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Rarely can I boast about being ahead of the curve on political trends, as I mostly am wrong far more than I am correct.<\/p>\n

As it involves the 45th president and his unfitness to hold — let alone run for — public office, well, I take a back seat to no one on that matter.<\/p>\n

I made such a declaration long before he and his wife rode down the escalator in the office tower that bears his name. I noted that the future POTUS had zero public service experience, that his entire professional life was geared only toward self-enrichment. I argued vehemently on this blog that American voters must never let him near the Oval Office.<\/p>\n

Well, as with most things, the voters didn’t heed my warning. He got elected in an Electoral College fluke, losing the popular vote by more than 3 million ballots, but being elected by pilfering key states and being awarded their electoral votes.<\/p>\n

I truly wanted him to succeed. It couldn’t happen, though, because of that damn lack of public service background thing.<\/p>\n

I said “I told you so” a time or three during his term in office. But again, the MAGA followers who happen to read High Plains Blogger were dismissive. I need to get over myself, some of ’em said.<\/p>\n

Eight years later, the former POTUS is at it again. Only this time he has lost more than a step in speaking to the critical issues of the day.<\/p>\n

He recently confused fellow GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley with Hillary Clinton, prompting Haley to declare — for the first time and way later than I ever did — that the GOP frontrunner is “unfit for public office.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Well, no sh** Sherlock!<\/em><\/p>\n

These missteps are going to chip away where his previous insults, gaffes and hideous pronouncements couldn’t.<\/p>\n

Hold your applause if you’re so inclined to congratulate me. Hey, I was just stating the obvious. If only those MAGA followers would follow suit.<\/p>\n\n

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