Why Trump Won

- He is genuine in thought and action

- He is a patriot and loves his country

- He identified many issues* that were being ignored by our betters

- He promised to fix them ... and the voters believed him

- He said he would make America great again

- He knew that Washington was corrupt to the core

- And promised to “drain this swamp”

- He identified our fake media ... something that many suspected

- He wasn’t Hillary

* uncontrolled immigration, unfair trading pacts, anemic economic growth, Chinese hegemony, pointless international nation building, tolerance of terrorism at home and abroad, NATO slackers, climate change hoax, Obamacare disaster, liberal courts, insane Iran nuclear deal, North Korea nuclear and missile problems

A Genuine Debate

Last night's Republican debate in Simi Valley, California was feisty ... it was edifying ... it was humorous ... it was uplifting ... but, most of all, it was genuine (even, sometimes, Trump). But what struck me the most was how small the disassembling Hillary Clinton ... or any of the other Democrat hopefuls ... would appear when juxtaposed with any from this truth-talking line-up that appeared at the Reagan Library. No matter who the Republican nominee is, I can't imagine that our country will not overwhelming support him or her to get America back on the tracks.

Afterward: I found Jake Tapper's attempt to confuse the global warming issue by equating Reagan's stance on ozone with Obama's position on carbon oxide to be as underhanded as is typical for the manic media. Glad that Marco Rubio crushed this silliness with good logic and loquacity.