The End Of Sanity
Tomorrow at Noon Eastern Standard Time the asylum that is Washington, DC will be handed over to the inmates. For as long as four years the country will be in the grubby little hands of an individual who thinks it is appropriate to express the will of the government of the United States of America in 140 characters.
This photo is just as valid as the ones Trump has been directing people to to prove that “Bikers for Trump” are coming en mass to his inauguration. With a probable 37% approval rating at the point in an administration when the approval rating is normally peaking, he needs thunderstorms and tornado warnings to excuse the turn out.
I have the thunderstorms tonight which are appropriate for this event.
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Well, your wish came true m8! Here anyway! We had one hell of a thunderstorm for hours & a ton of rain was dumped! Then I lost internet. Using my mobile, which sux. Acording to Telstra website, the problem is expected to be fixed by the 31st of Jan! Given their record, I’m sre they meant at least Feb! I better upgrade my mobile plan. I dropped it to 4 GB/mth when I got ADSL. I can get 12 GB/mth for double the monthy fee. *sigh*
And yeah, re your post, I agree. Sorry m8, really. For us all.
The Nation will survive Trumpf. Mauled maybe by the Kakistocracy but we’ll survive and be better for it.
About Thunderstorms: FINALLY! California is getting the best dousing in years. The Sieras are inundated with snow; The Napa river is expected to crest as high as 2005. The Thunderstorms, in SoCal, are scheduled for this afternoon.
Germany survived Adolph Hitler too. Sort of. But that kind of survival — millions dead, the country in ruins kind of survival — isn’t what I want to see. Actually, I doubt that Herr #Twitler can do that because a) he’s old, and b) he’s stupid, but what he *can* do is destroy the country’s institutions so badly that an Adolph Hitler can arise. Rule of law rests upon very shaky foundations in the end, and Herr #Twitler has already kicked a few of the posts out from under it in his time just by ignoring or abusing the courts (and the press) so much.
I know you didn’t really need more of the rain , Kryten, as you keep getting flooded. And how much of nothing will Telstra give you for the ‘inconvenience’? I figure about as much nothing as I get from the cable company. 😈
Glad to hear about your rain, Shirt. As for surviving, I’m not certain of that given what Congress is talking about doing.
I’m with your read, Badtux. He is ignoring all kinds of customs, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, laws, and Constitutional restrictions, and it is highly doubtful that the Congresscritters will do anything about it. Our best hope is the cholesterol gnome and coronary issues.
The problem isn’t actually so much Trumpet, but the guy holding his leash. Mitch McConnell. He’s the real problem!
Slate had an interesting article about that:
The Most Powerful Republican in America (and How He Paved the Way for Donald Trump)
So long as Trumpet does what he’s told, Mitch will pretty much let him do whatever else he likes, and bury any problems that creates. I’m sure Trumpet thinks that’s a good deal, but that’s because he’s a moron & probably doesn’t understand what a vicious sociopath McConnell is!
With only a two vote majority in the Senate, McConnell doesn’t have the power base to do anything. Trump bought him off by giving McConnell’s wife, Elaine Chao, a job as Secretary of Transportation. McConnell can’t control Trump. Hell, Trump can’t control Trump.
McConnell is a master of stroking massive ego’s, & Trumpet’s is god sized (he thinks anyway). It’s easy to control someone like that. Putin knows that too of course. In the *biz* we loved ego’s! So easy to manipulate! Just had to swallow my disgust & pride, especially when what I wanted to do was rip their head off. 😉 Most of the *control* is subtle. You make them think the *idea* is all theirs and what a great idea it is too! Then you make sure they don’t have time to think too much, which in Trumpet’s case is even easier! he’s like a magpie or crow! “Oooh! Shiny! Do want!” or “Oooh! Pretty girl! Do want”! Why else would he have a gold toilet? Hell! Most of the time he distracts himself! Especially now he’s discovered Twitter! (which only add’s to the manipulative skills of someone that wants to control him). McConnell’s only real problem is controlling all the others that want to control Trumpet! LOL
He’s not going to be the worst Prez because he’s a moron… No, he’ll be the worst because he’ll be easy to *control* by anyone that knows how! I very much doubt he’s had an original idea in his life!
McConnell has made powerful allies, like the Prince family (thanks to Jennifer for reminding me about them) & other extremists. Dangerous people.
He really is a lot like Hitler. The difference is Hitler was controlled by the Catholic Church and was a *true* believer who they allowed to get out of control!
Oh… It’s also quite possible that it was McConnell that got Trump to give his wife a cabinet position (and easily made Trump think it was his idea). It gives McConnell *eyes, ears & voice* where he wouldn’t normally have them almost every day. 🙂 *shrug* And looking at some of the other appointees, he may well have more than one! Putin has a couple also. 😉
From a purely professional (or academic) view, it’s going to be fascinating! LOL Otherwise… probably not so much.
The Senate’s power is negative. The President makes appointments; the Senate can only stop them. The House creates spending bills; the Senate can only amend or kill them. The Senate requires 60 votes to end debate and vote, but McConnell only has 52 votes. McConnell is facing an election in two years that could shift control, so he has to be careful of not pissing off too many voters.
Trump has surrounded himself with advisors that owe their existence to him. He doesn’t listen to others after he makes up his mind. Look at the way he has defended Putin. The Republican Establishment didn’t want Trump, and he campaigned against them, including McConnell and Ryan. Slate is trying to apply the old rules to an entirely new situation.