There was an open question posted on my Facebook news feed: which Stephen King villain character is deservedly the scariest? The comments varied, but the one that resonated with me the most was Randall Flagg, the murderous manipulator from his epic The Stand. Donald Trump, who speaks and acts like he thinks he's the Supreme Dictator and expects his lapdogs to obediently follow suit, to me seems to pattern his entire presence on the King antagonist. In that novel Flagg takes advantage of a deadly pandemic in order to establish absolute tyranny over a stricken planet. i wonder just how far he is willing to go as he attacks civil order here, vulnerable internationals, and even entire nations. "Our" Trump mentioned in passing that Cuba is "next"...I wonder what unprovoked violence he is about to inflict on a place that, in a more peaceful, reasonable world, could have become a very prosperous, attractive tourist destination. When I was growing up, Fidel Castro and Krushchev were scapegoated for being America's Cold War antagonists. But now that they're gone, the Playground Bully seeks only to incite passions and fury. When is he going to turn against his own people? He's already been vilifying our erstwhile allies in the last several days.Where are Hegseth, Noem and Bondi going on all this? It makes me want to switch to all-day, live Major League Baseball. I recently watched the Dodgers play Arizona, the Yankees play San Fran, Milwaukee play the Chicago White Sox, the Rockies versus the Marlins, the Reds against the Red Sox, and Philadelphia against the Chicago Cubs. In viewing the MLB Channel, I'm getting to know each team by their players and staff.
I can't stand our so-called leader going off at the mouth with his brash, offensive remarks and dismissals: he sounds just like the guy on Twilight Zone (Sounds and Silences episode) who wouldn't shut up. Now it's 4:30 AM and time for me to sign off and get our sweet Peewee Daisy all riled up....
