Wackydoodle, huh? The Gang that Couldn’t Shoot Straight. Clown car.
Watching the Self administration’s excuse for governance can easily lead one to conclude that these guys are the most singularly incompetent bunch ever to be plopped into power in history, literally incapable of marshaling a one-limousine parade.
But, whether or not it was intended, there is a minority for whom this is turning out to be the most effective presidency in history. And it’s not exactly the usual suspects.
One of the fictions promulgated during the ‘16 election was that, since Himself is a “successful businessman,” his admin would be a boon to capitalism. The results thus far are mixed. GDP isn’t looking rosy-cheeked, the stock market, after a fever spike, is losing its luster, and anyone involved in enterprises dependent on foreign trade or tourism is on tenterhooks.
Because their dreams of a CEO’s holiday were based on a flawed premise. Himself is not, by any measure, a “successful businessman.” He is a successful criminal.
Broken contracts. Fishy money. Mobs of every era and stripe, from Fat Tony Salerno and the Bonannos to Felix Sater to nouveau richies in Stans I can’t pronounce. Dude’s straight up gangster, without even the cred of spelling it “gangsta.”
And these are the “businessmen” on holiday in America today.
There is currently no head of the FBI and the acting head doesn’t sound overjoyed with the gig, either. Not one of the 93 fired US attorneys has been replaced. Of the 23 key DOJ positions requiring Senate confirmation, 22 are empty. With no nominees.
If you were a crooked contractor, a money-washing casino man, a shell corporation cowboy prone to “misplacing” funds, could you imagine a better time to be alive? Tiffany’s and Chase are standing wide open, the cameras are on the fritz and there ain’t a mall cop in sight.
MAGA, indeed.