A Touch of Cynicism About Trump

Below we mentioned that Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) was correct when he stated that 'the US does not have the money' for Trump's (inane) proposal to send $2K to every taxpayer earning less than $100K.  The proposal was silly, and perhaps Trump tossed it out there to keep the MSM busy chasing the laser-pointer around the room--it's fun to watch them go crazy, after all.

Others are far more cynical about Trump.

 ...Trump’s closure of the border and continuing modest efforts to deport the tens of millions of illegal invaders is about the only real positive I’ve witnessed in his first year in office. The old “at least he’s not Kamala” mantra is wearing thin and does not explain his exasperatingly stupid decisions and bloviating pronouncements on a daily basis. Those who adhere to the principles of liberty, freedom, transparency, free speech, not policing the world, and fiscal responsibility are extremely disappointed, but not surprised by the results under Trump thus far. His absolute vitriolic hatred for Rand Paul, Thomas Massie, and Marjorie Taylor Greene, who voted with him 90% of the time, tells me all I need to know about Trump’s moral compass and adherence to the Constitution.

Despite the initial publicity campaign (propaganda) for DOGE and the huge cuts to spending which Trump spewed on a daily basis, the national debt increases by $6.5 billion PER DAY, just as it did under the pants-shitting president before him. Future generations are incurring $3.3 billion PER DAY of interest on the now $39 trillion national debt. Trump’s tariff revenue is like pissing in an ocean of debt, as he acts like he is going to send us $2,000 checks with the money he just made us pay by imposing the tariffs. The big beautiful bill cut nothing. Ignoring future recessions and multiple looming wars, the CBO projects the debt to go up by another $23 trillion in the next ten years. I’ll take the over, if the entire Ponzi scheme doesn’t collapse beforehand....

 Well.........both Rand Paul and Tom Massie are doctrinaire Libertarians; they deserve to get slapped up once in a while.  Libertarianism is simply not MAGA; it is the creature that Hobbes would love, and that's not pretty--nor is it within the bounds of the American spirit.

That said, Trump has a lot to address in his (upcoming) budget proposal and the Republicans in Congress must stop being Barbie Doll posers about the criminal grifting going on in D.C.

If they don't do it, it will be done anyway, and they might not enjoy how.