which Trump is doing, but also, it's good for creativity
Today, Trump has asked the Supreme Court to keep the January 6th trial on hold because he is running for President. In a report from the Washington Post, he asked them to “block a lower court ruling that he can be criminally prosecuted for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, insisting that presidents are shielded from prosecution and that a trial would “radically disrupt” his reelection bid.” He and his lawyers say it would set a bad precident, “ushering in destructive cycles of recrimination.”
The DC Circuit rulled last week that Trump and his lawyers had until Feb 12th to ask for this pause, after they gave a forceful and unanious rebuke of Trump’s request to be immune from prosecution.
Lead attorney for Trump said, “Conducting a months-long criminal trial of President Trump at the height of election season will radically disrupt President Trump’s ability to campaign against President Biden.”
This is outrageous to me, that someone could postpone criminal prosecution just because he is running for political office.
I saw a tweet today that Joyce Carol Oats retweeted, by a Black woman named Ange Amene, that suggested that the age issue was complicated by racism and sexism. “Also Biden’s age is only a discussion here because his successor is Black & a woman. Take that for what it is.” Meaning that if Biden had a Vice President who was a young white man, the number of stories about his age would be fewer. He would still be 81, but the worry would be less. Joyce asked, and now I ask, what do you think? I say yes.
I have always thought Vice President Harris to be a great leader, and I don’t understand why we don’t see more of her.
This election scares me, but so do these things… although not near as much.
The above is a drawing I submitted to The New Yorker last week. Not a great one, I admit, but its these kind of fun, weird drawings that sometimes lead to good ones. Try everything.
I hope you’re having a good Monday! See you tomorrow.
I totally agree with Ange Amene. I think 100% of my Black female friends on Twitter, of which there are quite few, would, too, Most of them are die-hard members of the K-Hive, and though no one says it, I think many of them would be delighted if Biden got elected and died shortly after. I don't blame them if they do. They are very clear about the paternalism and racism in this country, and are proud to be who they are. They would love to see one of theirs become President. and so would I. I don't think Biden is too old to be President, though I suspect that 4 years from now he will be. But what do I know? I figured Obama was almost certain to be assassinated during his first term (way to go, Secret Service!). I thought we'd end up being proud of Clinton, at least for his policies, some of which were pathetically awful. So maybe my mild reservations about Kamala Harris are equally wrong. I'll be happy enough to find out. And not just because it will drain the MAGA folks of whatever drops of sanity remain.
Yes. And yes to “try everything.”