Can We Hope It Will Implode?

Trump’s nominations cause confusion

A silly drawing, but one that might speak to the week we are in. Heck — the four years ahead.

Every time I dare to think things might be normal — I know that’s not wise, but I can’t seem to help myself in looking for hope — Trump goes and does something I find really difficult to take. Matt Gaetz has been tapped to be our Attorney General. He was investigated earlier this year for possible sex-trafficing.

People were saying that it was interesting that John Thune won the votes for Senate Leader to replace Mitch McConnell; he is not necessarily a die-hard Trumper. Some were relieved that Marco Rubio was picked for Secretary of State because he is knowledgable about foreign affairs. Pete Hegseth was picked for Secretary of Defense — he has no experience in running anything like the massive Pentagon. A veteran, he served in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay and received two Bronze Stars and a Combat Infantryman’s Badge. Hegseth does not believe women should be in combat positions, he said in an interview that men and women fighting together makes things difficult.

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to cut government spending and streamline bureaucracy. It’s essentially a non-governmental commission with no…