This Presidency Brought to You by the Letter "D"

The classic children's television show Sesame Street used many clever ideas to teach basic language and number concepts to young children. One often-used idea was to have individual shows sponsored by letters of the alphabet, for example: "Today's show is brought to you by the letter A, as in apple, antelope, and asparagus."

Following the Sesame Street lead, it occurs to me that Der Furor's administration is being sponsored by the letter D

as in ... 

Death (as a consequence of the destruction of our public health system by RFK, Jr, and an insistent refusal even to discuss measures to reduce the cost of health care);

Denial (consistently denying obvious reality in the face of all evidence to the contrary ... for instance, insisting that grocery prices are dropping when every family can see the opposite at the grocery store);

Destruction (of our national reputation as a reliable and honorable ally);

Demolition (of the East Wing of the White House, not to mention our traditions and standards of honest, representative government);

Defecation (who could have imagined a sitting president gleefully publishing an AI-generated video of himself as a king, bombing his citizens with excrement?);

Demagoguery (too many nasty words, too few useful ideas);

Despicable (the sort of bullying, narcissistic behavior demonstrated every day by Der Furor would have horrified the Founders, as it should horrify decent people everywhere);

Disaster (when it strikes, federal recovery aid depends on degree of demonstrated support for Der Furor);

Deployment (sending military forces into our cities in response to imagined or overhyped domestic threats);

Drugs (the go-to excuse for committing murder on the high seas without any offering of evidence); and, 

Duck (responsibility when things go sideways)

I could go on, but you get the idea.

And, speaking of Sesame Street, you may recall the time when Congress actually did its job according to the Constitution, debating bills and passing laws, as memorably explained in this classic video ...

I remember the good old days, when the writings of George Orwell and Margaret Atwood were still considered fiction.

Have a good day, and think carefully about the votes you cast in next week's elections and in the upcoming midterms. My grandchildren will have to live with what you do.

More thoughts coming.

Bilbo