Crazy Stupid Lug

 Okay. 

Yesterday I said he was stupid. 

I would like to amend that assessment. 

He's crazy and stupid.

This is not a good combination for anyone in charge of one of the largest militaries in the world. And, by no means coincidence, the largest stockpile of nuclear weapons. Which was already a scary enough thought considering the chances that this bloated sack of protoplasm might mistake the Diet Coke Button on his desk for the launch button. 

But, as I have just suggested, on any given day it might not be a mistake. Just a vindictive momentary lapse of the protocol for which he has shown no interest. And just in case there was any doubt, this is the guy who would call in a missile strike on the nearest McDonalds for being out of McRib sandwiches. Why not "test" a few tactical nukes over to war ravaged Portland? 

I can see you're skeptical. 

Maybe you missed this: "The United States has more Nuclear Weapons than any other country. This was accomplished, including a complete update and renovation of existing weapons, during my First Term in office. Because of the tremendous destructive power, I HATED to do it, but had no choice! Russia is second, and China is a distant third, but will be even within 5 years. Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis. That process will begin immediately. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"

As with all the psychotic policy announcements from this regime, this one came from social media. Not through any established channels. Just barfed up on the stoop and left for us to find when we woke up the following day.

There's a lot to unpack there, but I think I'll start with the all caps "I HATED" to do it. This is a guy whose pointy head wouldn't get irony if it landed on him and started to wiggle. But he does do sarcasm. It is the chief ingredient of his smarm. He didn't hate to update our nuclear weapons. He reveled in it, much in the same way he is now reinvigorating the notion of missile envy. This is the same tiny mind that pushed us back to calling it The Department of War.

Just like his tariffs, this is not a new idea. The Arms Race was lost by all of us decades ago, and it only took a stupid and crazy guy to get his hands on the launch codes to plunge us all back into the 1960s. Or the 1860s. The worst of all possible worlds. Stupid and crazy.