Trump's only Bright idea

​​​​​Coincidental to Trump's sacking and Stalinlike airbrushing of HHS' Rick Bright — POTUS had "never heard of" the vaccine wizard, as this pandemic rages on — the distinguished immunologist penned a 516-word statement of protest, the contents of which I've reduced to a 70-word essence, below.

To me the most surprising part of Bright's letter is his sign-off reference to "other conscientious scientists" still in the corrupt Trump administration's precarious employ. I thought Bright was the lone and last one. At any rate, let us hie to his complaint and, as outlined, his next step:

"I will request that the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services investigate the manner in which this Administration has politicized the work of [the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority] and has pressured me and other conscientious scientists to fund companies with political connections as well as efforts that lack scientific merit. Rushing blindly towards unproven drugs can be disastrous and result in countless more deaths."

That final sentence is one of unsettling irony. In advocating a counterfeit treatment, Trump did rush, blindly and belatedly, toward countless more deaths. Yet early on, when he could have been rushing toward a lower death count through genuine means, he just sat and yelled "hoax."

If Trump labored as strenuously in the pursuit of good as he does in the accomplishment of evil, his legacy would already inhabit the annals of presidential greatness. At the very least he might have been another Chester A. Arthur, who, as president, acquitted himself with noted integrity, after years of taking machine kickbacks as a customs collector at the port of New York.

But Trump is irredeemable, just a simple city grifter who's gotta grift — as well as a cheap, tinpot authoritarian who can brook no criticism or correction, and will just airbrush critics from existence.

Comments

[Peter G]

Future generations of political scientists and historians will probably refer to these truly goofy Trumpian expeditions into the endless expanses of his ignorance as Hail Trump Plays. For two obvious reasons.

[Anne J]

Only if we survive enough to breed future generations.

[Freesia]

"If Trump labored as strenuously in the pursuit of good as he does in the accomplishment of evil, his legacy would already inhabit the annals of presidential greatness."

Not to go Godwin, but it's been noted that if Hitler, with his gift for rallying a crowd and hiring brilliant organizers had been a force for good instead of evil can you imagine what greatness he'd be remembered for? (I also remember someone I was speaking to saying "Thank God Obama with his charm and scary great team is a seriously good guy. Can you imagine how scary he'd be if he were a Republican?"

Yes, Trump is irredeemable. Tonight Corona hit my family. My aunt through marriage, a sweet and lovely woman, is at this moment at a hospital where they gave her special permission to suit up and stare through a glass and watch her mother die. The cheap tin pot grifter dictator wanna be helped make that possible.