The Mad King’s Chaos and Confusion

Chaos and confusion. Tariffs on, then off, then on again. Formerly friendly trading partners appalled and angry. Everybody loses trade wars. The stock market falling. Prices in my local market rising. Uncertainty and complete lack of clarity about direction is apparent to Wall Street and Main Street.

Historically Republicans were opposed to tariffs but GOP Representatives and Senators continue to kiss the ring of the mad king. Under the National Emergencies Act, Congress has the power to end this so-called “emergency.” Congress needed to act on the resolution to end the false emergency within 15 days—so to dodge having to vote a bit of parliamentary trickery stops the clock until the end of the session.

Republican cowards, like lapdog Ben Cline, are enabling this authoritarian madness to continue. Trump inherited a strong economy that was the envy of the world. Less than two months in this presidency the economy is cratering… the administration says the economy is in “transition.” Transition to what… recession… or worse?

Two weeks of chaos and retreat

Donald Trump has been president a couple weeks and it feels like two years of misery. The chaos is by design… confuse, confound, overwhelm everyone. It is all about revenge and retribution. The Constitution… who cares? The rule of law… doesn’t apply to me! Government by the people… they are peons who don’t matter. The psychopath at the helm doesn’t give a shit about much else than himself and his perverse fantasies.

Trump places tariffs of Mexico and withdraws them claiming victory but it was hollow. Announces plans for a U.S. takeover of Gaza only to have aides walk it back the next day. His policies are a bad joke of empty rhetoric.

Courts are stepping in to block his birthright citizenship, firing of government workers, and other lawless atrocities. I applaud those judges. But what if Trump and the sidekick who bought unwarranted influence during the election, refuse to obey? Who enforces the courts decisions? The House of Representatives could impeach… ha ha… a bunch of compliant pussies.Things will change with the 2026 elections… maybe so, but with gerrymandered districts and lots of dark money will they change that much? Would the Senate convict? Not likely. On the unlikely chance they did find the criminal guilty and ordered his removal from office… would he leave? If he didn’t what could anybody do?

Trump is a psychopath. Musk an evil and greedy power grabbing bastard. Our constitutional checks and balances were supposed to block such men. But when an entire political party… the Republicans… are so smitten with power, so devoid of a moral barometer, and so castrated after bending the knee can ther truly be meaningful checks and balances? I fear for American democracy.

Meanwhile the price of eggs soars.