Seriously??

So, the latest CNN polls show that the race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump is tightening. Trump is now just a few points behind Hillary Clinton. One poll has Donald Trump leading.

SERIOUSLY????

How can a two-faced, nay, the multi-faced Trump even be taken seriously? In previous elections, he would have been derided and dismissed as a flip-flopper. Remember John Kerry? His flip-flop was that he was for it before he was against it. And that became the defining blow to the Kerry campaign. The Swift Boat ad was the natural result of that where the seemingly patriotic Kerry turned out to be a highly unpatriotic Vietnam War opposer. Flip flop. Not only does he flop-flop, he IS the flip-flop personified.

Trump has told more lies than I can count. He even lied many times on the same day. Why does Trump get a free pass?

At the same time, Hillary Clinton gets scrutinized for every perceived infraction. So there were the emails. They were exhaustively investigated and she was exonerated. But it is still used as something to show that she "lies." That is now the scandal du jour. Benghazi has obviously taken a step back.

Whatever outrageous thing he says, he didn't mean it. He will pivot.

Whatever Hillary says, she's lying because she is a liar. Tautology, anyone?

Whatever dumb thing Trump says, he will be ok because he will surround himself with good people. Let's see. Steve Bannon, Chris Christie, Paul Manafort. As Steve Inskeep points out on NPR on Morning Edition this morning, does that mean that Trump himself can be as ignorant as f***? But he's going to make the decision ultimately. Unless we revisit the Bush presidency. Remember the man called Cheney????

Whatever dumb thing Hillary says, it's because she is not good enough. She is never good enough. Because woman. Sexism is still rampant.

I am at a loss for words. I keep thinking that Americans will come to their senses, but will they?