Patriotism for political gain.

The Vice President of the United States walked out of a football game right after it started. Why? Because the players exercised their Constitutional rights and took a knee while the national anthem was playing.  The sad thing is that he and his president apparently planned the whole thing. Imagine wasting all the taxpayers money to go to a football game just to walk out. trump's people are telling him that his base likes it when he picks a fight with the NFL. So this is all for political gain.  Sadly, I am not surprised. This is the same administration that used the Las Vegas shooting to raise funds for their campaign. 

Anyway, this is where we are with this administration full of swamp people. They love wasting our money. In case you haven't been  paying attention, they have been jetting around on military jets on our dime. One of them resigned because of it, but there are still members of this administration who are guilty of this particular type of swamp like behavior  that stuck around.   They are simply taking a lead from their leader. He is the biggest swamp fish of them all. He has spent more time jetting back and forth to his golf courses than doing his actual job. 

Thankfully, the country is starting to notice. His  current 35% approval rating (and falling) is proof of that. Even senior and powerful republican politicians are starting to question just what kind of person we elected to the presidency.

 "True to his state’s nickname, and his alma mater’s teams, Bob Corker has twice stepped up as a pivotal volunteer in the political career of Donald Trump—first, volunteering his support when few mainstream Republicans were willing to get near Trump, and more recently, after announcing his intention to retire from the Senate, putting himself forward as a leading elected critic of the White House.

After a series of remarks by the Tennessean over the last month, but especially more recently, Trump unloaded Sunday morning.

Senator Bob Corker "begged" me to endorse him for re-election in Tennessee. I said "NO" and he dropped out (said he could not win without...

my endorsement). He also wanted to be Secretary of State, I said "NO THANKS." He is also largely responsible for the horrendous Iran Deal!

Hence, I would fully expect Corker to be a negative voice and stand in the way of our great agenda. Didn't have the guts to run!

Hence, I would fully expect Corker to be a negative voice and stand in the way of our great agenda. Didn't have the guts to run!"

Corker responded with his most acid comment yet, belittling the president as mentally unfit for his job:

It's a shame the White House has become an adult day care center. Someone obviously missed their shift this morning.

That’s a dramatic and ironic turnaround, because Corker’s word and credibility, as a senator respected for his principles and seriousness, was instrumental in paving the way for mainstream Republican acceptance of the Trump candidacy in spring of 2016." [Source]

I just hope that Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell are paying attention.

*Pic from cnn.com