Rant #3,612: More, More, More

So President-Elect Donald Trump wants to make Greenland into the country's 51st state--claiming that it is in our best security interests to do so-- even though the territory is part of the kingdom of Denmark, and has not demonstrated any willingness to sell its possession to our, or any other, country.

He also wants the Panama Canal, and he has threatened that if he decides it is in our best interests to obtain both areas, he might be willing to send in our military to do so.

Trump also wants to change the name "Gulf of Mexico" to "Gulf of America."

Honestly, I don't know if he can actually do any of the things he has been talking about, but even this type of talk--which many might think is more of his yabbering about nothing--might actually be based on what is happening globally.

I think he believes that even just talk of these things will put a bug in the heads of the leaders of Russia and China, who might have expansion plans of their own.

He wants them to understand that the U.S. is closely watching what they are doing, and that the U S. can do it, too, if necessary.

I know these plans sound crazy, but it is as crazy as Russia sucking up the Ukraine and China suckong up Taiwan, so if his plans are out of left field, maybe Russia and China's plans were just as crazy a few years ago ... but not out of the question now.

As for the Gulf of Mexico or Gulf of Anerica talk, I think with tarrifs dancing around in his head, and with the border on his mind, I think he believes that this change is a necessary one.

Will he also want to change New Mexico to New America?

Only the Shadow knows, or maybe your hairdresser knows for sure.

I guess that you can politely say that our new president is forward thinking, but many would say that he is delusional.

Personally, I think it is a mix of the two, if that is possible.

But before he goes forward with these ideas, our new president has a major black hole on his plate, as he is going to inherit the problem with the California wildfires. 

What a horrible situation ... and let's stop focusing on all the Hollywood stars and very wealthy people who have lost their homes there, as the media seems to be doing.

Let's focus on the everyman, the average Americans who lost everything ... and are going to have trouble managing with the limited resources they have at their disposal.

Look, it is horrible that anyone has to go through this, but the stars will rebuild, or at least have other places to take refuge in.

The everyman has nothing, and even though I feel for people like James Woods and Billy Crystal, I am more concerned about the average guy who really and truly lost everything.

Why the media continues to focus on the Hollywood multimillionaires is beyond my comprehension.

Or maybe it isn't.

Have a good weekend, and I will speak to you again on Monday.