Not A World Power, More Of A Joke

I have been saying for some time that America is a lot like Spain after its Armada sank trying to invade Britain. This is not just a convenient metaphor. Our president's limo broke down in Israel, widely regarded as a Free Fire Zone, like South Central LA, New Orleans, South Miami, Detroit, the entire US-Mexico border, Stockton, and Oakland. Wow that's a long list. More and more of the USA is turning into a cesspit of bigotry, violence, ignorance, and contempt. Much like Spain, we continue to pretend we matter on the world stage when every time our chosen (fool) representative speaks up, he gets a laugh of derision from the rest of the world. That's the consequence of being All Talk. The current president has done a great job promoting the accomplishments of Jimmy Carter, previously known as the least effective president ever. That's no longer the case. Jimmy Carter is gaining a reputation, ex post facto, of being moderately successful. Someone else took his place as "Most Useless". Someone still proving daily just how little you can do despite having the job. Perhaps, in the future, we'll look back on these times and laugh about how stupid this whole era was. Then swing a leg over our bike of choice and pedal or ride away into the rain.