The Epstein Question

I think I can distill the whole Epstein affair and coverup down to one question:

Are we expected to believe that it was only Prince Andrew who participated with Jeffrey Epstein in his misadventures?

No matter what Epstein was up to; no matter if he was working alone or at the behest of some intelligence agency, it seems very odd to me that this is the one person that he, or they, would target.

But yes, that does seem to be what they, the Trump administration and the previous administrations, would have us believe.

I have never heard any media type, or even any internet new media type, ask the question this way.

Why is that?

Contrary to Trump's delusions, he did not create MAGA.  He merely labeled it.  Prior to Trump's entry into the political sphere, there was a large group of disaffected voters that had grown disillusioned with politics and the governing class over the last two or three decades.

I cannot know whether Trump saw this or not, but either way, he provided an answer to this group's call.  I do not mean to underestimate his role; he gave them an identity and he gave them unity.  But make no mistake about it, they were here before Trump arrived.

And after the government's shameful Covid response, if there is any one situation that highlights this group's problem with our governing class, it is the Epstein coverup.  But I do think Trump is correct about one thing:  I do not think anyone really cares about Epstein.

No, what we care about is having a government that is responsive to voters.  And justice.  And transparency.  Epstein just sums up the entire problem.  If Trump believes that he can sweep it under the rug, as he did in his first term, and like Biden and Obama before him, he has another thing coming.

No matter the fallout, this should be corrected.  But will it be?  I doubt it.  The most we will get is a limited hangout.  And given Trump's overly defensive and tone-deaf responses of late, we might not even get that.

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