mr peters tells us that the orange man is at it again; 

 

Trump’s trick – and it worked really well for a really long time – was to make vague, appealing-sounding promises such as Make America Great Again. Who would argue with that? Exactly the point. It brilliantly cornered the opposition. Trump rode these vague promises back into office in 2024. They sounded great to millions of people.

Lately Trump has been making specific promises – $5k checks and much lower gas prices – after the midterms. He told the rubes the other night that he doesn’t “give a damn” about “people suffering at the pump,” because “we’re making a freaking fortune,” by which he means the oil cartels and also himself personally. He assures the rubes some crumbs will fall from the table, after the midterms.

What happens if they don’t?

It’s interesting to entertain this question because there is entertainment value in Trump’s act. Also in the response of the rubes to his act. It is interesting to watch some of them clap when Trump does his act. It’s an object lesson in political wife beating. You’ve seen it on TeeVee. The cops get called because some guy is beating up his wife; when the cops show up to arrest the guy, the black-and-blue wife defends the guy; sometimes, she’ll even attack the cops for trying to arrest the guy. Her mayuhn.

Trump’s people are like that at this point...........more...........