The GOP Abandon's Character as a Qualification

Long time readers know I long ago identified Donald Trump as being unfit for President because of his leading the birther movement.  This movement did nothing but falsely declare President Obama to be an illegitimate President whose actions could be ignored by said believers.

This is why I want to see Donald Trump's tax returns.  Like all corporations, as he himself has stated, he pays the least in taxes that he can get away with.  That is why his tax returns are being audited.  His accountants probably push the edge of the envelope as far as they can on items of judgement and allow the auditors some gimmes and get away with some other stuff that is the staff of litigation.  I do not believe Donald Trump pays more than 10% to 15% of his income in taxes and he may well pay even less.

Those readers with a good memory will remember the impeachment proceedings agains Bill Clinton revolved around his character.  The GOP tried to convince Americans that character was a criteria by which Presidents should be judged.  I certainly believe that character is a consideration but so is policy.  And what the GOP is now saying is vote for a thoroughly dishonorable human being because he will appoint GOP thinking people to the Supreme Court and complete the politicalization of the Supreme Court.  Which has probably always had one foot in politics and one foot in the law.

But one thing is clear.  In supporting Donald Trump GOP voters are abandoning good character as a criteria and endorsing an individual who will lie to achieve his ends and whose only motivation is enriching himself.

Anyone who thinks he will bring jobs back to their community with a reduction in taxes for the wealthy and there heirs and a reduction in regulation should remember that those jobs started to disappear when George Bush was President and those same policies were in place.  Globalization and technology are unrelenting capitalist forces that march onward and you either are successful competing with that or you lose.  And Donald Trump will not change any of that.