Admittedly I just accidentally stumbled onto it. But being tired of the same ol' same ol' on TV news, I felt like watching something different. I caught it in the middle, actually. From the few takeaways I got from it, of course I reaffirmed my long held belief that Trump's promise to "drain the swamp" sounded good as a campaign promise..... but in reality he's done the exact opposite. Congress is as divided and dysfunctional as it's ever been... and about one of the few, true, sad sound bites to come out of the documentary was someone saying that it doesn't matter who wins the election. The system is broken.... and there doesn't seem to be anybody on the horizon who can do a damn thing about it.
One of the toughest things about having to watch the rest of the documentary was having to see and listen to mega doses of Florida Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz. I would imagine Gaetz must have the lung capacity of a marathon swimmer just based on the amount of time he spends with his head crammed up Trump's ass. I'm not much on judging by looks..... but if I was going to draw a picture of a prototypical young Congressman Trump ass-kisser...... I would've drawn a picture of Matt Gaetz.
The Swamp..... before the predictable shots come in...... I thought took a look at both sides of the aisle. It wasn't strictly a Democrat wet dream nor did it hold back from looking at the reality from both sides.
But back to "draining the swamp."
For those of us who might be slightly unenlightened, I'd like to know how exactly the swamp has been drained. Seems to me the special interest groups and their lobbyists have more power and influence than ever. Wasn't that part of Trump's pack of false promises (just like a seasoned politician)?? Wasn't he going to diminish the power of the special interest groups and Super PACs once he became President? Also... shouldn't "draining the swamp" have resulted in a better, more efficient, less partisan Congress.... answering to the will of the people instead of just ratcheting up the hatred across both sides of the aisle??
Lot of talk in the documentary toward the end about how the electorate is the power behind Congress and how it's the people who hold Congresspeople accountable for their actions. Really?
Frankly I'm pretty tired of hearing about the electorate. The people are just as much or more fucking divided than Congress is....... and that's no easy feat.
So Trump has succeeded in one thing. He's turned the U.S. into a simmering pot of hatred between pro-Trumpers and anti-Trumpers. The middle ground has all but disappeared.
Oh... oh.... here's another "swamp thing" that has flourished under Trump. Now more than ever, vindictiveness is alive and well between Trump and Congress.
You feel in your heart that you have to disagree with Trump on ONE thing and you can't vote along party lines?
Welllllll................. get ready to get FUCKED. 'Cause Trump will make sure you get your ass primaried off the party (or worse).
Frank Underwood from House of Cards has nothing on this fucking clown.
The best thing Biden has going for him is.................. he's not Trump.
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