Old McConnell's Farm

Maybe this cartoon is a bit dated, as a quick scan of the news shows that Trump may announce a deal to end the federal government shutdown for 3 weeks so that the two sides can "negotiate" and find a way to keep the government open for the rest of the fiscal year.

Oh goody.

This rant 'n' rave would like us all to take a step back so that we can see just how far we descended into the muck of dysfunction. We're getting excited, because a deal will keep the government open for three weeks. Great. The 800,000 federal workers will receive back pay (one hopes) and be able to just begin getting back on their feet only to be kneecapped in another few weeks. That's when there's a good chance we're likely to get right back on this gut churning merry-go-round when Trump flakes out (again) and welshes on some grand compromise.

All of this would not be even a remote possibility if the Senate Majority "Leader" assumed his institutional role responsibility and governed as one of the adults in the room. So... people will say that he cannot afford to cross Trump; he's vulnerable on his right flank for the upcoming reelection in 2020. Therefore, he is loathe to do anything that might provide any potential primary opponent with an opening or to tick off his Trump-lovin' constituency. Like I said, if McConnell assumed his institutional role responsibility as Senate Majority "Leader"...

Since when did "duck"-ing tough decisions and instead acting like a "chicken" sh!t coward become the politically preferred course of action for someone who is supposedly a tactical "genius." Is this what passes for leadership these days? Meanwhile, the rest of the GOP follows the Senate Majority "leader" like so many disoriented "sheep" while spouting whatever "bull"-loney to cover their prodigious behinds. With all of these barnyard references you would think I would make the highbrowed literary reference to Animal Farm? Nope, not me. I prefer to keep it simple, so I'll just go with the classic nursery rhyme, Old McConnell's Farm.

E-I-E-I-OMG!

Enjoy the toon...