It would be difficult to speculate, with the American electorate in such a condition as it is now, lied to by the media, wrapped up in one specific, one-sided media bubble or another, without a lot of facts from which to discern what's true, as to whether Trump's sudden recurring, repeated themes, which have deviated considerably from the attacks on transgendered persons, and exaggerations of the President's ability to control retail prices, would have been winning campaign themes. People are so ignorant, stupid and blind to reality, all they see is the name, "Trump," and he gets their vote.

So this craziness, which would be funny if it were part of a skit on Saturday Night Live, but instead is dangerous and fearsome because the senile old man who spouts it off as if it were a recording being replayed over and over is about to enter the most powerful political office in the world, is being treated by the news media with as much of a straight face as they can muster. It's business as usual, as far as they are concerned, and if the topics sound like a comedy routine from a late night variety show, well, that's just news.

The news conference Trump gave at Mar-a-Lago a couple of days ago was quite telling. Whoever does his make-up is having a difficult time hiding his aged appearance. He has difficulty focusing when anyone else is speaking, and no matter what was said, he has specific themes that get played, as if he's trying to remember his best applause lines from his rallies. In the middle of some real whoppers, which are easy to detect from the tone of voice, facial expression and hand gestures that accompany every lie he tells, it was hard not to laugh. And then, every time I laugh, I'm forced to remember that in 12 days, this man will be sitting in the Oval Office, behind the resolute desk, with his finger on the nuclear trigger.

And, with his finger on every other trigger of the power of the Presidency. How can we emphasize and underline the fact that we are in real trouble, since that simple phrase sounds to trite and casual to express realistically exactly how bad it is.