As Donald Trump
(I will never call him “President”)
prepares to sign the greatest transfer of wealth from the poor and middle class
to the top 1% in the history of the United States, I must apologize.
I’m sorry if I
seem a little angry. I’m sorry if all my Facebook posts seem to be political.
I’m sorry if I seem to have lost my sense of humor about politics (or anything
else).
I was just trying
to keep people informed. I was still laboring under the delusion that I lived
in a democracy, a place where politicians actually gave a shit about what their
constituents thought.
But a system
where Congress consistently votes against the will of its citizens is not a
democracy. And it’s not a democracy because it’s been gerrymandered to the
point where there are no consequences for their actions.
I don’t find
anything about Trump “cute” or “funny” or “amusing.” I’m grateful for SNL and
Alec Baldwin and Bill Maher. I think Trump has led to some of SNL’s best
writing ever (at least for their cold open; I wish I could say that for the
rest of their show). I guess when you don’t have to worry about your basic
needs being met, you have room to find the humor in these things.
But I don’t.
So know this (and
this is addressed to Trump and the Republican Party): I will not buy your
bullshit for one second and I will do everything in my power to bring you down.
The irony of
Trump signing a bill right before Christmas that will raise taxes for most Americans —all so the richest 1% can get a tax break—is
breathtaking. You make a mockery of public service. You degrade the offices of
the presidency and Congress, as well as the standing of the United States
around the world.
I will never give
you (Trump) the only thing that you have ever wanted. Attention. Recognition.
Validation.
You have always
been and will always be nothing more than a vulgar and ignorant con man.
If I see you on a
TV set, I will not look. I refuse to listen to your voice, because I know
before the words even leave your lips that everything you say is a lie.
The photo today
on the front page of the New York Times,
with you and your Republican cronies posed on the steps of the White House like
you’re the Radio City Rockettes, to brag about what you’ve just done, disgusts me.
And that goes for
you so-called “moderate” Republicans, too, the so-called “voices of reason” who
betrayed us.
I’m talking to
you, Bob Corker and Jeff Flake—looting the U.S. Treasury on your way out the
door. I will not listen to your grandstanding speeches on the floor of
Congress, which cover how you personally profit from this bill. I will not buy
your inevitable memoirs explaining how great you are, as you embark on your PR
tour.
I will hound you
at every public appearance, plane trip and supermarket line. You will not know
a moment’s peace.
Lisa Murkowski: You will have to explain to the citizens of Alaska why
you allowed drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Susan Collins: You will have to explain to the citizens of Maine why
you voted for this bill, even though you didn’t get the things you asked for.
Both your careers
are over.
As for John
McCain, you will have to make your own peace with destroying your legacy. I
wish you luck.
As far as I’m
concerned, this abuse of power ends now.
The only thing
this bill will accomplish is the consignment of the Republican Party—finally!—to the dustbin or history, where it rightfully
belongs.
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