Dick Spotswood’s columns remain a must-read. His latest:
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This is an extraordinary time in American politics. I am not going too far when I say that our nation is now ruled by a cult of personality.
I’m ethnically half Italian and culturally 90% Italian of the Ligurian variety. My understanding of Italian is poor, but a bell rang in my head when I saw a photo of Donald Trump wearing a cap with the words, “Trump was right about everything.”
All over Italy during the Fascist Era were propaganda signs proclaiming, “Il Duce ha sempre ragione.” It means, “The leader is always right.” Il Duce was the term the fascist dictator Benito Mussolini applied to himself.
Democrats in Marin are befuddled over what to do regarding recent events in Washington. Somehow the U.S. has declared a “cold war” against Canada and Denmark while aligning with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who acts like a dictator. It was accomplished without the advice and consent of the U.S. Senate as the Constitution and common-sense demands.
Democratic Party leaders are widely criticized for lacking the guts to fight against what is essentially a coup d’état against the words and spirit of the U.S. Constitution. The hallowed system of checks and balances that kept us united for 249 years is gone with the wind.
Those who face anger from their own party’s core include congressional North Bay/North Coast Rep. Jared Huffman, state Sen. Mike McGuire and Marin-Sonoma state Assemblymember Damon Connolly. The complaints and frustration are understandable but unfair.