You may choose to either believe or disbelieve what I want to share in this brief blog post … it matters not one bit which way you go with it.

This blog’s fairly relentless criticism of Donald John Trump is not something I actually enjoy delivering. It’s just that I feel I must say these things about a man I consider to be the most fundamentally unfit human being ever elected to the presidency, at least in my lifetime.

I was born during the Harry Truman years. I lived through Dwight Eisenhower’s two terms, John F. Kennedy’s brief tenure, Lyndon Johnson’s tumultuous tenure, Richard Nixon’s scandal-ridden time, Gerald Ford’s healing of the nation, Jimmy Carter’s single term, Ronald Reagan’s two-term “Morning in America,” George H.W. Bush’s history-making single term, Bill Clinton’s successful two terms, George W. Bush’s call to war against terror and Barack Obama’s time that brought economic recovery.

They all had public service in their background. They all brought something of value to this exalted office. I didn’t vote for all of these men, dating back to Richard Nixon’s 1972 re-election, the first time I was eligible to vote. They all understood government and were able to talk intelligently and coherently about how it works.

Then we got Donald Trump. His presidency will go down in flames, either at this year’s election or later if — heaven forbid — he wins re-election. There is not a single thing this guy is likely to do that would change the equation.

He lies incessantly. Trump talks to us with language that sounds as if it comes from the mouth of a seventh-grade playground bully. He is incoherent, inarticulate, totally devoid of compassion and understanding. Trump has no gauge that allows him to relate to human beings’ suffering.

I take no pleasure in leveling this criticism at Trump. Really, I  do not.

I love this country. I went to war for this country. I want the best for it. I want the United States to prosper and to thrive. Yes, we’re heading for a crippling recession brought by circumstances of no one’s making … but worsened by Donald Trump’s indecision, his ineptness and his incompetence in responding to the coronavirus pandemic.

So help me, though, I will continue to write critically of this individual. I will get angry on occasion. You can bet on it.

I just want you to understand that I do so with no joy. As Trump would say: Believe me.