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To the editor:
Holy bell-bottoms, Batman. Butch from the Little Rascals is president of the USA and his cabinet is a mix of Spanky, “F Troop,” “Hogan's Heroes,” “Gilligan's Island” and “Petticoat Junction.” Not to be left out is a James Bond-type villain Dr. Smelly (the richest man in the world). We are truly in Bizarro world as the American people have allowed our country to slip away from us.
Who in the name of George Washington, Daniel Boone, John Wayne and Martin Luther King Jr. could fathom: a sexual assault and hush-money convicted felon, a man whose thousands of lies are pillory/stock worthy, a man whose incendiary language and a purveyor of hate and misinformation as president of these United States.
The clerics, holy men and women, electeds and captains of any and all Industries are Lilliputian to his rants, whims and tantrums. It appears as if the manchild has gotten full access to the playpen. When bored with the activity center mirror and phone dialer he turns to his magnetic globe. Wherein he can place countries he likes the sound of together. Now let's play Army and issue an edict to invade Greenland, Denmark and Panama.
It's time to play Wall Street banker. Let's count NFTs and Bitcoin. Now it's time to play “Dallas” to see who can do what with the most oil: Drill, baby, drill!
No immigrants allowed. “Only those H-1B1s I hated until Elon said they're great.” Excuse me, Mr. President, bacon is $13.99 a pound. “My cabinet will make it accessible, but right now, I'm busy with J6 pardons.”
Can we play taxman now? “You pay; you don't pay. Now everyone pays more.
But I am not giving the states or government agency any more money.”
The three amigos Elon, Trump and Ramaswamy say so. A day in the White House.
Eddie Gates
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reenjoe
If the prospect of another Trump term weren't so tragic, it would be funny. Ironically, your letter appears alongside another (Discourse) in which the author questions why we just can't respect the decision of those who voted for such an unfit person.
Wednesday, January 15 Report this
jlowenbraun
You nailed it, brother. We pay our taxes, they don't, then they pocket our money either by not spending it on anything except subsidies for various corporations(oil industry comes to mind and oh yes, big pharma). Or they privatize government operations and then provide far inferior service at a much higher cost and suck us dry once again. and we're now going to be led by 3 of the worst offenders of this system whom you mentioned in you closing remark.
Thursday, January 16 Report this
krell1349
I am outraged that he pardoned or commuted the sentences of all the January 6th insurrectionists. Where is the outrage from the republicans? Only a few have spoken up. The police should speak up about this. All this from the party of law and order. This is a disgrace.
Wednesday, January 22 Report this