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Let’s stop and think about this for a moment. The little orange roughy wants a wall so he can tell his supporters he kept his word, never mind that Mexico was supposed to pay for it—also on his word, or that his word at this point means nothing since he lies almost every time he opens his mouth. And, since he overestimated the degree of influence he has over Mexico by about, say, 100%, he wants us taxpayers to pay for it, even though almost everyone agrees the wall will not stop the flow of drugs across the border, which is one of the main reasons the would-be dictator says a wall is needed, nor will it mitigate the impact of the hordes of Godless asylum-seekers marching northward, if only in his imagination.

And the congressional Republicans—those stalwart upholders of mom, apple pie and unprecedented corruption—quick to approve every tax dodge but fiscal hawks when it comes to funding social programs or repairing crumbling infrastructure, are poised to allow this massive misuse of public funds, no matter its constitutionality, for no better reason than their continued obeisance to this fool has shrunk their cojones to the point where their voices are starting to change. They have hocked whatever vestiges remained of their integrity and good sense to avoid the dreaded wrath of an orangutan in a business suit who masks his insecurity with false bravado as he intimidates and threatens everyone foolish enough to think it matters what he thinks or says.

I can’t help but wonder just what these people who hitch their wagons to the (t)rump train are thinking when they do so. Do they really believe whatever perceived gains they may achieve by associating with him will endure, or that they will be able to somehow get out of this unscathed? To witness otherwise seemingly intelligent and responsible people making such poor choices in full public view is not simply puzzling—it’s deeply disturbing! Common sense is anything but, and its absence among this lot proves the point admirably.

Nancy got it right. He’s not worth it!

Tim Konrad