Trump's pit bull is doing his best. He's threated to kill (the careers) of anybody who gets in the way of Trump's agenda.

At least I think he meant "careers." I'm not sure. Mobsters do have a tendency to talk in code.

Decisions, decisions, decisions.

What bothers me is the odds.

For instance, if you have a 50% - 50% chance of being right, your decision will be wrong 100% of the time.

Beating the odds is rare.

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MORRIS

I'm told that of lot of things says and does is to create chaos, so the rubes won't catch on to what he's REALLY doing.

Soet of like a sidewinder slithering up to its victim.

DOC

Unrelated, but

I always liked the expression that a camel is a horse built by a committee.

Sort of like the Trump administration in 2025 . . with weird things sticking out in all directions. Front, back, up, down and a big lump in the middle. (if you get my drift.)

There's no reason why Russia can't attack multiple countries at once. What he really wants is to show a big display of force and for them to concede.

If not, Trump will provide Russia with all the heavy armament and missiles he needs . . . on the cuff.

HUGH

Mr. Putin has wanted "his" man in the White House for years.

Finally, FINALLY, his wish came true. However, it has turned into "be careful what you wish for."

It's highly unlikely that Trump will be able to convince the Senate to withdraw the U.S. from NATO and open the door (vis-a-vie Ukraine) to Russia's military expansion into Eastern Europe.

Trump's only choice is to withdraw U.S. support of Ukraine and, at the same time, abandon U.S. NATO allies in Eastern Europe based on one "trumped up" excuse or another.

It's a dangerous move that will isolate the United States in a modern world economy, all of whom depend on joint cooperation agreements to survive.

In the past, America and our NATO allies looked out for each other.

If Trump and Russia have their way, nobody will be looking out for America. All trust will be gone.

DOC

LOL ~~ Ask your wife the literal meaning of "too many cooks in the kitchen" . . . and what happens. She knows. YIKES!

DOC

Trump's parents, one a too busy business tycoon and the other a social climber, failed him.

Later on, Military School to learn discipline was a case of too little, too late. Young Donny was already well practiced in the art of lying, cheating, deceiving, fraud and scapegoating.

Which he eventually called "The Art of the Deal."

DOC

I'm still pondering the color of his hair. Should it be dyed blond,
dyed strawberry red or let it stay naturally grey commensurate with his advanced age.

And what best compliments his orange spray tan and phthalo-blue cholesterol bags under his eyes.

DOC

"But then what?"

Somebody or(s), is going to be on the outside looking in.

Right now, it's a coin toss.

But I agree. There's too many cooks in the kitchen and none of them are sane.

Keeping in mind that only two of them have standing armies and nuclear weapons when the ---- hits the fan.

Putin is correct. Instead, he chose the muddy season.

Ding-a-ling, ling, ling.

Trump's mind:

In Trump's warped mind, Governor Newsom and the State of California is guilty of trying to destroy him by not casting their votes for him in November. Rather than admitting to democracy in action Trump takes such things as a personal affront to his supremacy.

For THAT, they must suffer. BIGLY!

(Classic textbook on childish playground psychology.)

The wrath of 10-year old Donny will be upon you.

LAMP

As long as it benefits him, a world class narcissist.

I don't think there's room for anybody else in Trump's quest for supreme power. He's not the type to share. Only use. In fact, it seems like he, consciously or unconsciously, by some child-like need to avoid a spanking, always makes sure he has someone else to whom he can shift blame.

Part of him is still a 10-year old, de-ja-vu all over again.

Trump's demand for an unlimited national debt ceiling will come up again in March. He has almost no choice now but to make sure Elon Musk is the new Speaker of the House to brutally whip the entire chamber into submission by any means necessary.

The demand for bodyguard may rise exponentially.

Trump doesn't like anybody or anything to have any control over her PERIOD.

That's the way he ran his company and that's the way he expects to run the country. Thus . . . a dictator.

There are a few obstacles in his path, like Congress and the Constitution but that won't last much longer after January 20 at Noon when he says 'I do" and goes immediately into the role of a brutal, sociopathic dictator with a long "to do" list to cement himself in power indefinitely.

I hope he gets the disaster relief before Biden leaves office. Trump has already declared that he's not going to provide disaster relief to any state that didn't vote for him last November.

Petty!

CORKY

I think Musk thought he had Trump all tied up with a big red bow.

CORKY

He thought he had a done deal and he let his guard down. I don't know why he's blaming a lame duck on his way out. Trump must be running short of scapegoats. Last I heard, Johnson was now on his enemies list.

REDIAL

"He's already there."

Yeah, I just saw it on the news. The headline was "The end is near." And some narrative about Trump being in one of his famous tantrums. I'll catch the rest of the story later.

If history repeats itself, G.W. never trusted Cheney again. We'll see.

Poor little Mikey. He sold his soul to the devil.

As I always say, he shoulda read the manual.

The real rift here is going to be between Trump and Speaker Johnson for not having the juice to keep the Republicans defectors in line to pass the bill.

Can't say I blame them. Who wants to go back home for Christmas recess when their constituents find out they voted to shut down the government a week before Christmas.

Try explaining that to an angry mob on your lawn carrying pitchforks and torches.

Way to pass the buck, SITZK.

Wait till Musk oversteps his "advisor" capacity and starts acting like a co-president. Trump won't like anybody stealing his thunder.

What was it G.W. Bush said about Cheney's going over Bush's head???

Oh yeah. I remember . . . Bush said it loud and clear. "I'm the decider-er!"

I think Musk sees himself as a "king-maker" whereby he can achieve his goals without all the messy media scrutiny and oversight that plagues a President.

Besides, who needs top level security clearance when he has a blabbermouth like Trump telling him everything Trump wants to back-channel to Russia.

Very clever way for Trump to avoid a charge of treasonous activities in his next term.

If caught, scapegoat it all on his senior adviser.

In the Trump/Putin/Musk relationship, it's hard to tell who is using whom.

Remember the Iron Lung!

A parent would be well advised to listen to the doctor instead of a medically unqualified self-serving politician.

Unless, of course, you'd prefer your children to die a horrible death induced by polio and respiratory paralysis.

CORKY

Both Trump and Vlad want to rule the world. Neither one is the sharing type.

When it does come to loggerheads over hemispheres and oil, (that's where the money is) I wonder who is going to eventually try to knock off whom first.