Which Side Is He On?

Which side is President Donald Trump on?

That's the singular, simple, burning question we fellow Americans should be concerned with. Which side is our increasingly indifferent, detached and reckless President on?

America's? Or Russia's?

That's it. You can forget about Trump mouthpiece Kellyanne Conway's insipid plug of Ivanka's fashion line.

Or Trump's delusional talk about inaugural crowd sizes. Or his absolutely baseless claim of illegal aliens voting in the last presidential election.

Or his clownish comments with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday about whether a two-state, or one-state solution with Palestinians was best.

He treated the decades old diplomatic dilemma as if he were deciding whether to get mustard or ketchup on his hamburger. Said Trump casually: "I could live with either one."

Be careful of scrutinizing any one of our presidential imposter's endless list of blatant lies during his tyrannical, turbulent first month in the White House.

The lies about landmark crime rates or non-existent terror attacks.

Never mind the President's fake take on "fake news" in the media.

You can forget all that cooked up garbage -- which is not only designed to alarm, but just as importantly, distract from the one monumental question that we all should be asking.

Which side is he on?

And you, me, we the people, need to insist that Congress, Democrats and Republicans alike, expediently get some answers to that question.

Various House and Senate committees may be investigating  one aspect or another related to Russia's meddling in American affairs. 

But for the sake of our country's security, both political parties need to be united in determining the clear extent and nature of Russia's relationship with President Trump and his family.

Certainly, President Trump's entangled web of international business conflicts are at play here.

The writing has been on the wall in glaring, dark letters for months, since we started learning about Russia's hacking of Democratic emails this past summer and Trump's subsequent odd defense of Russian President Vladimir Putin. 

Trump's relationship with Russia goes back decades.

We know of Trump's desire to build a Trump Tower in Moscow in the 1990's. We know of his son, Don Jr.'s repeated trips to Moscow.

"We see a lot of money pouring in from Russia," said the younger Trump in a 2008 real estate conference speech in Moscow. 

Donald Jr. told investors that the Trump Organization had trademarked the Donald Trump name in Russia and had big plans to build in Moscow.

But that's just the tip of the iceberg. 

How can Trump claim to be a champion of American Democracy, while repeatedly, bizarrely, inexplicably, exhaustively, unrepentantly and exuberantly defending Putin at every turn?

How can Trump consistently, unapologetically stand up for the unsavory Russian oligarch at the slightest hint of criticism, in the same way he impulsively attacks anyone who remotely challenges his own twisted, hateful, divisive policy tweets?

Indeed, what incriminating evidence might Putin have on Trump?

General Michael Flynn's resignation as National Security Advisor earlier this week, makes all the more urgent a joint congressional investigation of Trump's Russian ties.

Flynn apparently lied to Vice President Mike Pence about discussing sanctions with a Russian ambassador prior to Trump's presidency.

But who put Flynn up to discussing those Russian sanctions?

The plot thickens. Flynn's ouster should ultimately be the ticket to Trump's own. 

This stew of intrigue has been cooking far too long. Sooner, rather than later, it's bound to boil over.

So, let's get some answers. Like, now. Most crucially, Americans have a right to know the truth.

Which side is the President on?

Deceiver In Chief

"Let no man deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience." Ephesians 5:6