Need I say more? Okay, I will. I begin today with this meme created by Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett from Texas. This AI generated piece of art depicts what many see happening right now. The richest man in the world is playing tRump like a puppet. MuskRat is probably thinking tRump breathed a sigh of relief after winning the presidency and thus saved from becoming Bubba’s prison bitch. MuskRat to tRump, “Who’s my bitch now, boy?”
The Democrat’s have begun taunting Trump by calling Musk the president. For example, Representative Jamie Raskin, a Maryland Democrat who is the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, wrote on X on Thursday, “This holiday season, House Republicans want to break a bipartisan deal and furlough millions of hardworking federal workers— including 50,000 in my district—to placate the richest man in the world, President-Elect Elon Musk and his VP JD Vance.” And, Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders posted a statement on X: “Democrats and Republicans spent months negotiating a bipartisan agreement to fund out government. The richest man on Earth, President Elon Musk doesn’t like it. Will Republicans kiss the ring? Billionaires must not be allowed to run our government.”
How long will it be before Trump goes bonkers over this. Eventually, the thin skinned “Man of the Year” and his new ally Elon are going to have a falling out over the perception MuskRat is the leader of this nation and Trump is his servant. My friends, that show is going to require two bowls of popcorn with a bottle of champagne on the side.
Thank goodness clearer heads prevailed and the bill passed the House and Senate last night and was signed by Biden today. We have until March and then the game begins again. I have to agree with Brian Riedl, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a think tank focusing on budget, tax, and economic policy who wrote: “For four Biden years, GOP lawmakers railed against deficits and especially debt limit hikes. Then Trump wins, and GOP passes $310 billion in spending hikes with no pay-fors, and most vote to suspend the debt limit so Trump can add unlimited debt. The open hypocrisy is comical.” Come March, the hypocrisy will become even greater because Trump will officially be in office, Musk will officially have been the budget cutting czar for two months, and the GOP will be in full control of both houses, so the GOP will vote to suspend the debt limit or risk tRump’s and MuskRat’s ire and we will be on the road to cost cutting measures that will affect the Common Man. The bill that was just passed pulled pediatric research funding from reauthorization and as a result has devastated the child cancer community. These types of cuts are going to be more common under the MuskRat regime, so start planning for it.
Well it’s time to go get cleaned up for the Christmas show at Skyway by the Steelhead Stalkers band. Hope you have a great evening. Ziggyman
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