Perfect Gemini

What makes Donald J. Trump the perfect Gemini are his . .

1. Lying, lying, lying: not that those born under other Sun signs don't tell the odd fib, it's just that for the Gemini lying is a way of life. Geminis could give seminars on lying. For them it's not really lying, it's just the way you do things.
2. Looks: even as a craggy, increasingly-old man, he still turns female heads. As a young man he had playboy good looks. Geminis, whatever their faults, are almost always physically attractive.
3. Amorality: Geminis are always in moral difficulties, infidelity being top of list.*
4. Split personality: Geminis, the sign of the twins, always have two distinct personalities. For Trump it's his public and private personae.
5. Money problems: Geminis spend money like water.
6. Nine lives: Geminis take major hits in life, reinvent themselves, and move on anew. 
7. Changing minds: Geminis change their minds every five minutes.

What helps a Gemini in a political race—besides their looks—is their ability to communicate. Another Gemini, JFK, said 90% of politics was "sex appeal" (and he should know). And he was a great communicator, something Geminis are known for (think Rubio).

Geminis are also known for their quicksilver intelligence, which when combined with their noted amorality often looks like evil genius (consider Henry Kissinger). JFK was almost scary smart and is often considered one of our most intelligent presidents.

Interestingly, Trump is surrounded by possible Gemini running mates: Rudolph Giuliani, Newt Gingrich, and Marco Rubio—meaning we could have four (4) personalities running the country all at once.

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*Trump reportedly did business with Anthony "Fat Tony" Salerno, head of the Genovese crime family.

#NeverHillary or #NeverTrump?

Each side in the 2016 nomination race for president scares voters into a choice based on the likely/apparent/presumptive choice on the other side. What if these opponents fail to materialize, or if something more complicated happens?

Vote #NeverTrump

#NeverHillary

On the Republican side the scare is #NeverHillary. Whatever the choice may be on our side, we must do whatever we can to prevent Lady Macbeth in Pantsuit from destroying this great country further.

Beyond the possible reality that anybody on the GOP side could beat the weakest presidential candidate in a lifetime, consider that she has . .

• no successes in her public life, only disasters
• only one personal success (that became professional/political), that of picking William Jefferson Clinton as a mate
• completely controverted any feminist principles she might pretend to hold by essentially being the product of a well-chosen-mate
• no policy positions that excite anyone
• no policy positions that fail to change depending
• been accused of murder
• stolen the White House silver
• become fabulously wealthy selling the country out, and

. . she could be indicted by the FBI for committing traitorous crimes as Secretary of State. Or she could keel over with health problems. 

More than all that, or perhaps because of it, she's been unable so far to eliminate the threat of a 74-year-old Socialist curmudgeon from the political powerhouse state of Vermont—with its population of 626,562 souls.

What's the chance that she's not the Democrat nominee for president in 2016? What if her unshakable opponent goes independent against her in the general election?

Vote #NeverHillary

#NeverTrump

No matter how inevitable the Carnival-Barking Colossus might appear to the casual observer, political insiders know that the Republican party has the right and the power—and the responsibility—to choose the candidate they feel best represents them to the country (and the world). Taking whatever political risks this might entail, they can decide they do not want to certify the candidacy of a gate-crashing Democrat from New York.

What if he goes independent?

All this leaves aside the question of a full range of other things that can happen in the course of human events that might change the entire complexion of the 2016 contest.

"Bent His Knee"

"Watching Christie kiss the Donald’s ring this weekend — and make excuses for the man Christie himself had said was unfit for the presidency — demonstrated how wrong we were. Rather than standing up to the bully, Christie bent his knee. In doing so, he rejected the very principles of his campaign that attracted our support."

Joseph W. McQuaid, publisher

New Hampshire Union Leader

Slaying Dragons

Angels conquer the Wyvern

"One of the things I look forward to most of all is deposing Donald Trump."

Ted Cruz

As a lawyer and competing candidate for president, "deposing" might take on a double meaning—the giving/taking of evidence for the prospective civil case being discussed, and the removing of someone from a powerful position. 

Ted Cruz is all that currently stands between us and the media-made colossus of the Republican gate-crashing Donald Trump—already crowned our future president by pundits, press, and populace. Which might be all right, except that he's harried by the newly-anointed "Establishment candidate" Marco Rubio—who is also a nasty little vato.

The enormity of the challenge is biblical. The name "Theodore", from which "Ted" derives, means gift of God in Greek. "Cruz", meanwhile, means cross in Spanish.

America is certainly at a crossroad, and we might need a gift from God to save us.

"Nice Cuban Boy"

“When Fox News, National Review and the Washington establishment come to you and say, ‘Wouldn’t you prefer that nice Cuban boy? He wears nice high heels, and true, he has no experience and big ears, but we’ve had great luck with that.’ What will you say to the Washington establishment? 'No, I don’t think so.'"

Ann Coulter

"Their Motley Ranks"

"Whatever envious, petty, bigoted, grievance-based movement Trump is leading, it is not a Republican movement. Whatever Paul LePage represents, it is not the egalitarianism of the Enlightenment for which his forbearers (sic?) fought and died. Whatever struggle the likes of Sarah Palin and Ann Coulter are waging, it has very little to do with the country they supposedly love. And now Chris Christie has joined these motley ranks. Good riddance."

Noah Rothman

"That's the Plan"

“$75 million to stop Trump and $25 million to Marco Rubio, but they gave Rubio a condition: he’s got to win the Florida primary or he’s out and Mitt Romney’s in. That’s the plan.”

Roger Stone on InfoWars

(the Alex Jones Radio Show)

"Gluttonous Czar"

"A vote for the scandal-plagued Hillary is a resounding ratification of business as usual–the corrupt marriage of big money and machine politics, practiced by the Clintons with the zest of Boss Tweed, the gluttonous czar of New York’s ruthless Tammany Hall in the 1870s."

Camille Paglia

Boss Tweed

"Sell Books"

"Maybe someone wants to sell books, maybe someone wants to be vice president, maybe someone wants to be in a cabinet position. But they sure as heck aren't going to be the nominee of this party. It's either going to be Donald Trump or Ted Cruz."

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick

"False Prophet"

"I’d like to know who those Hispanics are, because they are followers of a false prophet. He’s going to take them to the desert, and if they think that they will benefit with an administration led by Donald Trump, they’re wrong. They must open their eyes. Please, you Hispanics in the U.S., open your eyes."

Vicente Fox

former Mexican president

When the Fever Breaks

Donald Trump announcing Nevada win

The fever on the Republican presidential race—if it will ever break—will do so when Senator Ted Cruz of Texas wins his home state on March 1 and Senator Marco Rubio of Florida and Governor John Kasich of Ohio fail to win their own on March 15.

Will it be too late to stop the momentum the newcomer to the party has built up?

Could be. A huge number of delegates are awarded those two days. The front runner could presumably have won the big delegate prizes of Ohio and Florida.

But if Rubio and Kasich see the writing on the wall and bow out quickly after realizing they have no claim to the nomination if they cannot win their own states—and may lose their chance at the second spot if they stay in the race—the anti-Trump vote can then coalesce behind the only other anti-immigration candidate in the race.

This might be the only chance for the fever to break, leading to a churning muddled delegate math all the way into the convention in Cleveland in July.

"Winning, Winning, Winning"

"Now we’re winning, winning, winning. And soon the country is going to start winning, winning, winning.”

Donald Trump

"No One Else to Blame"

“There will be no one else to blame. You can’t blame the progressives. You can’t blame the left. You can’t blame Hillary Clinton. You can’t blame anyone else but the Christians who are not living and voting their principles.”

Glenn Beck

"Great Experience"

"In 1994, I ran and I lost. It was a great experience. Losing is actually one of the best things that you can do if you're interested in (im)proving yourself, right? You never learn when you're successful. You always think it's all perfect, it will always work out. When you get knocked back is when you adjust, when you learn, when you grow."

Jeb Bush

"What's in Texas"

“I don’t know what’s in Texas, but it must be a lot of money, ’cause it’s just not good [to announce] that you’re leaving a state before the caucus ends. Wow, is it not shocking what’s happening to the Clinton campaign?”

Joe Scarborough

"Blood Sport"

"When you come to South Carolina, it's a blood sport. I wear heels. It's not for a fashion statement. It's because you've got to be prepared to kick at any time. Having said that, South Carolinians are used to all of that stuff and they can cut through all the mud."

Governor Nikki Haley

"Punch Him Back"

"Donald Trump's not a conservative, and he's not a steady hand for sure, and he's not a servant. It's all about him. And I'm the only guy going after him. I don't feel like, that he's intimidating. He's a bully. Punch him back in the nose!"

Jeb Bush

"Take Another Look"

"So, one poll post-Saturday debate can only reflect there may have been a 'pause' as Republican voters take another look at Trump. This happened earlier this summer and he bounced back stronger. We will have to wait this time and see what voters decide."

Bill McInturff, pollster 

"The Weirdest Thing"

"I think the Hillary barking thing may be the weirdest thing by a major presidential candidate I have ever seen."

Newt Gingrich

"Look Forward to Most of All"

"One of the things I look forward to most of all is deposing Donald Trump. And for that particular endeavor I may not use outside counsel. I may take the deposition myself."

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex)