2016 Oct 23^rd

Kellyanne Conway was on the tube this morning trying to cover for her boss’s remarks at Gettysburg about suing the women who have accused him of groping them. Trump had been on message for much of the time but then came the petulance we have all come to expect late in his speeches. This always happens toward the end of his performances; on a couple of occasions it was a pesky mosquito; really he did, he spent rally time  telling his audience how much he hated mosquitos…and his handlers are not worried about his mental health?

There is no doubt that the accusations of “unwanted sexual advances” have gotten under his skin and we know that he has to respond to any irritant; but why say at this point that he is going to sue the accusers? He has every right to sue them if he wants to, but why advertise that you plan to do it? Why not wait three weeks until the election is over and do it then without talking about it in advance? His threat just serves to keep the issue alive and keeping it alive hardly helps him.

Kellyanne held to the party line that the women just wanted their fifteen minutes of fame, or were paid by the Clinton campaign, or…you name it. Kellyanne was great; she can rattle on…and on without ever pausing. She can turn instantly from defending Trump to attacking Hillary Clinton. Some might question Kellyanne Conway’s sincerity because prior to August 17 Kellyanne Conway was working for the Ted Cruz campaign and giving Donald Trump a good going over. Here is some of that:

”Conway praised anti-Trump messaging, saying it’s “gotten better” because people are “starting to talk about victims of Trump University, victims of Trump in Atlantic City.” Conway also continued highlighting Trump’s hypocrisy in claiming that he is “for the little guy,” when really he has built his business “on the backs of the little guy.” (From the March 8 edition of CNN’s At This Hour.)

So much for adherence to personal loyalty and to principle; Kellyanne’s loyalty is obviously for sale.

Trump’s speeches are full of promises: He will produce 27 million jobs over the next ten years; he will replace Obama care with “something better;” he will cut taxes for just everybody; he will reduce the national debt; he will strengthen the armed forces; he will cancel trade deals he doesn’t like….and he will not explain in advance how he will do any of this. Will he start buying his neckties and hotel towels from US suppliers? I wouldn’t bet on it.

It is very clear that a principle beneficiary of Trump’s tax plan is Donald Trump. One premier part of that tax plan is the complete elimination of the estate tax, a second part is to cut the income tax top rate from the current 39.6 percent to Trump’s 33 percent. At Trump’s income that will help him get a nice new golf course.

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