Month: August 2017

I loved his book ‘Insane Clown President’ and it has supplanted Michael Lewis’ ‘Losers’ as my favorite U.S. presidential campaign book. Of the three Trump books I’ve read–I feel Taiba has the best feel on Trump and how all this happened in 2016.

Every day is a rabbit hole. The Rabbit Hole is in essence the Trump Doctrine both in domestic and foreign matters. Today two rabbit holes….Mitch McConnell and North Korea. It doesn’t matter how audacious, it only matters that the Bannon core of say 40% stays somewhere afloat and interested in the performer.

We cannot continue to be historical illiterates. We cannot continue to be a nation of non-readers. The correlation between reading, intellectual curiosity, and long term human success isn’t a myth.

George Marshall is perhaps my favorite general in U.S. history. In this current era when three of our generals could very well end up running the country from a practical sense, this might be a nice time to look back on the iconic legacy of General George Marshall.

Not a flashy guy. Not an egomaniac. But more a forward thinker who exuded quiet class and confidence during some of America’s most trying times in history.

America could genuinely use George Marshall right now.

Maybe when General McMaster tucks in Caligula tomorrow night, he could read our president some General Marshall bedtime stories instead of another Dick and Jane sport fucking bedtime story.

Or maybe not.

Since Trump doesn’t read and he has the attention span of a mosquito, this might be something he should take the time to watch during his golf vacation. It might give him a better feel on our country’s history and how it might relate to his role as a potential leader of one of the world’s most important democracies.

I think it might help. Granted, it doesn’t bring immediate gratification like say a furniture store sport fucking foray or denigrating someone on a tweet, but I think it could help him sound more literate from a historical standpoint.

For instance, like maybe why The Marshall Plan was kind of a big deal.

Not really sure why Donald Trump needs a vacation unless he’s worn himself out playing golf, tweeting, watching cable television, campaigning in West Virginia, alienating our strongest allies and ceding leadership of the democratic free world to Angela Merkel.

Then of course there’s the Russia thing. The firing of James Comey. The scathing harassment of his own attorney general. His own party sanctioning Russia over his veto. And of course those eleven days with Anthony Scaramucci.

Caligula should be pooped and we don’t even know how hard he’s been moving on Ivanka when Jared wasn’t looking. So the Big Guy with horrible hair needs a break no doubt.

But he should have plenty to work on if he can find some spare time in New Jersey in that every one of his campaign pledges still remains undone. Build the wall and have Mexico pay for it. Repeal and replace healthcare. Tax reform. Infrastructure. Redo trade treaties. Win the war in Afghanistan. Looming budget reconciliation. All things Caligula needs to get going so his Steve Bannon core will know he’s not just a poser Birther who conned them.

Get to work, Caligula. There’s plenty to be done.

He has such little hands for a guy his size. They’re tiny. Caligula has tinier hands than Little Marco Rubio. He should maybe start wearing gloves. The man has tiny little hands. I can’t even pay attention to what he’s saying about The Wall. My eyes are frozen on those hands.

I keep looking for this little guy every time Caligula takes a break from one of his golf courses to revisit West Virginia to secure those Electoral College votes for 2020. By my calculations, if Caligula continues to revisit West Virginia every two weeks for the remainder of 2017–that would be ten more times this year this little guy could jump back on the stage with the man in his life. The fact that Donald Trump has in no way enacted or passed one single piece of meaningful legislation so far into his presidency is irrelevant. Dude needs to move to Huntington and follow his dream. Who knows–maybe Caligula will become bored with moving heavily on entertainment television talk show hosts. It’s worth a shot.

Who are these people? Would Jerry Springer even allow them on his set?

This is what these people have turned me into…sheesh. I wonder if Mike Pence and his wife are okay with this?

If ever one day exemplified there are two Americas—yesterday was it. While Donald Trump was once again in West Virginia–Bob Mueller was impaneling another grand jury in the jurisdiction of Washington D.C. Another thing of note is two Republicans senators, Lindsey Graham from South Carolina and Thom Tillis from North Carolina, were presenting legislation which will inhibit Donald Trump from firing Bob Mueller once the layers of evidence begin unraveling. So, clearly, GOP senators are slowly, but surely answering the bell somewhat.

Trump should play this at his next West Virginia rally and see what happens. Also, on the rally clip, look closely at the people in the audience and what you’ll see is Steve Bannon’s 33% base.

Two Americas.

Jeff Flake has consistently been critical of Donald Trump’s lack of character and veracity. So no surprise he’s written a book. Good for him. I’ve called one of Oklahoma’s senators SIX times since the inauguration asking his office when he might man up something like this considering he was a youth minister before becoming a politician. I think I’m going to buy James Lankford the book and send it to his office with a personal note of course.

One of my customers is a single mom whose two sons are both young Marines getting ready to be deployed.

The other day I asked, “Where are they headed?

As only a Marine mother could answer she replied, “The sandbox.”

I hesitated, then asked,”What does that mean exactly?”

Her eyes were a little red, but she said, “It means they’ll do their job.”

I thought of her and her two sons when I came across this video of General Kelly speaking to a group of Gold Star parents.

If you put politics aside and realize what it truly means to be an American it is genuinely humbling.

This is a great video and it may give some insights into who General John Kelly is as a man. But more importantly it reminds that being an American has nothing to do with this bullshit we’re watching 24/7.