Leave The Compaign Hats In The Golf Cart

I'm sick of seeing Trump wearing one of his campaign hats at events that are clearly not campaign events.  If he wants to wear his silly campaign hats at a campaign rally to juice up the crowd or up his income from Trump merch, that's his prerogative.  But when he is representing this country in his official duties, he should leave the cap in the golf cart. 

There are pictures of Trump in the Situation Room during the bombing of the Iran nuclear facilities wearing a campaign hat.  That is unacceptable.  Members of the military are risking their lives and he is using them to score political points. It is another example of how Trump demeans his office and reminds the country he really doesn't understand his presidential responsibilities and considers himself above the presidency. 

I'll bet he sometimes wears these hats because his hair dresser was not available.  Trump needs to face the fact he is old.  I've got grand kids who sometimes need their stuffies (stuffed animals) to help soothe their anxieties so I understand why Trump needs his hair, but really.  

Trump, get some therapy (psychological not scalp) and try to look like a real president.  

Trump's OBBB Is Bad

The devil is in the details

Trump and MAGA Republicans (aka magettes) are trying to destroy America.  Trump's OBBB (One Bodaciously Bad Bill) that was just passed is proof.  I'm sure there are some good things in the bill, but from what we know now the harm this bill will generate will far out weigh whatever good it creates.

The bad things I've heard about include the number of people who will lose health care.  This not only hurts these people. The cuts will hurt health care in areas that depend on Medicare and Medicaid dollars.  There will also be a massive transfer of costs to the states.  Either state taxes will go up or other state priorities will be cut.  Missouri's governor is already cutting items from the state's budget to be prepared for the expected increased state costs caused by Trump's OBBB.  And he is a Republican!

Trump's OBBB cuts support of renewable energy sources.  Trump just said he wants to double electric energy creation in the US.  This is mainly because of the massive energy demands of AI (and crypto).  The fastest, cheapest, cleanest way to increase electricity production is to use renewable energy sources such as wind and solar.  So cutting support of renewable sources will make rapid increases of electricity more difficult.

China is loving Trump's OBBB.  This will make it easier for China to win the race to become the world's AI leader.

While Trump's OBBB decreases support for renewable energy it increases support for dirty energy like coal.  If you like hot summers, large wild fires, powerful hurricanes, lots of big tornadoes and massive floods then Trump's OBBB was made for you.

Trump's OBBB has lots of money for border security.  It will make ICE the single largest federal law enforcement agency.  Think about that when you hear stories about how ICE treats people they detain.  I didn't say arrest because many of the people they put into ICE detention facilities and move or try to move around the country and the world have no arrest warrants.  If you think you are safe because you are a citizen or because you have a legal status to be in the US, you are naive.

The timing of the fiscal effects of Trump's OBBB are interesting.  The parts that benefit the lower ends of the income scale are implemented quickly.  The parts that harm the lower ends of the income scale are delayed until after the mid-term election.  This should tell you who to trust and it is not Trump and his magettes.

This is, as Trump is happy to tell you, a very big bill.  We are going to hear a lot more about hidden items in the bill.  You are going to frequently hear "I didn't know that was in the bill" from politicians, including Trump.  That will be another clue about how bad this bill really is for America. The devil is in the details.