Worse To Worser

 They are calling it "doubling down." 

When the largest turnover in fifty years took place last week in the midterms, with MAGAts of all shapes and sizes sent packing under the defiant banner that suggested that making America great would be done on our terms, thank you very much, the convicted felon flinched. 

But just for a moment. 

Before the week was over, he tossed long-time associate Susan Wiles overboard and promoted Stephen "Not Steve" Miller to Chief of Staff. To suggest that this was on-brand for the adjudicated rapist would be a gross understatement. Rather than make room for anything resembling humility, he fired one of the few remaining women in his administration. 

As chief architect of most of the draconian measures of the Second Trumpreich, Stabschef Miller won't need a lot of time to find his footing in the dark recesses of the sewers from whence his work springs. The mere suggestion that mass deportations and the war in Iran might wind down with the voice of the people still ringing in his pointy little ears would be laughable. 

If only he were capable. 

As my mother was prone to point out a just about any historical juncture, things can still get worse. Even as the confetti is being swept from the floors of Democratic headquarters across this great land of ours, the next two months loom as a terrible challenge for Chief of the Minions Miller to exact as much chaos as possible before the Blue Tsunami is sworn in. ICE raids, air strikes, and fatuous attempts at interior decorating will only ramp up until January. Executive Orders to leap over the checks and balances put in place to keep evil twits from making things worse instead of better will no doubt be the standard, with the current members of Congress looking at their retirement plans and hoping they won't be called to testify once 2027 opens up on a Brand New Day. 

But that's still a long time from now. Stephen Miller, like the rodent that he is, can fit through holes as small as a quarter. If only we could keep him busy with Star Wars memes until January.