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Old guard national evening news anchor Dan Rather spent much of his career being careful about not adopting opinions \u2014 but he\u2019s most definitely taken a hard stance against the modern Republican Party and its fawning support of President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

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Basically, he wants them beaten.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is becoming increasingly clear even among Republicans that the president has lost interest in anything that doesn\u2019t make him and his family richer or inflate his ego,\u201d wrote Rather, a decades-long veteran of nightly news, stretching back to the Vietnam War. \u201cThe Republican Party abandoned hope months ago that Trump would tout \u2018affordability\u2019 as the party\u2019s message ahead of the midterms. His economic message was a non-starter after he dropped the first bomb on Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since then, prices consumer prices in fuel and at the grocery store are heading in the opposite direction of his popularity, said Rather. So, now Trump \u201cspends his time and our money on retribution campaigns and glorification projects.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of this is terrible for Trump\u2019s party, but it could be good for the country if his irresponsibility can be checked. In the meantime, my Steady friends, it\u2019s incredibly difficult to watch this never-ending train wreck,\u201d said Rather, adding that \u201cthe words \u2018criminal enterprise\u2019 have crept into the presidential conversation for the first time since I covered Richard Nixon.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The absurdity of Trump giving himself a free pass from investigation by any federal agency should not be ignored or minimized, said Rather. But Trump\u2019s corruption should not go unchecked. But he says \u201cno one in the current White House has the power or the guts to restrain their boss.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump is writing checks for himself with taxpayer money. He\u2019s got lieutenants absolving himself of responsibility for his corruption. Meanwhile, an arch that \u201cno one wants is inching closer to reality\u201d as the Trump-packed Commission of Fine Arts voted to approve the 250-foot structure that will block the intentionally unobstructed view of Arlington National Cemetery from the Lincoln Memorial.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe courts, especially the Supreme Court, and both Houses of Congress have the power to at least slow him, if not stop him. But only if they have the courage to do so. Down the road, impeachment and conviction could become a factor, but we\u2019re a long way from that. All of which brings us to the fact that the final deciders are we the people and our votes,\u201d said Rather, in an unmistakable battle cry for the November midterms.<\/p>\n

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