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The approach of the trump organization toward the reimagining of government bears resemblance to a bacterial infection of sinister proportions aided by somnambulant supporters who might as well be victims of a real-life invasion of the body snatchers as envisaged in the 1956 film version.

What other possible explanation is there for the continued loyalty of his base than to wonder if they have had their bodies and minds co-opted by aliens? The real question then becomes, what’s in it for trump that’s persuaded him to throw in his lot with a bunch of mysterious extraterrestrials and, even more puzzling, why would men from Mars or wherever they call home choose to make their first impression on a new and unsuspecting world by associating with the likes of the tangerine twitiot? Don’t they realize that cultivating a good reputation goes a long ways toward achieving the kind of gravitas needed to effect social change? Maybe they, too, have been seduced out of their wits by the seeming success trump has achieved so far through the use of alternative facts (e.g., outright lies) and the host of other vulgar and disgusting behaviors that have defined his presidency to date. If so, then they will ultimately experience the same defeat as will his supporters in congress once the country wakes up and takes measure of the extent of the damage being done in the name of “making America great again.”

Until then, here’s hoping the Center for Disease Control comes up with an effective vaccine for the trump bacteria before he cancels their funding.

Tim Konrad

Petaluma, CA

April 5, 2017