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Irregular commentary on whatever's on my mind -- politics, sports, current events, and life in general. After twenty years of writing business and community newsletters, fifteen years of fantasy baseball newsletters, and two years of email "columns", this is, I suppose, the inevitable result: the awful conceit that someone might actually care to read what I have to say. Posts may be added often, rarely, or never again. As always, my mood and motivation are unpredictable.

Buster Gammons















Friday, January 19, 2018

Trump Smash!




And the beat of destruction goes on.  Where did normal go?

The government may shut down at midnight tonight.  I hope not, but Donnie Dipstick reneged on his word and blew up a bipartisan compromise immigration deal, including CHIP and DREAMER protections.  With that move, he also blew up any chance of a no-drama passage of a routine government funding resolution.  Great job, Fuckface.  If there is a shutdown, it will be Trump's fault.


It'll be Mitch McConnell's fault too.  He's turned into Trump's lap-turtle, interested only in doing the Fraud-father's bidding, and only after he figures out exactly WTF that might be.  Both the Durbin-Graham immigration bill and the Murray-Alexander ACA subsidy funding bill would have passed easily, but the Kentucky Terrapin refused to let them come to a vote.  Friggin' GOP is criminal.



Newspeak 2018, Part I
EPA Chief Destroyer Scott Pruitt told CBS News that his agency "needs the partnership of industry" to achieve environmental protection.  Which industries might those be, Scotty?  The oil, gas, coal, chemical and power companies -- all so well-known for their eco-friendly business models.

Newspeak 2018, Part II
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Headsman Mick Mulvaney announced his agency will protect financial consumers by "reconsidering" (read "revoking") its rules to safeguard borrowers from some of the more unscrupulous practices of the unscrupulous payday lending industry -- those helpful sharks who can somehow legally lend money at up to 300% APR.  Further demonstrating his commitment to to consumer protection, Mulvaney's second quarter budget request for the CFPB is $0 -- literally nothing.



Trump's Titillation
Today, Mr. Fake Conservative Values is addressing a gathering of anti-abortion nuts -- a first for a sitting president (even a stupid fake one).  At the same time it's reported that our kinky, foot-sucking, fruit-fuckin', wife-swapping, oiled up, whipped cream covered, tie-me-up-and-pee-on-me, philandering pervy prez had a porn star spank him with a copy of Forbes magazine -- the issue with himself and his kids on the cover!  Holy Bondage, Batman!  And you thought Bill Clinton was bad.


He-he!  What a sackful of psychoses!


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