I have already noted that the State of the Union speech, presented by our current Chief Executive on Tuesday, February 24th, was not noted for any genuine evaluation of where we actually are, right now, as a nation. As I said in that earlier blog posting, CBS found that most of what was asserted by our current president was either flat-out "false," or "misleading."
I have not read about anyone renaming that most recent "State of the Union" speech as the "State of Delusion," but I was tickled to see that a couple of New York Times' columnists suggested that the speech brought to mind the statement that I have used as my title, today: "Don't Pee On My Leg And Tell Me It's Raining." Another, similar, statement would also work: "Who Do You Believe? Me, Or Your Lying Eyes."
The Times' column I am talking about, which ran in the February 27, 2026, edition of the paper, was called, "Trump Has Lost Touch With Reality." Click on the link to read it. No paywall should prevent you from doing that.
Friends, whatever tenuous connection our Chief Executive has with "Reality," it is imperative that "we, the people," don't succumb to delusions (of either grandeur or misery). We need to be in touch with the "real world," the world as it actually is, not the world that somebody is trying to pawn off as reality.
Why is that particularly important? It's important because "we, the people" are actually responsible for what our nation does, and we can't (properly) blame someone else.
The way we run the country is by electing people who act as our "representatives," much as lawyers "represent" their clients in court, and in important negotiations.
If you happen to end up with a representative who is not, actually, "representing" you, and who is not doing what you would like that representative to do on your behalf, election time is the time when you can make some changes.
In case you haven't noticed, there are some alarming signs that our current Chief Executive, and his henchmen, would like to make sure that this doesn't happen. There are concerted efforts to make sure that the upcoming November elections will result in the elevation to office of people who will do what they're told (by our current president), as opposed to telling our current president what he is supposed to do, on behalf of their constituents.
This is just one more thing to worry about, right?
Well, true! And there is nothing wrong with worrying about it, but how about getting yourself together with one of those groups across the nation that are working to ensure election integrity? Locally, in Santa Cruz County, I am partial to "Indivisible." Think about clicking some links! Do something, in other words, don't just agonize!
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/us/trump-coins.html
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