Flaws

     You’ve got ‘em; I’ve got ‘em. Everyone either of us knows has ‘em. But when a man ascends to public attention, those determined to bring him down will focus on his flaws – real or imagined, minimized or exaggerated – to the extent of everything else about him.

     So it is and has been with the 45th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump.

     Does Trump possess a large ego? Why, yes. He’s earned it with his accomplishments. Is he somewhat cavalier about the bonds of marriage? Yes, to an extent. But others of far lesser stature have been equally so; remember Liz Taylor and Mickey Rooney? Does he occasionally exaggerate for rhetorical purposes? Again yes. But political rhetoric is almost always exaggerated when it’s not outright false.

     I could talk about several things at this juncture: media bias; the defamatory proclivities of the Left; the horror of the “gatekeepers” that such an outsider slipped past them. I could also enumerate the flaws of nearly every politician the United States has endured since 1900. But none of that is of any real significance. Politics attracts flawed men into its orbit… and tragically, it’s usually the most flawed who rise the highest.

     Even commentators who know perfectly well – and are willing to admit it – that between the Democrat and Republican presidential candidates, Trump is by far the better choice seem obsessed with the subject of his flaws. They feel compelled to mention that “Trump has flaws.” Some even say “many flaws.” Great God in heaven! From the relentlessness of the drumbeat, you would think that Jesus Christ is running on a third-party ticket.

     Enough already! One of these two candidates, Kamala Harris or Donald Trump, will be the next president. Neither is anywhere close to human perfection. Choose “the lesser evil,” if you must – and be very sure that you are clear in your mind what you mean by “evil.”