All this posturing by dear leader about the border wall is of course not about the wall at all. If he knew what he was doing, he’d be dangerous. Problem is, he’s getting a lot of directions from many sources, presumably a good amount of that from the Kremlin. But now, dear leader is distracted. President Coulter is making the decisions for him. What is distracting dear leader is Coulter’s physical similarities to Ivanka. It’s a wonder he can get out of his pajamas, much less formulate an independent thought.

Now given Trump’s claim that he could walk through Times Sqare, shoot somebody, and he wouldn’t lose a vote, consider that no statement or action can be deemed too outrageous or deviant. Once you accept that fact, you avoid the tendency to feel surprised or repulsed.

Now we can take a journey down the yellow brick road. Here’s the plan: (remember nothing too low or deviant is possible): all that land at the border Trump will seize by eminent domain to build the wall, will instead be used to build condos. Each condo will have a balcony. Each balcony will be constructed to accommodate a gun turret. Each condo will be occupied by rent paying patriots. So not only will Trump be able to make money off the deal, he will simultaneously eliminate the need for border patrol agents. Brilliant. A money saver. “Shake your money maker”. But wait, there’s more. Each condo will have a garden and in that garden will grow marijuana. Also perhaps some lettuce because you know there is a great deal of migrant labor available. Maybe some poppies. Now don’t get carried away…that shit’s illegal.

There it is. Surely the Democrats will agree to some good old fashioned capitalism. If you think that is just too outrageous, too fanciful, then I have to ask what would bring you to that conclusion. He has already separated thousands of kids from their parents and put them in cages. He has already withdrawn from the Paris accord. He has already set about to dismantle the EPA through his cabinet selection. He has already sought to denigrate the Justice Department, the press collectively, the office of the presidency, while simultaneously elevating the likes of Putin, Kim Jong Un, Erdogan, to equal footing with the United States, he has already mused about withdrawing from NATO.  Mueller, if your listening, it’s time to find the missing pee tape.

Dear leader is spinning around like a turd in a commode. Even the fly on the wall is saying, “I’m outta here.” It is so difficult to separate wheat from chaff that most of us will eat white bread in spite of all reports that white bread just ain’t good for us.

Sadly, many Americans are feeling the bloat from a diet of Trumpism. Many of those are farmers, and many more are government employees. And yet, many Americans do not feel any connection to these people and their stories of fear of losing everything because they work but have no pay. Disconnected. The fatal flaw of our society that dear leader understands better than anyone and has used to his despicable advantage.

No collusion! I am beginning to think there may be truth to this. Think about it. Friends get together and share all kinds of secrets and jaunts and escapades and three day runners. It’s good to be with one’s chums. Most of the antics are seat of the pants, but every so often, an adventure materializes that is so epic that a degree of planning must take place. Now, can we seriously consider that collusion? And sometimes buddies get together just to have a beer, get drunk and ogle anything with a heartbeat. During these “meetings” all manner of topics are discussed. Some of these conversations may survive the hangovers.

Trump and Putin. A couple of chums? Perhaps. Dear leader seems to think so. And what’s wrong with getting along with Putin, dear leader has asked. And when you put it that way, you know, it doesn’t sound bad at all. Unless, of course, you are just not paying attention. A sucker born every minute is the essential element to the success of this bait and switch. The dissembling of democracy will not happen in a day, a week, a month or a year and not with any fanfare. We will not notice it happening at all until the fateful day when the deed is done and the jig is up. An orchestra has many musical elements which when working together are not independently discernible. But begin removing pieces and suddenly the flute is right in your face inescapable. Wow…didn’t realize that flute was so damn loud.

So perhaps the idea that politics makes strange bedfellows is incredibly revealing. Literally and figuratively. The connection between Trump and Putin is not a benign buddy frolic. And in this particular liaison it seems there is some dominatrics in play.  If you haven’t heard about “50 Shades of Gray”, you may be under a rock and, not unlike dear leader, clueless. Porn on an international scale. Creepy. Remember, dear leader proclaimed love for Kim Jong Un, but no one took him seriously. Maybe we should have.

Because the way he defers, the way he glances and then glances away, the way he smiles and cajoles, seriously…. Trump is in love with Putin! OMG.

Sick on an epic scale. Deviance without depth. Narcissism, egocentrism, misogyny, flim flam, Ponzi scheme, shell game, and loaded dice. Remember, it takes a special kind of stupid to bankrupt a casino. Pee tape. He should welcome some fake news, our dear leader. Buzzfeed. Please, just stop. If you cannot produce the smoking gun with the spent bullets, you are out of your depth. “Your favorite president”. He doesn’t need any assistance in maligning the media.

Beware the steaming divots.

So how much bullshit does it take to furtilize a rose garden? If the math isn’t immediately clear, do not be deterred from calculating. Because the math here doesn’t matter. The amount of bullshit, whatever that is, is sufficient.

Remember Mexico would PAY for the WALL. Now think. Is the wall built. No. Has Mexico paid anything? No. Will Mexico pay anything? No. How much bullshit are we willing to tolerate.

What we do have is a shutdown of government. There is no depth too low. Trump has decided to dig in for the long term. It doesn’t matter that our system of government is in jeopardy. Nor does it matter that democracy lies in the balance. What matters to Trump is winning…and perhaps saving face. He will say and or do anything to save face and please the base.

It is exhausting watching this reality TV drama play out. Stop the madness.

The Democrats declare that they will strike a deal to get the government open. But unless they acquiesce to Trump’s demand for wall funding, he will not sign it. And now he has hit upon a new strategy: declare a national emergency. Who is coming up with this bullshit? Is it Rudy? Or somebody who has designs on destroying our way of life and our democracy as well.

Democracy can be undermined. We are seeing the process play out in real time. Does  Trump realize what he is doing is destroying us, or does it matter to him. Is it all about money, or is it something else.

If Trump is allowed to continue as president, he will destroy us. If you think that’s okay, then by all means continue to support him. But if there is the slightest, remotested chance that you do not want to destroy our country and our way of life, then make your voice heard. Let the Democrats know that you want nothing less than impeachment. There is no other way. The longer Trump remains in power, the more desperate our situation becomes.

Say no to Trump. Say yes to democracy.