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The president of this here union of states, a United States if you will, went to Texas to “tour the area stricken by Hurricane Harvey.” That seemed like a thing that presidents do, not this president necessarily, but some presidents. They fly over the scene of devastation, maybe meet with some of the victims…

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So this president went not to Houston, the fourth largest city in these United States and scene of mass devastation, but to Corpus Christi. While there, he praised Governor Abbott on a job well done (premature congratulator? -ed) and marveled at the crowd that his staff assembled for his appearance.

What I found galling was not those things that we’ve become accustomed to, like the not meeting victims, not having a human soul, congratulating flunkies for doing nothing, and judging his self-worth by crowd sizes. No, I was peeved at the hat. He’s been wearing a baseball cap during this calamity with USA embroidered on the front, and some other embroidery around the band including his name. He sells this cap on his campaign website for $40, which makes this combover costume little more than product placement for his merchandise.

Then there’s his wife’s cap, which writes the joke that symbolizes this presidency perfectly…

Who wears a FLOTUS cap to the scene of the worst flooding in this country’s history?

By the way, it’s funnier if you say it out loud.

This is not normal. None of this is normal.

Your best pal,

– bob

The person who was selected by the Republican Party to be their nominee for president of these United States has a problem. He has no friends. He’s surrounded by suck-ups and toadies, but nobody actually likes this man. When you have as fragile an ego as Ivanka’s dad, you do things to make people like you. Like what, you may ask.

Like taking great pains not to offend Nazis.

Over the weekend, aggrieved white nationalists, fascists, neo-Nazis, and real Nazis descended on Charlottesville, Virginia for a rally to protest taking down a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee and to cause some trouble. They surrounded a black church during services, terrifying parishioners. They attempted home invasions in a predominately black area of town, and set up battle lines in a park dedicated to peace. Later on Saturday, one of the Nazis got in his Dodge Challenger and plowed into a crowd of anti-protesters, killing one and injuring 19.

What did Melania’s husband have to say about it? He condemned the violence on all sides, that’s what. Nothing about disavowing Nazis or white nationalists or skinheads, and they were thrilled that they weren’t called out. They’ve got a pal in the White House, they crowed.

Yes, it would seem that they do. A man who needs all the friends he can get at this point.

We fought a world war to get rid of Nazis, and now the president of these entire United States (and Guam. -ed) is playing footsie with a home-grown terror gang.

This is not normal.

Your best pal,

– bob

A day ago, the 45th president of these United States has held a political rally at the Boy Scout Jamboree where he thanked the 12-year olds in the crowd for voting for him and goaded them into booing the 44th president. This is a startling breach of protocol not only for a sitting president, but also for a normal human being with a sense of ethics.

Two days ago, the 45th president dedicated a new aircraft carrier—one named after the guy who pardoned 45’s prototypical president, Richard Nixon—and as commander-in-chief, ordered the service men and women in attendance to support his political agenda. This stuff used to happen in tin pot, third world dictatorships. Until now.

This is not normal.

Your best pal,

– bob

The 45th president of these United States, better known as Marla Maples’ ex-husband, is a mentally unstable sociopath with narcissistic tendencies. On that we can certainly agree. What we might disagree on is his healthcare policy expertise. Sometimes it’s pretty difficult for him to grasp. Sometimes it’s easy…

Again, this sort of thing doesn’t happen in a functioning democracy, but it happened yesterday in the United States of America.

Your best pal,

– bob

The 45th president of these United States, better known as Jared Kushner’s father in-law, held the first meeting of his entire cabinet yesterday. This is a motley crew of GOP lifers, hangers-on, dopes, fire starters, and Mitch McConnell’s wife (who is several of those things. -ed). While mostly a photo opportunity, a startling and brazenly un-American thing happened—one by one, they went around the room pledging their loyalty to the president.

This doesn’t happen in a functioning democracy, but it happened yesterday.

Your best pal,

– bob

The United States of America, a founding member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, last year elected an orange buffoon as its leader. One of the reasons that old white people in this country voted for him, we’re told, is that because they’re anxious about their economic fortunes, they thought a successful businessman would be the best choice. This man would negotiate trade deals with other nations that tilt in favor of the United States. A master negotiator would also be able to bend foreign ministers to his will, the thinking goes, to ensure that America isn’t stuck holding the nightstick as the “world’s policeman.”

Here’s the master negotiator in action at his first NATO summit in Brussels…

Economically anxious white people in Montana also voted in a special election yesterday to elect a man who beat up a reporter the day before as their sole congressional representative. This is more dangerous.

I strongly believe that NATO is a self-healing institution and can route around problems, like the grandstanding grifter who lists “45th President” when he takes out new loans with the Russians. However, he and the new GOP representative from Montana, and the people who support them, are showing that it’s okay to rough people up to get what you want. That it’s perfectly fine to beat on a member of the media who’s pressing to get a question answered on the eve of an important election.

Pay attention to these things, dear reader. This is how we lose a democracy.

Your pal,

– bob