JORDAN PINNED: I'll address these thoughts about Congressman Jim Jordan....but similar thoughts could be addressed on any of the Republicans who giggled their way through yesterday's victory parade at the White House. It's a bit ironic and maybe even a little poetic....for it was after President Trump threatened to work to defeat Freedom Caucus Congressmen Jordan and Meadows in their next election....back in early 2017....this because they caught him trying to pass off a fake Obamacare repeal bill....that I drew the line on Donald Trump and started reading about who he really was. Today after sixty plus books.....what I saw was pure Trump....tried and true psychological manipulation.....call opponents what you yourself in fact are.....flattering until it was sickening....and returning trust with abuse. I don't know what Jim Jordan's wrestling record was.....although I'm sure it was remarkable.....but he can now add another 'L' to it....for he was pinned today....back flat to the mat....by a man who cheats at politics as he cheats at everything else in life.
THE PRESIDENT DOTH PROTEST TOO MUCH, METHINKS: Democrats. Never-Trumpers...or conservatives like me who voted for Trump and celebrated....all of us who knew or now know who Donald Trump is....have to wonder if he is playing his 'innocent' act too much? It's one thing to ham it up to Trump reality show buffs at the White House who although highly educated and high in the government have never read a single book on Trump's past life....(American Oligarchs, the Kushners, the Trumps, and the Marriage of Money and Power by Andrea Bernstein would be a good place to start)....but it's another to take this show to Broadway...for if average America sees Hunter Biden with a felony charge.....after Donald Trump has gone a half century of buying his way out of them....or if they see Joe Biden pay politically for his quid pro quo....when Trump's actions were worse.....and displayed once again his utter disdain for allies....and an anti-Putin ally at that....and not only got away with it but is trying to become a hero because of it....well...even in postmodern America there may be only so much the public can take.
FRANKLIN GRAHAM has an evangelistic tour of the UK scheduled beginning in May but one city after another has been cancelling. As I've posted on many times....Donald Trump is a destroyer. If he is not actively trying to destroy anyone who opposes his glory....others are falling by the wayside simply by flying too close to his flame. There are dozens of high profile people who today surely wish they never hitched their wagon to President Trump. Franklin Graham felt it necessary to criticize Nancy Pelosi for tearing up the SOTU speech. He is the highest profile evangelical to tie himself inextricably to Donald Trump. I would guess that there has to be some dissension at the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association on moving into the political arena. Rev. Graham points out that his father....way back when....was opposed when taking his crusades to England....but this is different....as I doubt that the opposition would be so effective if the gospel was at the top of one's mind when Franklin Graham's name comes up....and not politics.
TAX RETURNS: The Supreme Court set a date in March on Donald Trump's tax returns.....with a decision likely in June. Have any republicans in our Congress thought about a worst case scenario here....on an unfavorable decision.....with Trump then just waiting for the convention?
THIS IS WHERE BEN SASSE ET AL FAILED US MISERABLY....They think that they have no choice but to try to get by with Donald Trump for another term. They are wrong on two counts. There is a choice....tell him to go. Even in this trial they could have told him to drop out of the race or they will drop him out. On the second count they are wrong in that if they knew the perfect storm that is going to hit....with Donald Trump in charge....they would not care so much about their own political future....(the men at the founding of this nation pledged their lives and their fortunes and their sacred honor)....and would have made the necessary courageous decisions....which they did not make....not yet anyway.
TRUMP AND ISRAEL....Moving our embassy to Jerusalem....and acknowledging the Golan and settlements....these were paper moves....held off and then announced when President Trump needed a political boost. Israel's security as it relates to the United States depends on keeping promises....not making promises....and keeping covenants....not just making covenants. The recently announced Trump peace plan is available to view in its entirety on the Internet but it is more of an outline than a specific peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians which would be the next step. One particular passage caught my eye...."Should negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians result in a peace agreement, the State of Israel will be expected to implement its obligations..." This is an arbitrary declaration. Who determines if Israel meets its obligations? My concern is....and has been....that this is somewhat similar to Donald Trump's dealings with other allies....as he in effect said to NATO that....yes the US would be there....."if"....they were paid up....and here is he saying.....yes....the US would be there....'if'....Israel implements its obligations?
THE FRIEND OF MY LEADER...IS MY FRIEND....THE ENEMY OF MY LEADER...IS MY ENEMY....Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham were once the establishment opposition. Today they are our heroes. John Bolton was once a hero....today he's the enemy. Did we see another side of Mike Pompeo the other day when he cursed out a reporter for asking questions on the Ukraine....or is this just another example of what Donald Trump does to people? We once knew that Ivanka Trump was no better than Hillary Clinton....but we have no problem with her anymore. We were once rigorous thinkers....today we utterly refuse to consider any evidence that does not support Donald Trump. Talk Radio....once our bulwark in defense of the Constitution....is now so one-sided that it does more harm than good. Conservatism is dead....and evangelicalism is nothing but politics today....unwilling to defend the gospel if it in any way hinders the MAGA agenda that has little connection to the Gospel of Jesus Christ....and with it's suffocating greed makes a mockery of the Gospel.
THE GREAT FLATTERER....The following is something that the typical Trump supporter will just not want to hear: The Veterans of Foreign Wars has demanded an apology from President Trump. The concussive force of rocket attacks from Iran caused a number of serious injuries that President Trump described as "headaches." This is Donald Trump. This is who he been since he first began scamming the government in his early twenties. This is the Donald Trump that Adam Schiff described in his summation. This is the Donald Trump that his supporters do not know....and this is the Donald Trump who when the occasion arises will make great statements in support of the military to shore up his base....as he does on pro-life.....and Second Amendments issues....and religious liberty....all of which are just thorns in his side....necessary issues that have to be addressed from time to time.
JUST GO BACK TO WHEREVER YOU CAME FROM....I don't want to see President Trump removed from office through a conviction in the senate trial....for the stress on the social order might be too much....but I do want to see him forced to end his quest for four additional years....for the daily gut-wrenching pokes and jabs....and the psychological issues that should be a serious concern to everyone....would be too much for the fabric of this society to take for these additional four years....and that he might then be able to make looming serious decisions in his final year apart from seeking reelection....and even then he would have to be watched like a hawk....by men in the administration who might no longer be worried about that midnight 'I've replaced so and so' tweet. Should President Trump be forced to withdraw from the 2020 race....Mike Pence and a half dozen others would immediately jump in....any one being a strong favorite....all with genuine conservative values....but minus the risk for profit....and hotheadedness....and shortsightedness on the national debt....that we now have.
DONALD TRUMP IS NOT....NEVER WAS....AND NEVER WILL BE...PRO-LIFE. TAKE WHAT YOU CAN GET....AND WATCH HIM LIKE A HAWK....President Trump and Abortion: In 1999....as an Independent....flirting with a run for the White House....he said that he was "very pro-choice." During the 2016 primary campaign he at one time blurted out that abortion should be decided in the states.....which was immediately pounced upon by some conservatives. In January of 2017....Ivanka and Jared secretly visited the president of Planned Parenthood. They wanted the headline of 'PP no longer providing abortions'....and funding would continue. The NYT reported that Ivanka and Jared recommended that Planned Parenthood split in two....where the main body would not provide abortion and be funded by the government....while the smaller entity could provide abortions but not officially be part of Planned Parenthood. Headlines today are that for the first time a U. S. President would attend a March For Life rally. This is technically correct but a little bit disingenuous as he appeared on a giant screen at the rally in 2018. Donald Trump does not.....and never has....had strong personal opinions on any issues like this. He has not changed his entire adult life....as everything is the promulgation of the decree of his greatness. Pro-lifers will cheer the President's appearance at the rally. What they....(and I am pro-life)....do not realize is that any of the other conservative candidates in the 2016 primaries would have appointed every single conservative judge that President Trump has....and they would have done so with social issues in mind....not just economic issues....where judicial backup is needed on profit-making adventures.
READ THE TEXT....Concerning the Ukraine.....President Trump's favorite phrase is...."read the transcript." This morning as I was listening to a Charles Spurgeon sermon....while pushing myself on the treadmill....he used the phrase...."read the text".....referring to his biblical message. So my message in response to Donald Trump's "read the transcript" would be...."read the text".....the Bible text....the text of the Bible....that which you have ignored for your entire adult life....and so flippantly joke about. This is the Word of God that tells you right now that as of right now you will appear before Jesus Christ as one who mocks God on a daily and hourly basis....but Mr. President....God will not be mocked. This is the message that every one of these CEO ministry heads and megachurch pastors that flutter around you should be telling you....for you won't step foot in a church with a pastor who has not been vetted as to being totally inoffensive. I don't know who is fooling themselves more....you....believing the hokem that God....(should He even really exist)....raised you up and anointed you because you are so special....or those who think that they are ministering to you.
DONALD TRUMP AND THE SEVEN SONS OF SCEVA....In the 19th chapter of the book of Acts the seven sons of a Jewish high priest named Sceva saw the miracles that Paul was doing....and that evil spirits were being cast out....and that surely they could do that by using the same name of Jesus....but the evil spirit looked at the seven sons of Sceva and said..."Jesus I know, and Paul I recognize-but who are you?"....and then overpowered them all as they ran away naked and wounded. President Trump thinks that all he has to do is repeat and repeat...."God bless America"....but will hear that same question...."Jesus I know, and Paul I recognize-but who are you?" There's a passage in the Gospel of Matthew where Jesus tells of an evil spirit that left a man only to return later to an empty house with..."seven other spirits more evil than itself"....an empty house.... as Matthew Henry wrote in his commentary...."where Christ is not there to keep them out!" In a way we cleared out the White House of radical progressivism in 2016....but that house was left empty....Christ was not there....only a man who thinks that he has the power....and what we have now is worse than what we had before!
President Trump's peace plan is being talked up by some Christian prophesy teachers as Bible fulfillment. The mistake some of them are making at this time is that though it may indeed be fulfillment of Bible prophesy....there is nothing there indicating whether the person behind the peace deal is doing anything other than accomplishing what God wills to be done. Taking this further than what is evident....could lead to more Bible fulfillment....prophesy of coming delusion and false miracles.
THE PRESIDENT DOTH PROTEST TOO MUCH, METHINKS: Democrats. Never-Trumpers...or conservatives like me who voted for Trump and celebrated....all of us who knew or now know who Donald Trump is....have to wonder if he is playing his 'innocent' act too much? It's one thing to ham it up to Trump reality show buffs at the White House who although highly educated and high in the government have never read a single book on Trump's past life....(American Oligarchs, the Kushners, the Trumps, and the Marriage of Money and Power by Andrea Bernstein would be a good place to start)....but it's another to take this show to Broadway...for if average America sees Hunter Biden with a felony charge.....after Donald Trump has gone a half century of buying his way out of them....or if they see Joe Biden pay politically for his quid pro quo....when Trump's actions were worse.....and displayed once again his utter disdain for allies....and an anti-Putin ally at that....and not only got away with it but is trying to become a hero because of it....well...even in postmodern America there may be only so much the public can take.
FRANKLIN GRAHAM has an evangelistic tour of the UK scheduled beginning in May but one city after another has been cancelling. As I've posted on many times....Donald Trump is a destroyer. If he is not actively trying to destroy anyone who opposes his glory....others are falling by the wayside simply by flying too close to his flame. There are dozens of high profile people who today surely wish they never hitched their wagon to President Trump. Franklin Graham felt it necessary to criticize Nancy Pelosi for tearing up the SOTU speech. He is the highest profile evangelical to tie himself inextricably to Donald Trump. I would guess that there has to be some dissension at the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association on moving into the political arena. Rev. Graham points out that his father....way back when....was opposed when taking his crusades to England....but this is different....as I doubt that the opposition would be so effective if the gospel was at the top of one's mind when Franklin Graham's name comes up....and not politics.
TAX RETURNS: The Supreme Court set a date in March on Donald Trump's tax returns.....with a decision likely in June. Have any republicans in our Congress thought about a worst case scenario here....on an unfavorable decision.....with Trump then just waiting for the convention?
THIS IS WHERE BEN SASSE ET AL FAILED US MISERABLY....They think that they have no choice but to try to get by with Donald Trump for another term. They are wrong on two counts. There is a choice....tell him to go. Even in this trial they could have told him to drop out of the race or they will drop him out. On the second count they are wrong in that if they knew the perfect storm that is going to hit....with Donald Trump in charge....they would not care so much about their own political future....(the men at the founding of this nation pledged their lives and their fortunes and their sacred honor)....and would have made the necessary courageous decisions....which they did not make....not yet anyway.
TRUMP AND ISRAEL....Moving our embassy to Jerusalem....and acknowledging the Golan and settlements....these were paper moves....held off and then announced when President Trump needed a political boost. Israel's security as it relates to the United States depends on keeping promises....not making promises....and keeping covenants....not just making covenants. The recently announced Trump peace plan is available to view in its entirety on the Internet but it is more of an outline than a specific peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians which would be the next step. One particular passage caught my eye...."Should negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians result in a peace agreement, the State of Israel will be expected to implement its obligations..." This is an arbitrary declaration. Who determines if Israel meets its obligations? My concern is....and has been....that this is somewhat similar to Donald Trump's dealings with other allies....as he in effect said to NATO that....yes the US would be there....."if"....they were paid up....and here is he saying.....yes....the US would be there....'if'....Israel implements its obligations?
THE FRIEND OF MY LEADER...IS MY FRIEND....THE ENEMY OF MY LEADER...IS MY ENEMY....Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham were once the establishment opposition. Today they are our heroes. John Bolton was once a hero....today he's the enemy. Did we see another side of Mike Pompeo the other day when he cursed out a reporter for asking questions on the Ukraine....or is this just another example of what Donald Trump does to people? We once knew that Ivanka Trump was no better than Hillary Clinton....but we have no problem with her anymore. We were once rigorous thinkers....today we utterly refuse to consider any evidence that does not support Donald Trump. Talk Radio....once our bulwark in defense of the Constitution....is now so one-sided that it does more harm than good. Conservatism is dead....and evangelicalism is nothing but politics today....unwilling to defend the gospel if it in any way hinders the MAGA agenda that has little connection to the Gospel of Jesus Christ....and with it's suffocating greed makes a mockery of the Gospel.
THE GREAT FLATTERER....The following is something that the typical Trump supporter will just not want to hear: The Veterans of Foreign Wars has demanded an apology from President Trump. The concussive force of rocket attacks from Iran caused a number of serious injuries that President Trump described as "headaches." This is Donald Trump. This is who he been since he first began scamming the government in his early twenties. This is the Donald Trump that Adam Schiff described in his summation. This is the Donald Trump that his supporters do not know....and this is the Donald Trump who when the occasion arises will make great statements in support of the military to shore up his base....as he does on pro-life.....and Second Amendments issues....and religious liberty....all of which are just thorns in his side....necessary issues that have to be addressed from time to time.
JUST GO BACK TO WHEREVER YOU CAME FROM....I don't want to see President Trump removed from office through a conviction in the senate trial....for the stress on the social order might be too much....but I do want to see him forced to end his quest for four additional years....for the daily gut-wrenching pokes and jabs....and the psychological issues that should be a serious concern to everyone....would be too much for the fabric of this society to take for these additional four years....and that he might then be able to make looming serious decisions in his final year apart from seeking reelection....and even then he would have to be watched like a hawk....by men in the administration who might no longer be worried about that midnight 'I've replaced so and so' tweet. Should President Trump be forced to withdraw from the 2020 race....Mike Pence and a half dozen others would immediately jump in....any one being a strong favorite....all with genuine conservative values....but minus the risk for profit....and hotheadedness....and shortsightedness on the national debt....that we now have.
DONALD TRUMP IS NOT....NEVER WAS....AND NEVER WILL BE...PRO-LIFE. TAKE WHAT YOU CAN GET....AND WATCH HIM LIKE A HAWK....President Trump and Abortion: In 1999....as an Independent....flirting with a run for the White House....he said that he was "very pro-choice." During the 2016 primary campaign he at one time blurted out that abortion should be decided in the states.....which was immediately pounced upon by some conservatives. In January of 2017....Ivanka and Jared secretly visited the president of Planned Parenthood. They wanted the headline of 'PP no longer providing abortions'....and funding would continue. The NYT reported that Ivanka and Jared recommended that Planned Parenthood split in two....where the main body would not provide abortion and be funded by the government....while the smaller entity could provide abortions but not officially be part of Planned Parenthood. Headlines today are that for the first time a U. S. President would attend a March For Life rally. This is technically correct but a little bit disingenuous as he appeared on a giant screen at the rally in 2018. Donald Trump does not.....and never has....had strong personal opinions on any issues like this. He has not changed his entire adult life....as everything is the promulgation of the decree of his greatness. Pro-lifers will cheer the President's appearance at the rally. What they....(and I am pro-life)....do not realize is that any of the other conservative candidates in the 2016 primaries would have appointed every single conservative judge that President Trump has....and they would have done so with social issues in mind....not just economic issues....where judicial backup is needed on profit-making adventures.
READ THE TEXT....Concerning the Ukraine.....President Trump's favorite phrase is...."read the transcript." This morning as I was listening to a Charles Spurgeon sermon....while pushing myself on the treadmill....he used the phrase...."read the text".....referring to his biblical message. So my message in response to Donald Trump's "read the transcript" would be...."read the text".....the Bible text....the text of the Bible....that which you have ignored for your entire adult life....and so flippantly joke about. This is the Word of God that tells you right now that as of right now you will appear before Jesus Christ as one who mocks God on a daily and hourly basis....but Mr. President....God will not be mocked. This is the message that every one of these CEO ministry heads and megachurch pastors that flutter around you should be telling you....for you won't step foot in a church with a pastor who has not been vetted as to being totally inoffensive. I don't know who is fooling themselves more....you....believing the hokem that God....(should He even really exist)....raised you up and anointed you because you are so special....or those who think that they are ministering to you.
DONALD TRUMP AND THE SEVEN SONS OF SCEVA....In the 19th chapter of the book of Acts the seven sons of a Jewish high priest named Sceva saw the miracles that Paul was doing....and that evil spirits were being cast out....and that surely they could do that by using the same name of Jesus....but the evil spirit looked at the seven sons of Sceva and said..."Jesus I know, and Paul I recognize-but who are you?"....and then overpowered them all as they ran away naked and wounded. President Trump thinks that all he has to do is repeat and repeat...."God bless America"....but will hear that same question...."Jesus I know, and Paul I recognize-but who are you?" There's a passage in the Gospel of Matthew where Jesus tells of an evil spirit that left a man only to return later to an empty house with..."seven other spirits more evil than itself"....an empty house.... as Matthew Henry wrote in his commentary...."where Christ is not there to keep them out!" In a way we cleared out the White House of radical progressivism in 2016....but that house was left empty....Christ was not there....only a man who thinks that he has the power....and what we have now is worse than what we had before!
President Trump's peace plan is being talked up by some Christian prophesy teachers as Bible fulfillment. The mistake some of them are making at this time is that though it may indeed be fulfillment of Bible prophesy....there is nothing there indicating whether the person behind the peace deal is doing anything other than accomplishing what God wills to be done. Taking this further than what is evident....could lead to more Bible fulfillment....prophesy of coming delusion and false miracles.
