So the Liar in Chief is going to declare a National Emergency to get his wall built, now that Mexico and Congress won't pay for it.
Odd, how it suddenly became an emergency after the GOP lost the House. And it's a foolish move -- inasmuch as a wall won't stop determined smugglers or immigrants. This wall began as a campaign applause line. Now it's a sop to 45*'s enormous vanity and an appeasement to his base -- those simple folk who actually believed Mexico would pay for it,
It's also foolish because it sets a precedent of using the National Emergency gambit for political ends. What might progressive politicians see as an emergency?
Hmmm. How about climate change and its devastating effects? How about gun violence? How about widespread poverty and homelessness? Lack of affordable healthcare? Extreme income inequality? Lack of affordable higher education? These all seem like emergencies to me . . . I'm sure there are more.
As my friend Cynn pointed out, we may end up thanking the Orange One for showing the way. His use of the National Emergency card may well pave the way to a future under a progressive president (probably a woman, as Cynn suggests) where gun control and universal health become realities, where renewable energy replaces fossil fuels, where heavily taxed billionaires may have to postpone buying that second yacht and fourth home . . . I'm feeling better already.