Open Mouth

Free speech? Opinions at the ready? Advice to everyone, anyone? At any time of day or night?

Yep to all those questions. The Occupant in Chief of the WH evidences this behavior. Every day. Without fail. Amazing chutzpah. As though we all want to hear his drivel.


But wait! This comes from his being on television programs, sought after and paid bunches of money to appear and say, wait for it – “You’re fired!” The reality actor finally found his niche in life. Firing people at will and random; the dirty work, though, is not to his liking so he normally has someone else do it. Interesting fact, that.


Boeing has a problem with their latest and greatest product line. Two crashes uncover a problem not foreseen and left unchecked. This is on Boeing. They have earned the bruises and brand image from this. I shudder because I am a fan of Boeing. They have minted new advances in aviation for decades. Taken huge risks to do so, but won almost all the time. This time was a dud; hope they straighten it out quickly now. We owe them a lot as a nation and economy. But such trust is earned over and over again. Work harder Boeing! We need you. More importantly, you need us, the American consumer.


So Trump’s advice to Boeing is to rebrand the shaded plane model. He should know all about rebranding. His is tattered and torn. Best he keep his mouth shut.


Freedom of speech is his and our right. We also have the right to keep silent. He should try it.


A position of privilege as an infant, young boy, and then a maturing boy to teen and finally to an adult. Trump’s personal journey was greased and led for him. Responsibility and accountability were rarely required. Just motions and fun. Many mistakes and gaffes along the way – like all of us as well – but we paid a price for our gaffes. Evidently he didn’t. He used his father’s money; later conspired with his siblings to use more of his father’s estate without paying proper taxes, amassed real estate profits along the way but using other’s people money instead of his own. Bankruptcies were legion and noted. So too the moments of cheating and poor manners. His has not been a life of honor.


His own business is his own to command. No negative voices allowed. It’s his show or the road for the others. Seems he views the White House in the same way. But it is not.


The White House is the People’s House. Most of us – a solid and growing majority – want it back.

For him that’s the price of an open mouth. That’s different from free speech, I think.


And you?


April 19, 2019

Note: I'll have comments on the Mueller Report and its value once I've had time to digest it.