Washington DC, that dismal swamp of mediocrity and mendacity, approaches the hiring of its high officials with a flair unmatched in any sane business enterprise. In the sober halls of a corporation, the applicant who arrives reeking of drink, armed with a résumé bereft of accomplishment, and crowned with the dubious laurels of personal absurdity would be unceremoniously ejected. Yet in our Capitol, such a man or woman, smirking contemptuously, as they avoid answering questions or explaining past comments is not merely tolerated but fêted as a paragon of public service. A carnival of absurdity, and the joke, as always, is on us.
On January 20 at noon, the curtain rises, the stage lights dim and the horror show begins.
Behold the mighty pageant of our age: politicians, pundits, and captains of industry prostrate not before the divine, but grovel in servility before our self proclaimed Caesar, trading their spines for a pat on the head and scraps from his table.
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My mind has been blown by the sheer numbers of stupid, apathetic, cowardice, corruption and greed of so many of our fellow citizens. A country cannot survive that.
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We have incompetent and unqualified nominees for the Cabinet and other offices that will be approved by incompetent and spineless legislators that were voted into office by some incompetent and mostly ill informed voters. I won’t be alive in 20 or 30 years but I would love to know what historians will say about our current period of time assuming that the world still exists.
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