Author: coastcontact

I am a somewhat cranky but mostly optimistic 65 plus who refuses to give up on this maddening world. The purpose of this BLOG is to express my feelings, thoughts.

Biden says Trump has ‘taken a wrecking ball’ to democracy in sharp criticism

Former President Joe Biden delivered a strong critique of his successor Friday, arguing to a room of supporters that President Donald Trump has “taken a wrecking ball” to democracy.

“I knew Trump was going to taking a wrecking ball to the country, but I had no idea, I have to admit, I didn’t know there was going to be an actual wrecking ball,” Biden said at a gala hosted in Omaha by the Nebraska Democratic party, referring to Trump’s demolition of the the White House’s East Wing to build a 90,000-square foot ballroom.

“It’s a perfect symbol of his presidency,” Biden said. “Trump has taken a wrecking ball not only to the people’s house but to the Constitution, to the rule of law, to our very democracy.”

Biden also mocked Trump’s repeated declarations that his second term has brought “a golden age” to the country.

“He now says we are quote ‘in a golden age.’ The only gold is the stuff he’s hanging on the mantle,” the former president said, referring to Trump’s gilded additions to the Oval Office.

Trump the Dictator

Donald Trump was sent a message on election day 11/4/2025. All the major elections were won by Democrats. His reaction was predictable. His contention is that the elections were rigged. Furthermore, since his name was not on the ballots he doesn’t see himself as losing the elections. He sees the results as GOP loss but not his loss.

Trump sees himself as all powerful.

With no one to stop him Trump as he continues to do things that presidents are not supposed to be doing. We are witnessing the decline of America into a dictatorship.

Today in History: October 26, Shootout at the O.K. Corral

Left image: Frontier lawman and U.S. Marshall Wyatt Earp posed for this portrait photo in 1881, after the infamous gunfight in Tombstone, Arizona Territory, at the O.K. Corral with the Clanton gang. (AP Photo)
Right image: Doc Holliday, ex-dentist and western gunfighter, is shown in a portrait made after the infamous gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona, in 1881, in which he fought alongside Marshall Wyatt Earp in the shootout with the Clanton gang. (AP Photo)

On October 26th, 1881, four lawmen, including Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday, exchanged gunfire with five outlaws, killing three of them, at the “Shootout at the O.K. Corral” in Tombstone, Arizona.

Two movies with different casts told the story. One titled “Shootout at the O.K. Corral” the other titled “Tombstone.” Both are fun to watch.

Destruction of the American Democracy

Slowly but surely Donald Trump is destroying the American democracy. Slowly so you won’t notice the loss. It’s like the frog being baked. He attacks everyone and everything he finds objectionable. He wants no words spoken or written that criticize him. He views the press as his enemy and objects to free speech.

In Trump’s America there is no free press. Podcasts and Broadcast news and opinion will only be what he approves. There is no medical science that contradicts his views even though he has no medical training. He wants all schools to tell his version of American history and that means nothing said about the treatment of minorities.

Trump wants martial law. Martial law involves the temporary substitution of military authority for civilian rule and is usually invoked in time of war, rebellion, or natural disaster. When martial law is in effect, the military commander of an area or country has unlimited authority to make and enforce laws.

Sadly almost 50% of Americans approve of the Trump presidency according to daily average of polls conducted by dozens of different organizations as reported by the New York Times.