Dear Leader:

The marathon tongue bath performed by tRump's cabinet on the chief executive at his first full cabinet meeting was a wonder to behold.   These mostly old white men have not risen to places of power and influence by toadying to those higher on the food chain.  In most cases they stepped over the dead bodies of those blocking their path.   However, in this instance they ladled buckets of fulsome praise on Cheeto Jesus, who accepted it un-ironically.  I'm sure the dear leader of North Korea was in awe of the performance art.   Meanwhile, behind closed doors, Mitch McConnel's henchmen in the Senate continue to massage the grotesque GOP health care bill to make it palatable to at least 50 senators.  Millions of Americans could lose health care so tax cuts can rain down on the .01%, and very few people seem overly upset by it.  The Trump-Russia investigations, the Comey testimony and the general circus atmosphere in D.C. are obscuring the very real damage being done on an incremental basis by the republicans in congress.  The myth that "moderate" republicans will stop the madness is laughable.  If you are depending on Susan Collins to stop the school bully from stealing your lunch money, I hope you were planning on fasting today!