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Mr. Trump said in an interview with Fox News’ Ainsley Earhardt that flipping “almost ought to be illegal.” Would anyone other than a criminal say this?  I am waiting for Trump to call him a rat.  From Wikipedias Glossary of Mafia-related words we find this:  rat -  one who snitches or squeals after having been pinched. Or, maybe Trump will say Cohen got "pinched".   Getting criminals to implicate those higher up has been a law enforcement tool forever.  Without the judicial system granting lighter sentences to those lower on the totem pole, the ones actually responsible would never be brought to justice.  But, of course, that is exactly what Mr Trump is saying.   How anyone can continue to defend Mr Trump at this point is beyond me.  Truly, you just have to ignore everything he says except the few memorable catch phrases like "lock her up" and "drain the swamp".  How can you drain the swamp when you are responsible for...

No! You don't really need to read the rest of this. I am going to tell you that anyone except those truly disabled can make good decisions every day, all day long, by doing all activities consciously. What am I talking about?  Here is an example of someone who lives unconsciously and just operates by habit. They are getting on the freeway and after getting onto the freeway they immediately get in the left/fast lane even if no other cars are around. If you ask them why, they will have a bunch of answers like the road is usually bumpier in the right lane. Or, someone might be getting on the freeway and I will have to get over then anyways. Or, my dad always did this and taught me to drive this way.  Or, fill in the blanks. The bottom line is - that person has stopped thinking anymore about what is happening to them in the moment. They are living in another space and time and not reacting to what is happening right then. What would conscious driving look like? We all know ...

Recent news and memes circulating moved me to research the old phrase T he Enemy of My Enemy is My Friend (TEOMEIMF).  From the Wiki:   The enemy of my enemy is my friend  is an ancient  proverb  which suggests that two opposing parties can or should work together against a common enemy. The earliest known expression of this concept is found in a  Sanskrit  treatise on  statecraft , the  Arthashastra , which dates to around the 4th century BC, while the first recorded use of the current English version came in 1884. Trump supporters seem to have taken this old proverb to heart.  Here is the logic.  Hillary Clinton is an enemy of Trump.  Hillary is an enemy of Putin.  Trump is my friend.  Putin is my friend.  We will not go into the why, but suffice to say most Trump supporters see Hillary as their despised enemy.  In this alternate reality fueled by so much hate that logic does not apply, Putin is...