NICE
LITTLE DEMOCRACY YA GOT THERE….
We’ve
arrived at the pseudo-mob-tough-guy phase of the federal response to Covid-19. In
the past few days Donny “Bone Spurs” Trump has
declared that state governors…
· … “have to treat
us well” and “be appreciative;”
· … while Pence
“calls all the governors. And I tell him, I’m a different type of person, and I
say, ’Mike, don’t call the governor of Washington. you’re wasting your time
with him”
· … or “Don’t call
the woman in Michigan. It doesn’t make any difference what happens”
· … and, basically, “If
they don’t treat you right, I don’t call,”
The
Fox response is that governors and states need to grovel more. On the Laura
Ingraham show Rudi Giuliani coached us all on proper subservience:
A little advice
for the governors and the mayors, [….] Take the blame when you have to. You
know, when you play with your boss, sometimes it's better if you don't win the
golf game. He's the boss. He's got all the resources. I don't say that he is
going to be affected at giving out resources one way or another, but….
So
it’s macho and tough when the most powerful man in the world snivels about how
the mean governors hurt his widdle fee-fees by not appreciating him? And
liberals are the “snowflakes?” Got it.
But he can hold a grudge with the best of the mob bosses! Even in times of national emergency, Donny Bone Spurs has time for petty revenge for past grievances. Right here in Massachusetts, the Wampanoag tribe suddenly had their reservation status rescinded. Why? Apparently, Trump, with his sad history of failed casinos, can’t stand competition and without the land, the tribe can’t build their casino as planned.
But he can hold a grudge with the best of the mob bosses! Even in times of national emergency, Donny Bone Spurs has time for petty revenge for past grievances. Right here in Massachusetts, the Wampanoag tribe suddenly had their reservation status rescinded. Why? Apparently, Trump, with his sad history of failed casinos, can’t stand competition and without the land, the tribe can’t build their casino as planned.
When
the call came from the Bureau of Indian Affairs last Friday, Tribal Chairman
Cedric Cromwell thought the administration was checking to see if the tribe
needed help with the Covid-19 pandemic. Instead, “It was like a punch in the
nose from a bully.”
Well,
that sounds accurate.
