The first rule of survival is to make decisions with your head rather than your hormones. Emotional decision making rarely enhances one’s chances of survival. One should avoid the anger, fear, and panic; coldly consider the options available; and select the best course of action, even if it’s not perfect.
In other words, don’t behave like the Democrats currently are. They obviously think they’re facing an existential crisis, and for once I sincerely hope they’re right. But apparently, they haven’t had any survival training, as they’ve chosen to follow their emotions, hoping that it leads them back to power.
The Democrat party’s court jester is a perfect example. I’m referring to James the “Ragin Cajun” Carville, of course. He used to be considered a strategic thinker for the Democrat party. Now he’s little more than their emotional avatar, screaming at the world because reality doesn’t comport with his politics.
James went on “The Chris Cuomo Project” to vent his frustrations on a world that has lost interest in his opinion. James raged:
We have a president who is starting a trade war with our three biggest trading partners and we’re watching the beginnings of which could be a financial meltdown that we can hardly imagine.
But letting his anger be his guide, the old guy from the bayou didn’t explain what the crisis was, nor what options are available to the President.
The actual crisis is that our “three biggest trading partners” are kindly restricting the sale of our products in their countries, while they demand free trade in the good old “US of A” for theirs. For example: our good friends to the north – those nice polite Canadians – impose up to 250 percent tariffs on US dairy products. Hence, the North American Free Trade Agreement hasn’t opened markets for US farmers north of the border as it was supposed to.
Had James stopped screaming long enough to do an intellectual analysis of the crisis, he might have realized that President Trump has only 5 options.
Option 1 is to continue letting the world’s prosperity ride on the shoulders of hard-working American taxpayers. That’s what we’ve been doing, and the voters just said, “enough.” As a defender of democracy, surely James isn’t suggesting that the President violate the will of the self-governed, is he?
Option 2 is to say, “Pretty please, allow free trade of our products in your country – oh, and start paying for your own national defense too.” The Donald tried this tactic, but our good friends the Canuks gave him the finger.
Option 3 is to threaten but not impose tariffs as an “Art of the Deal” negotiating tactic. That drew another bird. Remember that hockey game?
Option 4 is to impose actual tariffs and hope it’s only temporary – until our “friends” start acting friendly. That’s where we are now. It’s not the preferred option. But when in crisis, choose the best option available. Maybe it will work. Maybe it won’t. Had he been thinking clearly, even James would prefer it over option 5.
Option 5 is to impose a full trade embargo and maybe send the 1st Armored Division past the great lakes to turn the tundra in the 51st state. The new state’s motto could be the frozen land of ingrates and beggars.
But I doubt that James has thought about any of that, because he’s too angry for rational thought.
Carville is also raging that he’s concerned about the foundations of our republic. Speaking to Cuomo he self-righteously proclaimed:
We have a president who does not respect our institutions, does not respect the limits to powers, the separation of powers that we have in our Constitution.
Yes, he said Trump is the problem, after PINO Joe and the eager institutions of our government weaponized the criminal justice system against the political opposition of the Democrats. James seems to have forgotten Biden’s “one party rule” initiative – to save democracy from the decisions of the self-governed. I guess he was shouting too loud to hear the millions of Americans saying, “Stop this nonsense before it’s too late.”
If James would just put his hysterics aside for a moment, he might realize that Trump has never violated the Constitution. The Donald has always followed the Constitution, and will respect government institutions again when they do also. But in fairness to James, I can see how the President’s corrective actions might look like disrespect through the tearful eyes of those being spanked – including himself.
The loud mouth from Louisiana is also ticked off about President Trump’s appointments. He authoritatively asserted that:
We have a president that has appointed some of the most incompetent people you can imagine to the United States Congress.
Yes, he said the President appointed people to Congress. I think that explains his behavior of recent months.
I know when James was calling people “trailer trash” for Slick Willy he knew that congressmen are elected, not appointed. Is his recent lapse in mental acuity a clue to the root cause of his behavior? Does untreated TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome) lead to TOD (Trump Onset Dementia)? Symptoms include:
- Promising to beat up one’s political opponent behind the school (Joe Biden).
- Threatening a serving President with a stick (Al Green).
- Calling the political opposition bastards (Chuck Schumer).
Carville went on camera and screamed, “I think the entire idea of the United States is in jeopardy.” Does claiming that a President shouldn’t do what he was elected to do, sound any less demented than those three known TOD sufferers? I guess when you lose your mind, the first thing that goes is your self-awareness.
The “Ragin Cajun” then confirmed my diagnosis.
I can think of no bigger crisis that this country has been in in my lifetime.
That sentence sounds to me like a confession that his memory is shot. I guess “I can think of no” shows that 911, assassinations, natural disasters, and our surrender in Afghanistan have all been dumped from his memory. I wonder if he still remembers his wife’s name.
For the sake of his beloved party, I suggest that the Cajun do a bit less “ragin,” and a lot more “chillin.” I hear the “Big Easy” is a good place to chill.
James should have a bourbon or two, take a deep breath, get a support puppy, and maybe join an anger management group. After getting his temper under control, perhaps he could analyze the survival options available for his party.
One option would be for the Dems to put forward policies and proposals addressing the concerns of the 77 million Americans who sent Donald Trump to overhaul the system. Maybe he could come up with a few ideas to fix the federal government even faster than the Trump/Musk tag team.
The second option to win back Trump voters would be to call them freaking idiots, with ever increasing volume, until they change their votes back to the party of democracy.
Based on the party performances I’ve seen during the past month, the Ragin Cajun and the rest of the Dems have made their tactical choice … and the Republicans are looking forward to the midterms.
Author Bio: John Green is a retired engineer and political refugee from Minnesota, now residing in Idaho. He spent his career designing complex defense systems, developing high performance organizations, and doing corporate strategic planning. He is a contributor to American Thinker, The American Spectator, and the American Free News Network. He can be reached at greenjeg@gmail.com.
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