“I will Make Our Government Honest Again — believe me. But first, I’m going to have to #DrainTheSwamp.”.The importance of this statement can not be underestimated. Corrupt elected officials are a central cause for the continued failure of government to work for the people. While President Trump has been in office less than one month, his promise has been either disparaged or simply ignored by a majority of the mainstream media. For some of them, they interpret these remarks at the Republican National Convention (in Cleveland, July 21, 2016) as the commencement of an egomaniac dictator who puts himself on a pedestal above all.
'I have joined the political arena so that the powerful can no longer beat up on people that cannot defend themselves. Nobody knows the system better than me, which is why I alone can fix it.'I do not share this viewpoint and in fact believe that President Trump is uniquely qualified to be president because:
- He has spent a majority of his life around politicians and understands them (probably better than themselves).
- He closely recognizes the myriad of issues and the severe corruption of the deep state / shadow government (see here, here and here) and has taken action.
- His career as a media figure and financier provide experience to fight the lies of the mainstream media (see here) and the faulty policies of the Federal Reserve (see here).
- He most likely can not be threatened or bullied by anyone.
Personally, I feel the military-industrial complex (term President Eisenhower used in his closing speech) should be renamed the financial-media-military-industrial complex. As much as I respect Congressman Ron Paul, he could never have won an election running against these forces and accomplish what President Trump has done.
For those awake to the corrupt nature of this financial-media-military-industrial complex, there may be some impatience as to why President Trump does not just release available incriminating information and lock up the 'bad guys'. The answer is complex but check this post on the Burning Platform for some insight.
A Game Of Chess - The Burning Platform, February 8, 2017
During the last 18 months or so I’ve heard a lot of talk about chess. This guy or that guy is playing chess while everyone else is playing checkers or some mastermind is playing 3 dimensional chess, etc. I find it odd that these statements are made given that only a tiny percentage of Americans know how to play chess with that number sitting around 5% or slightly over 14 million people. This is too bad because if the population, as a whole, had a better understanding of chess then the actions of President Trump would make perfect sense.Another important dimension to add is that time is on President Trump's side. As more people in the United States engage in some critical thinking and conduct their own research, they will become awake to the existence of this financial-media-military-industrial complex. Viewership for alternative media sites like Infowars (see here), will continue to increase. An enlarged (not to mention enraged) populace who have a greater appreciation for the president's positions will also create an even larger base of populist support. There is no debate to this. President Trump is facilitating this awakening.
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Chess is a game where the number of possible positions rises at an astronomical rate. By the 2nd move of the game there are already 400 possible positions and after each person moves twice, that number rises to 8902. My coach explained to me that I was not trained enough to even begin to keep track of those things and that my only chance of ever winning was to take the initiative and never give it up. “You must know what your opponent will do next by playing his game for him.” was the advice I received.
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First, we can all agree that Trump, if nothing else, throws a lot of punches. We really saw this in the primaries where barely a day could go by without some scandal that would supposedly end his presidential bid. His opponents and the press erroneously thought that responding to each and every “outrage” was the correct thing to do without ever taking the time to think whether or not they had just walked into a trap. They would use their turn to block his Twitter attack but he wouldn’t move that piece again once that was in play but, instead, brought on the next outrage – just like my coach instructed me to do.
Second, Trump is very vocal in what he is going to do. Just like I had my students announced to each other their plans, Trump has been nothing but transparent about what he intends to do. After all, announcing your plans only works if your position is unassailable. It demoralizes your opponent. You rub their face in it. Another benefit to being vocal is that it encourages your opponent to bring out his favorite piece to deal with said announced plans. This is a big mistake as any good chess player will quickly recognize which piece his opponent favors and then go take them.
Time has been the one area that our president is having problems. Executive Orders and Twitter Wars have pushed the opposition off balance but he has not been able to use this time to get all of his pieces into play. The Justice Department (his Queen) is still stuck behind a wall of pawns. Furthermore, only 5 of his 15 Cabinet picks have been confirmed as of this writing. Without control over these departments, the president can fight a war of attrition but he really can’t go on the offensive. In chess, I will gladly trade a piece for a piece if it means you have to waste your turn dealing with it. It isn’t a long term strategy if you do not have all of your pieces ready to go.
In the end it would appear that Trump is playing the kind of game that I was taught to play by my coach. His opponents are never given time to mount an attack. Their queen – the MSM has been removed from the board and their favorite piece – the Celebrities are locked in a war of attrition while Trump gets the rest of his pieces on the board. Remember, these are all Tactics but Strategy flows from Tactics. Sooner or later the Left will find itself in some terrible position and the Strategy to drain the swamp will present itself.
One of the challenges for President Trump, as evidenced by the numerous leaks, is the 'swamp' within his own administration.
This photo speaks volumes..I don't think Vice President Pence has read my blog!!
President Trump put his reputation on the line in full view of all Americans with his campaign promise to 'Drain the Swamp'. He even told Alex Jones during an interview "Your reputation is amazing. I will not let you down.". The veracity of the alleged crimes (unspeakable in nature) by elected officials rumored over the past few months can be discussed in a separate post. If the allegations are true, I believe the Trump administration will pursue justice. Why? Because, if the Trump administration does block criminal investigations that result in no (or limited) prosecutions, President Trump will by default be a protector of these alleged criminals. And, in the future, if these rumored allegations are proven true (truth always finds its way out eventually), he will go down as a con-man and the biggest fraud in the history of the United States. For all of his documented personal flaws, I do not think that is his goal.
What I do think he is doing is navigating a slow and somewhat tedious process to restore a functioning government that represents the will of its citizens. His enemies include (but are not limited to) SJW, the Bush family, the Clinton family, the Federal Reserve, the DC political establishment, Hollywood, and the mainstream media. While some delusional characters actually believe a military coup is possible (i.e.Sarah Silverman calls for military to overthrow President Trump), the truth is that the military (along with local police, militias and just about all gun owners) fully back the president.
The bottom line is that President Trump will drain the swamp (or die trying). If he is cornered, he may pull a stunt like the Indiana Jones character from the famous 'Rope Bridge' scene and take his enemies down with him.
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