I have generally attempted to stay away from writing about the ongoing
debacle that plagues the US government these days, but I finally reached my
breaking point. So here goes with my
latest thoughts on the matter.
Another “victim” has been arrested as a result of the
ongoing Mueller inquiry, one Roger Stone, a Trump insider (Mr. Trump, “Roger
who? I never heard of him.”). Mr. Stone’s performance before the crowd and
press after being released on bail was pure angry man. And he is no youngster either. He is so like so many of Mr. Trump’s inner
circle and particularly his cabinet; old, privileged and angry. Their main concern seems to be, “How can we
get back to good, old days?” The answer
should probably be “because you’re not young anymore.”
Now perhaps there is something to be said for FDR’s
statement when he was accused of nominating a “son of a bitch” to his cabinet, “There
are enough of them in the country so maybe they deserve representation.” But surely an entire government leadership
and key advisors that are old and angry men is a bit too much. Oh, and most of
them are very well off. Of course, it does reflect the nature of their
leader. And when you see many of Mr.
Trump’s audiences, you see that same preponderance of old, angry men and women. They are those that lost their jobs to
technology, who wish for the days when the big, dirty steel mills and auto
factories would come back. Days when we
didn’t worry about climate change and pollution. Make America Great Again meant bringing back those
“good old” (bad old) days.
