David Halberstam wrote the book, “The Best and the Brightest.” It described how even the most brilliant of people while acting in good faith, can make terrible mistakes as Presidential advisers. The most powerful office in the world is confronted with very tough decisions. It ain’t easy. It takes intelligence and experience and wisdom, and, as Halberstam demonstrated, even that can lead a country into the mess of a Vietnam War.
So, can you imagine how badly the country would be served if the people making those decisions weren’t the least bit intelligent or experienced or wise? Of course, you don’t have to imagine it. It’s happening.
We all know well the much-publicized clown car cabinet. Just this morning Kristi Noem, the person responsible for keeping the country safe, was on Meet the Press. While talking about the shooting of the National Guardsmen in D.C., she said that her office will seek out everyone who had talked to the suspect and knew anything about his plans. And what was that dog’s worst friend going to do with these people once they cooperated? Was she going to use the valuable intelligence obtained and thereby be better prepared in the future? Any good cop would do that. But no. She said they would find those people and “persecute” them. Set aside her Freudian slip on the word, “prosecute” (if it was a slip), her statement is just another example of her gross inability to do her job properly. She’s gone on T.V. telling those who could help her that they will be “persecuted” if they come forward. Good luck, Kristi, preventing another tragedy.
But Kristi you know. Let’s talk about some others who don’t get as much attention but whose influence on our lives is frighteningly important. For the sake of time, I’ll limit this list to two of them.
First there is Laura Loomer. She holds no position except that her public media posts constantly extol the virtues of our exalted leader. Because flattery gets you everywhere in the orange universe, she has significant influence over our President’s actions. She’s also not a bad looker, at least after her surgical help. That, too, impresses O.J.
So, what kind of woman is this Laura Loomer? Simply put, she’s a lunatic.
I’ll prove it. Here’s how she describes herself, “Like Cassandra, the Trojan priestess of Apollo in Greek mythology who was cursed to utter true prophesies, I have been given the gift of prophecy . . . But I am a prophet of doom whose warnings of disaster are condemned and ignored.”
She actually said that. See what I mean?
She was expelled from college. She has been banned from Facebook, Instagram, PayPal, Venmo, and GoFundMe. And she was kicked off Uber and Uber Eats. But she has no problem getting into the Oval Office.
And when she speaks, our Orange Julius (“O.J.”) listens. Just a few examples.
In September, she heard that Senator Mark Warner was going to receive a tour of the secret National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. This enraged her. Before the visit, she blasted out a message questioning how we could allow such a “rabid ANTI-TRUMP DEMOCRATIC SENATOR” get such access. Warner’s meeting was quickly canceled.
Another time, the-then National Security Adviser, Mike Waltz happened to walk into an Oval Office meeting between O.J. and Loomer. Loomer was telling her kankled idol that she questioned the loyalty of certain members of his national security apparatus. As Loomer left the meeting, Trump gave her a hug. It didn’t take long at all for him then to fire six members of the Security Council, the head of the National Security Agency, and the head of the U.S. Cyber Command.
Then there was the time (and, again, these are just examples) that the State Department implemented a policy to issue two-hundred temporary visas to Palestinian children who had been severely injured in Gaza. Again, Loomer was irate. She prides herself on being an Islamophobe. Again she took to her social media. “Why are any Islamic invaders coming into the US under the Trump admin? Who signed off on these visas? They should be fired.” The next day the Administration suspended all visitor visas for anyone from Gaza. The next day mind you.
If you want to know more about Loomer (if your stomach can take it) pick up a copy of the November 17, 2025 issue of “New Yorker Magazine” and read Antonia Hitchens article about her. It’s scary good. It is from that article that much of this comes.
The other person I want to mention is a guy named Paul Ingrassia. You may have heard of both Loomer and Ingrassia, but most have probably not heard of Paulie.
O.J. apparently thinks the world of Paulie. He went to great lengths to make sure he had him in his orbit. Paulie was first supposed to be the liaison between the White House and the Justice Department. Even before he got the job, though, he was alleged to have questioned the loyalty of prospective co-workers and other prospective co-workers alleged that he had sexually harassed them. He didn’t get that job.
But O.J.. didn’t give up. Next he tried to make Paulie the Special Counsel of the United States, a very important job that involves enforcing the law against federal employees. The Senate wouldn’t confirm him.
O.J., though, would not be stopped. He has now made Paulie is now the General Counsel of the General Services Administration. What harm could he do there? The General Services Administration gives out billions in government contracts. Enough said?
And this valuable asset that O.J. insists on having with him should instead be with Loomer in a sanitarium
Paulie has said that straight men are intellectually superior and should be prioritized in education. He called Martin Luther King, Jr. the 1960’s George Floyd and said that MLK Day should be tossed into the seventh circle of hell. He has called for a discontinuation of all of our holidays involving black culture and history and said that “blacks behave that way because that’s in their natural state.” He has called Africa a “shithole.” There’s more, but I’ll finish with this. He has said, “I do have a Nazi streak in me from time to time, I will admit it.”
The best and the brightest gave us Vietnam. What the hell will the worst and the dumbest give us?
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