Remember the old game of throwing a dart at a map to decide where to go on a trip? I'd do that now but I don't want a hole in my computer screen.
What I'm trying to say is there are too many things happening. I can't choose which insane thing among the dozens of insane things in my news feed to write about. That's a heck of a strategy, I've got to admit.
It's almost like it was scripted by reality TV producers. On the next episode of "Dictator's Apprentice" birthday tanks leave $27 million of road damages in DC, ICE accidentally deports the congressional Hispanic caucus, and RFK, Jr. replaces the CDC with C+C Music Factory. And will Elon be invited back to the palace? Tune in and find out.
So while you, me, and the fence post are fixated on whatever the latest thing we're shaking our head about, two very real things are happening: Don's making more money than he's ever made in his life and he is doing everything he can to take down our legal system which upholds our democracy.
I mean, what else would you expect from a convicted criminal? Duh.
Here's a hint for you red hat people. Someone who's first question is "what's in it for me" is not a good candidate for any public servant role. Not judge, not representative and definitely not president.
Right now we're wondering what's in it for Don to bomb Iran. Normally Republicans love a good bombing, but normal and Republican aren't on speaking terms and many from the MAGA wing remember somebody promised to end all the wars and definitely not get our troops involved in somebody else's.
Of course, we wouldn't be talking about Iran and atomic weapons if someone hadn't pulled the United States out of a treaty that kept Iran from developing them in the first place. Hard to believe that backfired since he pretended to write that "Art of the Deal" book and all. If he'd actually written the book, it would be called "Art of Breaking the Deal."
Bet you didn't know there was art in swinging a sledgehammer, did you?
With all the insane things to parse through, it's easy to miss the good things. These are definitely things worth noting for sake of sanity.
Happy 250 to the U.S. Army. That's a lot of years under the likes of Washington, Grant and Eisenhower to have to share a birthday with Cadet Bonespurs. Eisenhower needed no tank parades to be a badass. Gold stars to every soldier who forgot how to march in tribute for the parade.
Trump should rethink his birthday. Yes, hardly anybody showed up for his military parade. But he got millions to show up all across the country anyway.
That's saying something right there. And so is this.
The American Bar Association is historically nonpartisan and remains that way. It has brought a first amendment lawsuit against the Trump administration for executive orders that were meant to intimidate law firms, legal personnel and potential clients.
I'm betting the organization every Supreme Court justice belongs to has a good chance on this one. No darts needed.