July 26, 2019--Trump's F-You

How petty. How small minded. How mean spirited. How nasty. Only our president is capable of such behavior.

I'm talking about plastic straws. But, first, I need to supply a little context. 

That brings me to light bulbs.

You may remember that during the waning days of Barack Obama's presidency he issued an executive order which required that by 2020 traditional incandescent light bulbs were to be phased out. They use too much energy, generate too much heat; and thus, going forward, old-fashioned bulbs are to be replaced by low-energy, compact fluorescent ones. Forget that they do not give as much light as classic bulbs, the government still was to require us to switch over.  

I say "was to" since under Trump this will not be required. It's one more of his many attacks on anything Obama, anything that contributes to his legacy. 

If Obama was for it (say the nuclear deal with Iran) Trump is against it and will do all he can to take it down. 

In biggest picture terms at the top of Trump's cut list is Obamacare. It has been my view that if the Affordable Care Act had been named for someone else, say Harry Truman (he was the first president to call for federally subsidized national healthcare), my guess is that Trump would not have been obsessing for years about how to get rid of it. I doubt if he even knows who Truman is. He certainly doesn't know from "The buck stops here."

I'm OK with TrumanCare if that would assure ObamaCare's survival.

Now we have a flap about plastic drinking straws.

Liberal Seattle is the first city to ban non-compostable plastic straws and other cities are sure to follow. San Francisco, Washington DC,  and New York among them.

Plastic straws  are the seventh-most common trash item found washed up on beaches thanks to the massive number American use--about 500 million a day.

This alone is enough to engage Trump's imagination--anything these cities might do is by definition bad and needs to be undermined. He knows that his base sucks up these kinds of things. 

Forgive the pun.

His people say these kinds of federal moves are a restriction on their freedom. Like electric cars and seat belts.

Ever looking for a way to pander to his base and make a quick buck, soon after Trump heard about Seattle he began to sell Trump-embossed plastic straws on his "Trump Campaign Store" website.

Liberal paper straws don't work.

STAND WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP and buy your pack of Trump straws today.

Trump Straws - Pack of 10 $15.00

Please allow 12-14  business days.

Thus far he's raked in $200,000. At least he doesn't charge for shipping and handling.