As I sit here watching our GoldenDoodle puppy chasing her tail, it occurred to me the Republican Party is chasing its tail. The crop of wannabes are afraid of breaking with their hard core base but that base, if fed the same lies and bad information, cannot change. It is a circular train of thought which gets more embedded with each cycle. For the base to take another track would imply they are gullible and their leaders have been lying to them. Both of which are abhorrent to them, so it is easier to stay on that well-worn circular track.

            In spite of all the data by their own state officials saying the 2022 Presidential election wasn’t stolen; most Republicans can’t believe former President Donald Trump lost by over seven-million votes. Trump and his minions are being indicted for their efforts to overthrow the election in ways many of their bases don’t yet know.

            The base is being hurt by weather they may never have seen before, yet they are told it isn’t because of burning fossil fuels. Do they pay attention when they are told waters around Southern Florida have risen to over 100 degrees? What tunnel-vision is causing them to not connect rising seas, arctic forest fires, glacier melting, and record heat with climate change?

            The reason is obvious. The social media and Right Wing cable channels are streaming those stories saying the rest of the world is wrong and they are right is one cause. The other main reason is religious leaders are supporting liars and crooks so they can get one or two things enacted while overlooking the disasters to the country.

            Speaking the truth might not allow an intelligent presidential wannabe to get by the Primary in order to win the general election.