From The Mushroom Head To It's Political.

Well, there you have it: Trump has been indicted and apparently there are 30 counts. (I wouldn't want to be the fool who leaked the contents of a sealed indictment but hey, idiots will be idiots.)

Let's start off on the left: many are beyond thrilled with lots of mushroom head jokes a circulating. Some of these people quite literally want Trump charged and convicted of any felony. Anything.

Moving to the right: it's political! Nothing more. And it's unprecedented. Sure is.

Both of these views are right and wrong. First off, indictments are just that. Defendants must be presumed innocent until a trial says otherwise, which it may or may not. Or it could be a split decision at trial.

Now the middle: plenty of people both on the left and right are worried. The DA actually campaigned on indicting Trump for heaven's sake. Not good. And then there's the matter of going first with your strongest case and this isn't it. This is a campaign violation for Christ's sake. I thought the grand jury would never indict and set an admittedly dangerous precedent. Remember that Ray didn't charge Clinton after he left office. 

So, I think this is a mistake. You go with your ace and that's January 6th, again with the presumption of innocence.

If there really are a multitude of counts then your hand as a prosecutor is strengthened but not by that much. I expect mostly acquittals at trial. This ain't beefy enough.

Then there's the elephant in the room: of course, it's political. Absolutely. Most Americans are less fond of Trump then when he was elected president. So, this is chicken-shit compared to January 6th.

It might end up as an unmitigated disaster for prosecutors. We'll see. It's the wrong hill to die on.

Finally, as many of you know, I think of Trump as a POS, on his best day. Always have, always will. But the Manhattan DA is on the wrong path here. God help us as this moves through the courts.

No, I don't expect widespread and continuous violence nor a spark that starts a civil war. But it's still exceedingly dangerous for the body politic. After all, this isn't Israel.

Time will tell. I'll be praying that the United States can survive this. I think so, but don't bet the farm on it anyway, just in case.