Trump's Border Debacle Keeps Getting Worse

The Federal government remains in partial shutdown as Trump keeps demanding his wall. Maybe if he held his breath...until he dropped dead.

In the meantime another child died in ICE custody; this time a Guatemalan boy whose name has not been released. Over the weekend ICE left 200 migrants at the bus station in El Paso Texas. Taking care of these people has fallen to local charities. It's clear that Trump, or his slimy henchman Stephen Miller, or anyone in his administration knows what the hell they are doing. Trump likes to pose as a "hardass" but he is increasingly looking like a mere dumbass. Ultimately, nothing looks weaker than ineptitude.

Jackelin Caal Maquin Was a Human Being

Jackelin Caal Maquin died in US custody last week, apparently of neglect by American authorities. She was just 7 years old. In fiscal year 2017 some 294 migrants died trying to cross the US border. Rudolph Giuliani, who enjoys defending the indefensible, claims that "nobody died" because Trump became President. Actually, the Trump administration has caused the deaths of many people, the majority of whom never harmed the US in any way.

Nuns On the Run?

The Roman Catholic Church keeps going from low to lower to lowest. Authorities in Southern California say that two nuns, Margaret Kreuper and Lana Chang, embezzled money from a private school where they worked as Principal and Assistant Principal. The amount stolen appears to be about $500,000. The nuns spent the money on vacations and gambling in casinos. Think of that!

It kind of makes you wonder why anybody believes in roman Catholicism. It's hard to claim that being catholic makes you a better person.

Macron Really Is the French Trump

We live in an age that values style over substance, whose defining slogan declares "Image is everything." If we look at Donald Trump, whose oafishness combines every negative American stereotype, and contrast him with French president Emmanuel Macron, whose debonair demeanor seems to be the opposite. But the contrast is purely superficial. Macron, like Trump, was elected by portraying himself as an "entrepreneur," and touted himself as the enemy of the "political elite." As president, Macron cut taxes for the rich, while he tried to increase fuel taxes. The latter measure sparked widespread protests across France, which turned violent. Macron is a jerkass, like in September when Macron told an unemployed man he could find a job just by "crossing the street."