Shit is getting so thick about the T-Rump, even hardcore folks have had enough. Former Tea Party Republican Joe Walsh noted:

“Yeah, it’s amazing and it’s indicative of something. The party is shrinking. A lot of Republicans like me have left. Some like Adam (Kinsinger) are hanging on, but they won’t vote for him … And look, Harris needs us. In the margins in a few states, we can help make a difference. But it goes to show we can never normalize Trump. He is an existential threat to this democracy and a lot of Republicans are prepared to vote for a Democrat for the first time because of that.”

Hence there’s this uplifting, right-on melody via another erstwhile GOPer (h/t Balloon Juice):

Jill Filipovic at Slate a couple of days ago hit the mark on understanding T-Rump’s fear of Kamala — highpoint:

Trump’s attempts to smear Harris and Walz have fallen universally flat. That flatness comes in part because we’ve now been hearing the same tune for eight years, as Trump raves and rambles about those he believes not only have wronged him but are ruining America. And it’s not just the content that seems tired; it’s the man himself. Trump has receded into the right-wing echo chambers of Truth Social and conservative cable news and surrounded himself with nutcase true believers and MAGA fanatics. His insults feel less on the nose, and his social media rage posts are less funny, perhaps because he has lost touch with how people feel outside the far-right fringe. In 2016 he was the “right-wing uncle who annoys everyone at Thanksgiving but makes for good stories.” These days, he’s more the “disturbed and declining grandpa who won’t leave his recliner and has us all vaguely concerned but mostly trying not to get involved.” He understands that Harris is outperforming him on the trail and running a much more vigorous campaign than he is; not only is he incensed about it, but he seems to legitimately not understand why other people like her. After all, solely by virtue of her race and gender, she is a person who Trump believes cannot be great.

Now as the dawn of the season — after this weekend, the race gets hotter — the situation for November is looking better and better.
T-Rump on a rub-out.

Therefore:

Used-to-be cowboys, or not, yet here we are once again…

(Image out front: ‘Art Critic’ by Norman Rockwell, found here.)