He may not be book smart, but he’s certainly an experienced con man.

And you already know the Democrats will pull their usual “we’re gonna put this all behind us” shtick when they’re back in charge again, just like Barack Obama did with no reward from the Republicans after he assumed office in 2009. Prcuting Bush officials for war crimes? We need to look ahead, not look back.

It’s a funny show.

He was given a 33% chance at 538.com, so that was a pretty decent chance to begin with, given the “uniqueness” of his campaign. I wasn’t at all surprised to find out that America had chosen Trump over Clinton when I woke up on November 9th.

They should be sued and have the damages deducted from their monthly paychecks.

Conservatives are nothing if not creative when it comes to finding excuses for their inhumanity. They can rationalize anything, no outside help needed.

In Germany, a county official called Standesbeamter has to approve baby names - that’s the law of the land in every corner of the country. They even have guidelines for those names, i.e. the name should be gender-specific (no boy can be named “Sue”, sorry Mr. Cash), joke names are a no-go, and naming your baby Adolf…

People who believe that wealth buys happiness should consider that from a scientific standpoint, there’s no increase in happiness beyond about twice the median income in a developed nation. That kind of income covers the basic necessities plus some luxury consumption like foreign vacations every year and living in a…

Someone paid a couple grand for Hermann Göring’s underpants last year - there are weirder collectors out there than Glenn Close superfans.

Which is precisely how the ownership class wants it. People who are smart enough to operate the machines, and dumb enough to never realize who’s really yanking their chain. Hint: It’s not their black co-worker, or the refugee from Honduras plucking cotton for three dollars an hour.

Fascist Caucus.

Haven’t we all known a junior manager like that in our lives?

Are leftists in the US pro-segregation? That seems like a weird stance for a leftist.

He’s not the only one. I sometimes feel like I’m stuck in the Truman show.

Republicans have sold voters on the businessman shtick since Reagan, Trump is hardly the first. Even though those supply side economics (which are rooted in the belief that a country - macro-economics - can be run like a business - micro-economics) never ever work and always have the opposite effect, people do keep…

Americans have voted for so long for the candidate they’d rather have a beer with, that, since it sometimes gave them the right choice, not because, but despite of it - see: Kennedy, Clinton, Obama - they’ve forgotten that a popularity contest is not a feasible assessment process to fill the most important job…

That Trump is where he’s at - instead of prison - is a clear indication just how deeply the American republic has already been corrupted. There is no easy or quick fix to this, even when Trump is gone, but if the root causes are not addressed, the rise of a smarter fascist than Trump is just a matter of time.

Hence why the analogy applies.

He’s that creature from Farscape.

I have a feeling those cops love the battle of Helms Deep.