Spring Ushers in the Political Silly Season

The arrival of spring brings with it the increasingly intense political drama associated with the presidential primaries.

Let us review the current state of affairs.

Donald Trump became furious when a third-rate new super pac in Utah published an ad on-line containing a tasteful nude photo of Trump’s wife. The photo was taken by a fashion magazine for international distribution during Mrs. Trump’s modeling career. The Donald focused his anger at the photo’s publication into an attack on the looks and mental health of Ted Cruz’s wife. Ted Cruz responded by denying any association with the super pac and calling Trump a coward for attacking Ted’s wife.

Donald Trump’s campaign manager Corey Lewandowski was charged in Jupiter, Florida with misdemeanor battery after an altercation with a young female reporter.

Halfway through the primary, Governor John Kasich has won only a single state (Ohio, his home state) and has deluded himself into thinking that he can win the contest. His rationale is that since he is the son of a lowly postal carrier and his story is too important to be overlooked.

On the Democrat side of the isle, Bernie Sanders, a self-proclaimed socialist has actually been finding a large constituency within the party.  Despite a nineteen trillion dollar national debt, his proposals of free college and other social spending are attractive to many who find their opportunities limited. A small bird landed on his podium a week ago and many took it as a sign that he was anointed to accede to the presidency.

Hillary Clinton has amassed enough “super delegates” to assure her nomination despite being regularly beaten by Bernie. While campaigning, she is under investigation by over 150 FBI agents for maintaining classified information on a private server in her New York residence.  

While this drama was going on, the president was attending a baseball game in Cuba with the Castros and dancing the tango in Argentina.

If a writer submitted these events as an outline for a soap opera, the concept would be rejected as too unbelievable to green-light.