Almost every woman I know has had a bad boyfriend at one point in her life.
You know the kind of guy I’m talking about. Comes in, makes you feel special, convinces you he is the only one who has your back. He has a swagger and makes you feel, as Kanye West recently said President Trump makes him feel, "like I’m wearin’ my Superman cape."
And when friends and family get concerned about who and what this boyfriend really is, because of inconsistencies in his story, outright lies or questionable things they’ve seen him do, he doubles down and convinces you that they just don’t like him and are trying to break you up as a couple. It becomes harder and harder to admit you’ve been duped, and God help anyone who tries to point it out or says I told you so.
He is a master at the con, at divide and conquer and, although you feel like you are on the winning side, you are being cheated, too.
I contend that President Donald J. Trump is a bad boyfriend. And maybe, as our great country matures, in order to grow wiser and stronger, it was inevitable that a “bad boyfriend president” would come along. We've had to experience this so that we don’t fall for the next masterful con who comes our way.
My question is to the leaders in Congress. A bad boyfriend can't get away with as much if he doesn't have enablers and gatekeepers who are willing to cover for him, defend him and assure his naive, dependent lover that everything he says is on the up and up.
Do you let the bad boyfriend take over your house, ignore all rules and maybe even burn the house down?
I wonder how much damage you are willing to tolerate before you say, "I can’t do anything about the adoration of his base, but I can protect the great institutions they live in, until they see him for what he really is."
I urge my personal representative, John Curtis, along with Reps. Ben McAdams, Rep. Rob Bishop, and Rep Chris Stewart to vote to impeach President Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
Pamela Thomas, Sandy
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