In 2007 the
Democrat Party dared to run a black man for President.
Seeing the
opportunity to coalesce the racist base of the Republican Party into action, the Koch Brothers financed a Tea Party movement.
They hired
organizers to reach out to their more gullible constituents. They paid for buses
to transport protestors to targeted areas and furnished them with signs, placards, and support.
Without realizing it, the Koch brothers were training the inmates to take over the asylum.
People who had never been the center of attention suddenly had a chance to be filmed by major news networks. Not the brightest bulbs in the Republican light show, these people showed up with tea bags hanging from their hats, don’t tread on me flags, dressed as Uncle Sam, etc. They screamed and yelled and received their fifteen minutes of fame. But they also found they had a movement they could belong to. And by remaining organized they had a controlling power over the Republican Party.
More and
more of the lunatic fringe joined the movement.
The only thing lacking was a leader.
Then came
Donald Trump; not a particularly bright person, but as P.T. Barnum said, you
only have to be smarter than the rubes you are conning.
The circle
was complete. The Tea Party became the
MAGA cult.
After
attempting a coupe, there was a chance to eliminate MAGA, but Republicans, still
afraid of the MAGA base, refused to impeach Trump and remove him from
office.
But not just
the Republicans: the milk toast Attorney General Merrick Garland had the
chance, but delayed holding Trump accountable for the insurrection of January 6
for two years.
So now we live in a MAGA republic, whether we like it or not, and Trump’s desire to delete the Department of Education pretty much says it all.
the Ol’Buzzard
