Saturday Rambles.

Judging from the Trump Cabinet and advisers, sanity is scheduled to be ruled illegal in Trump’s America.

If you take a look at Saudi Arabia, a nation despotically ruled by one extended family—basically a criminal business enterprise disguised as a state—where the people are kept in line, and in the dark, by giving the religious fundamentalists free reign--you will see the governing model Trump has planned for the US.  Don’t say, “Hitler”, “Mussolini”, or “Franco.”  No, for Donald, it really isn’t about imposing some grand ideology.  It’s about money.  Money for him. Money for his family. And perhaps money for his friends, if there is any left over. Whatever destruction he leaves behind is, “just the cost of doing business.”

Remember the Nixonian era, “Follow the money”?  When you look at a Trump administration, and try to figure out what and why, there is your answer.  Donald Trump’s  entire identity is wrapped up in his wealth.  He has no other accomplishments; no other interests.  Everything is about being wealthy, and looking wealthy.  He has invented nothing.  He is no innovator.  He has not even built a successful company, if you think in terms of providing employment for many, or providing products the world needs.  He has all of the depth of a sheet of gold foil.  You can’t even discuss his giant ego without reference to cash flow.

Gov. Pence, the Broadway cast of Hamilton wasn’t rude to you.  They were simply exercising their deeply held religious belief that you and Trump are assholes.

Trump is finally staying on message

Trump has appointed a White Nationalist to a senior advisory post.

For Attorney General, he has nodded to a man found by the
Senate to be too racist to be a federal judge.

He has handed National Security to a raging Islamophobe.

He is handing the CIA to a Tea Party darling who hates the Iranian nuclear deal, and wants to bomb Tehran.

He is thinking of MItt Romeny as Secretary of State.

You can call those hateful, hatefilled, lily white appointments what you will. I'll call it Trump finally staying on message.

The Opening Download

To get the blog started, some recent observations.

By all reports, Saudi Arabia (a Muslim country, remember) has more than $750 billion dollars worth of holdings in the US. This includes some $117 billion in US Treasury notes. It also includes vast commercial real estate holdings.

Now, guess what happens to the US economy, and US debt, if a reckless president pisses off these Muslims, and they start dumping US debt and holdings.

400+ hate crimes across the nation in the 9 days since the election.

Don't you DARE tell me, "Well, give 'em a chance."

You need to understand, to a narcissistic fascist dictator, there is no such thing as a conflict of interest.

As far as he is concerned, the only interests that count are his--for himself, and for the rest of us.

We now know that all those rough, tough, rugged individualist, hearty and hardy, well-armed American men, are actually scared shitless of a 70 year old woman in granny panties and worsted wool slacks.

Donald Trump's campaign promises were not promises. They were just "negotiating points." They can be discarded at any point, for any reason--especially if he can find ways that will make his family more money.

Put this in your "to do" file:

If Trump demands that Muslims "register" (and probably people with Hispanic names too), then we ALL, all people of good will, all people of Christian love, all Progressive voters, should go down, join the lines and register.

A bloatedly incorrect register is just as useless to the haters as no list.

Apologists say, "Maybe it won't be so awful."

I say, "Maybe it will be worse."

Evidently Donald and his family have no idea what questions the FBI will ask, and what things they will look into, before granting security clearances. Pass the popcorn, this will be fun.

Here's the real deal about Donald Trump: There is no real deal with Donald Trump.

Why should I try to find common ground with racism, hate, homophobia, fraud, and theft?

If you have a mortgage or car payment, as soon as Trump is sworn in, stop paying it. He says that's smart, and that's what he does, and he's the leader, after all.

On day one, the Trump administration will have more people under indictment than the whole eight years of Obama.

If we don't turn our anger and angst into action, we are as bad as Trump. If we waste our energy arguing with other progressives over nuances of methods and tactics, and demanding "purity " from one another, we deserve to lose. "United we stand..." has never been more true.