By Timothy D. Naegele[1]

They can't help it.  I sat across from such a person at lunch yesterday, who proceeded to tell those at our table that Donald Trump had not been shot.[2]  He went on to trash Trump; and finally, I couldn't stand him or his gibberish anymore, so I let him have it.

Two of the people at our table had spent part of their lives in Russia; and we talked about the war in Ukraine too.  He was equally illiterate about that subject; and the two of them are my witnesses.  Normally, I let an ignoramus like him pass[3], but not today.  It's difficult to suffer fools lightly.

Am I intolerant of the views held by others, especially if they differ from my own?  Maybe the last election galvanized the MAGA and Trump faithful.  Yes, I disagree vehemently with the President on some subjects.[4]  But by and large I agree with him, as most Americans do.

"Comatose" Joe Biden and his Democrats plunged us ever so close to the edge of an abyss, of unfathomable depths.  Only with hard work and the Grace of God will we avoid the perils that were in store for us.

This Democrat suffers from "Trump derangement syndrome," which is true of most of them.[5]. I first encountered it in a college friend's wife when Trump began running for the presidency.  Lots of us left that party years ago, and will never vote for another one, as a matter of principle.  I am an Independent, and proud to be one.

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Putting this into perspective, a "MISSING" notice was taped to a post in the parking lot outside of where I get my laundry, saying that a thirteen-year-old Hispanic boy was missing in a town nearby.  I hope and pray that he is safe and well, and found unharmed.

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A woman just took down the notice, and told me that they found him, "sleeping in a bush," thank God!

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© 2025, Timothy D. Naegele

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[1]  Timothy D. Naegele was counsel to the United States Senate’s Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and chief of staff to Presidential Medal of Freedom and Congressional Gold Medal recipient and former U.S. Senator Edward W. Brooke (R-Mass).  See, e.g., Timothy D. Naegele Resume-21-8-6  and https://naegeleknol.wordpress.com/accomplishments/   He has an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), as well as two law degrees from the School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California, Berkeley, and from Georgetown University.  He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency at The Pentagon, where he received the Joint Service Commendation Medal (see, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commendation_Medal#Joint_Service).  Mr. Naegele is an Independent politically; and he is listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Law, and Who’s Who in Finance and Business. He has written extensively over the years (see, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/articles/ and https://naegeleknol.wordpress.com/articles/), and studied photography with Ansel Adams.  He can be contacted directly at tdnaegele.associates@gmail.com

[2]  But see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_assassination_of_Donald_Trump_in_Pennsylvania ("Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania") and https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/16/us/politics/trump-shooting-ear-ronny-jackson-doctor.html ("Former White House Doctor Tended to Trump’s Wounded Ear After Shooting")

[3]  My days of flattering fools ended when I left Washington, D.C., where one was expected to humor those on Capitol Hill, even though many were fools.

[4]  See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2025/02/06/trumps-lunacy/ ("Trump’s Lunacy")

[5]  See, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_derangement_syndrome ("Trump derangement syndrome")