This
week finds us at the halfway point between the day when this woeful nation elected Donald Trump to be the next President
of the United States and the date next month when he is actually sworn in on Inauguration Day, aka, Doomsday.
What has this clueless
spitball given us so far, even before taking control?
- An already disturbing pattern of confusing his personal business
practice with his presidential duties. (And you were worried about the
Clinton's foundation? Ha!)
- A series of security breaches via unsecured phone calls to foreign
leaders. (And you were worried about Hillary's emails? Ha, again!)
- The embracing of corporate cohorts for his cabinet. (And you were
worried about Hillary's "Wall Street connections?" Hahaha!)
- An unprecedented breach of protocol with his call to Taiwan. (For
you hardcore Trumpers, "unprecedented" means it had never happened
before – and, arguably, should not have ever happened period.)
Let's have a look at some of those beauties Trump has picked for
his administration ...
- Scott Pruitt – Environmental Protection Agency administrator – staunchly
against any regulation.
- Andrew Puzder – Labor secretary – has an anti-labor record.
- Rex Tillerson – Secretary of state – has the connections to sell us out
to Russia.
- Rick Perry – Energy Secretary – who once tried to promise in a
debate in 2012 he would eliminate the Department of Energy – except he couldn't
remember it.
- Ben Carson – HUD Secretary – who once proclaimed he wasn't
qualified for any cabinet position (he was right), but thought he was qualified
to be president. (He was wrong.)
- Tom Price – Secretary of Health and Human Services – like so many in D.C.,
an opponent of Obamacare; and like so many in D.C., has no alternative plan.
- Betsy DeVos – Secretary of the Department of Education – the woman charge
with shaping up our public education system doesn't believe in public
education.
- Nikki Haley – U.S. ambassador to the United Nations – oh, Lord, now we're
in Palin territory.
- Jeff Sessions – Attorney general – your basic, run-of-the-mill racist.
- Steve Bannon – Chief strategist and counselor – enough said.
- Reince Priebus – Chief of staff – the smartest one of the bunch. This
guy's career was OVER – until he jumped on the Trump train.
And let's not forget that Trump
was actually considering David Petraeus for Secretary of State – IF Petraeus could get
approval from his parole office to attend the interview.
Ah, yes … some bunch – your U.S. cabinet – choices made by the
self-proclaimed Smartest Guy in the World …
- Smarter than the CIA. ("They're wrong about the Russians!")
- Smarter than the intelligence community. ("I don't
need briefings; I've got a great brain!")
- Smarter than just about every theater attendee on the planet.
("Hamilton is overrated!")
Yep, we Americans – at least, an electoral plurality of us – think
he's a smart guy. And why not? He's been on TeeeeeVeeeee! (How would you feel
about Honey Boo Boo or Flavor Flav being the president?)
So here we stand, all of us on edge to discover what
kind of president Trump will be; in essence, what kind of country WE'RE GOING
TO BE. Because, he's going to pivot, right? Start acting presidential? HA!
Dream on. I have news for you Trump voters waiting for the pivot: THIS IS IT.
Remember all those times Trump was going to pivot?
"When the primaries begin, he'll start acting
Presidential." WRONG.
"If he gets the nomination, he'll start acting
Presidential." WRONG.
"At the convention, he'll start acting Presidential."
WRONG.
"Come Labor Day when the race REALLY starts, he'll start
acting Presidential." WRONG.
"During the debates, he'll start acting Presidential."
WRONG.
"If he's elected, he'll start acting Presidential."
WRONG.
"Once he's in the White House, he'll start acting
Presidential."
There will be no pivot. This is it. In five weeks this lunatic
will possess the nuclear codes. And you can kiss your ass goodbye.
