Today is Thursday, November 14, 2024. Yesterday, as I had mentioned, Elliot and I were out holding court with my newish cousins from Manhattan, “Rivka” and “Dillon.” We met at a French restaurant, AOC East, located on 1st Avenue and 83rd Street. The reservation was called for 7 and the four of us enjoyed vivacious conversation and delicious victuals covering everything from our dual October trips to Italy and to the horrid election that just ended a little over a week ago. We saved the worst for last: our impressions of the election and what we could expect over the next four years. My cousin Rivka had this “they brought it upon themselves” attitude and said she would just move aside and watch the cataclysm that will arise during Dump’s second term. Unfortunately, she said, this will negatively affect those who voted for him and it would eventually affect the whole country, she acknowledged. Of course, then no one wins with Dump’s selection as “emperor,” oops, president, I mean.

What I cannot avoid commenting on here – even though I’ve said since the election I haven’t watched mainstream news as religiously as I used to do before the election – is the latest selections made by Dump for his Cabinet which has “unserious” names such as Tulsi Gabbard, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr, and Matt Gaetz assuming top positions in government. I couldn’t avoid hearing about these horrible selections, even though I still haven’t watched any news program entirely. This news item did show up on my smartphone. So I wanted to share some of these pending appointments with you if you haven’t heard about them yet since you too are begging off mainstream news programs for the foreseeable future. You can’t help but hear about them! They are so ridiculous.

Just know that all of Dump’s Cabinet picks – if confirmed – will be held by Dump loyalists. There is no other qualification for these top posts – just how much they have kissed the ring of the Orange Emperor is all that’s necessary. One of those picks is loathsome Matt Gaetz – who looks like the Grinch with his square head and ears (just minus the green makeup) – who is also hated in the House – as attorney general. (Gaetz himself was the subject of an ongoing ethics investigation in the House of Representatives concerning allegations of sexual misconduct, illicit drug use, and misuse of campaign funds. But on Wednesday evening, this slime bag had resigned as a lawmaker just two days before a highly critical House report on the investigation would have been released. This effectively ended the House probe since the committee only investigates members. So in essence, if Gaetz is confirmed, his appointment can be compared to that adage, “The fox is in charge of the henhouse here.” This is very, very disturbing!) This nomination, according to John Bolton, Donald Dump’s first national security adviser and outspoken critic of the Orange Turd ever since he left his post, is godawful, in an online article for Raw Story by Travis Gettys entitled “‘Worse in history’: Ex-Trump adviser challenges GOP to ‘stand up’ against cabinet picks.”

Not only did Bolton denounce Gaetz as an unqualified choice for attorney general, he had harsh words for Tulsi Gabbard who has been picked as national intelligence director. This is what the outspoken Drumpf critic said about Gabbard: “I thought [Gabbard] was the worst Cabinet-level appointment in history until I heard about the Matt Gaetz appointment. (At the time of this article, I don’t think Bolton heard about yet another ridiculous and dangerous looming appointment: the brain-eaten Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is being considered for Health and Human Services Department head.) This failed “Democratic” candidate whose brain was half-eaten by some worm some years back is a virulent antivaccine activist and has many unorthodox ideas about health and safety. If confirmed to this position, Kennedy would run riot over the U.S. public health system, most assuredly causing death among American citizens because of his interference in matters he has no knowledge of, just conspiracy theories.

Bolton does not mince words about Gaetz’s selection as attorney general: “It must be the worst nomination for a Cabinet position in American history.” He added, “Gaetz is not only totally incompetent for this job, he doesn’t have the character. He is a person of moral turpitude.”

Appearing on CNN, Bolton likened the nomination of Gabbard to the legend of Roman Emperor Caligula nominating his horse as consul. Bolton described Gabbard and Gaetz (add Kennedy to this list too), as “two people who are totally unqualified, unfit professionally, and really lacking in moral characteristics – the character you need to hold these jobs.” But Bolton fails to mention that the president himself lacks any redeeming moral qualities as well. But the fucking country – or at least 51 percent of it – voted for him anyway.

I always say if you appoint a clown to the highest position in the land, you’re bound to get a clown show and now, folks, we certainly have one! And we’re not even two weeks out of the election. Just think what could happen in the two months leading up to the inauguration: more garbage like this and utter tomfoolery.

The Senate – if it has any balls – must reject all three of these nominations without hesitation. But as the new emperor has hinted, he wants to do away with Senate confirmations if he can. Let’s see if he accomplishes this.

Have a good Friday.

And so it went!