Blue Tsunami Post-Mortem

Well, it’s been quite a week, hasn’t it? Last week at this time, I was on edge about what would become of our nation. Now, I have a pretty good idea that we’ll be OK. America spoke overwhelmingly last Tuesday and said, “That’s enough of this horseshit.” The massive blue tidal wave was a direct repudiation of everything this Administration’s two years in office.

Many, like the VP, want to place the blame on the war. That’s correct, to a point. The Iran War was a big factor. But then so was Trump family corruption, draconian immigration policies, ICE running wild with impunity, the return to marginalizing minorities and women, loss of Roe v. Wade, and stripping the military of women, brown people, and those who would obey the Constitution over its titular head officer. The war was just one more piece of the MAGAt-infested puzzle.

The icing on this 50-tiered Fuck You Cake was the Republican losses in the very districts they gerrymandered to obtain.

Apparently they forgot that their plans for the new Texas districts relied on keeping the gains they saw last time from the Latin community… The very people they’ve been terrorizing with beatings and forced deportations. (ICE Motto: “Pick’em all up now, sort’em out later. Or not.”)

I guarantee that in no time, you’ll see Republicans criticizing Democrats for the condition of the states they just inherited, as if they haven‘t been run into the ground by decades of Republican control.

I just hope that the Dems use their newfound powers for a two-pronged mission: Undo the damage foisted upon us by the current administration to bring costs back down to a workable level (meaning, unlevy the tariffs, restore financial and environmental safety rails, repopulate the necessary departments, etc.) and hold those who have flouted the law to account. They can do both.

Once they start sending consumer cost-reduction bills to the Oval Office, let him explain why he’s vetoing such beneficial bills. That will provide ample ammunition for the 2028 presidential race.

The biggest obstacle is going to be the GOP’s favorite cudgel to wield:

It happens over and over again: Republicans run up the deficit on massive tax breaks for the rich, then cry “poor” once the Dems want to do the spending. And this time, it’s going to cost significant money just to re-staff the departments illegally disbanded or stripped of assets by DOGE. And they should immediately offer reinstatement to any military officer who was forced out by the fake tough-guy in charge.

They should start working their program now, even before the new crew takes over. Look at all those unseated Republicans keeping the seats warm. I’d bet a good number of them, having just been liberated from their jobs, might also realize they’re liberated from Trump’s control as well. Ever notice how the only Republicans who have spoken out against him are the ones no longer concerned with reelection? Maybe some of them would like to buy their souls back while they have a chance, and vote for things the president would oppose. And again, at worst, make him, or the Speaker, explain why bills that help consumers shouldn’t pass. Each lame duck can step up and vote to stop the sideshow, or be remembered as one of the clowns.

The spurned MAGA horde has not been taking their ass-whipping quietly. And like their pre-election statements, their post-election declarations are factually faulty too. This one killed me:

I mean, I can’t even, with this. So, they mean to tell us that the fossil fuel companies, whom the president himself asked to provide a list of 10 regulatory and policy requests they’d like him to enact without study or examination, that these people are manipulating gas prices to make him look bad and cost him political power? Are you out of your fucking minds? Christ on a crutch, that’s dumb. But that’s the MAGA base. Nothing is too dumb to put forth when defending the indefensible.

The other big thing I’m seeing on the socials is the continued ramping up of Muslim fear, now that Al-Sayed was elected senator in Michigan. The MAGAs are sure that it’s a sign that Sharia Law is coming.

I’d like them to explain to me how a new Muslim Senator, along with a Muslim mayor and a few Muslim Representatives, can undo the nation’s constitutional protections and install a set of laws based on a single religion. It’s just not happening. Plus, it’s ironic because there’s significant overlap between Sharia Law and what the Christian Nationalists are trying to impose. The biggest difference seems to be the headwear.

I’m way more concerned with what this cancer intends to do:

So now this ghoul has even more power, now that he’s been named White House Chief of Staff. It didn’t surprise me that the president went this way on a replacement for Susie Wiles. It’s his MO… when in doubt, double down. Sure, Miller’s hellish and intentionally horrifying immigration policies contributed heavily to Republican defeat across the country, but do you really expect this guy to do any actual soul-searching and maybe make a change? Hell no. He claims he’s right and doubles down. That’s the playbook. Maybe if we’re lucky, Miller will get too bogged down with office logistics to cause any more damage.

But I doubt it. Let Natalie handle the day-to-day stuff, and he’ll stay down in the laboratory, whipping up new ICE-based atrocities to let loose on Blue States.

This cartoon perfectly sums up the current MAGA worldview:

Basically, it’s a fact-free delusion. As is their custom, they take an actual liberal position, twist it into something objectionable, and then attack that. It’s the classic Straw Man logical fallacy.

In this case, Dems want a functional immigration policy that lets people immigrate, not “open borders.” Dems don’t push for the elimination of police, just for them to stop killing suspects in the street and planting evidence, and writing false reports about it. Dems want tax money to benefit all citizens, not earmarked to pander to the rich. That’s not Socialism; it’s just what the rich call anything that crimps their profits. And the “Trans” issue? I’m sorry, this is just a lot of hype over a microscopic portion of the populace. Republicans love to flog the Trans thing because it’s got the “ick” factor they used to have with gays, until gay-bashing fell out of favor. I’ll worry about this stuff once everything else is handled.

I can’t really blame them, though. It’s all they have. And they’re convinced it’s all true because that’s what they hear every day on Fox “News” and the other conservative media bubble outlets. If they could debate on actual facts, they would, but that would be a losing proposition. The only recourse is to push bullshit like this, that sounds good to the ignorant, and hope no one investigates.