You
got to hand it to the Trump Administration, even though they've had
more turnover than your neighborhood Walmart, it's managed to keep a
razor-focus on job number one, screwing over the American people.
While the nation was riveted by the Kavanaugh free-for-all, the
administration proposed weakening mercury regulations (mercury is
especially dangerous to children and fetuses) and effectively
eliminating the EPA office in charge of children's health. (And they
call themselves the pro-life party? Hmmm.)
With
all the distractions and uproar, it would have been easy for the
Trump Administration to lose focus, maybe, even cave in to common
sense and decency. So how does the Trump Administration do it?
According to Ihor Binko, former chief lobbyist for The Big Belching
Energy Corporation and now head EPA Administrator for Polluters, a
new office created by the Trump Administration, it's all been one
hard, long climb.
“Washington's
all aghast,” Ihor said, while sitting at a park bench on the
National Mall, munching his favorite hot dog with extra red dye #3.
“Cabinet members and twitter storms come and go. A new scandal pops
up every other day. But in our office, I make sure we keep our eyes
peeled on getting the job done: helping polluters navigate and avoid
the administrative state.”
After
I coughed up a good chunk of my tofu wrap, I asked Mr. Binko, wasn't
it the EPA's purpose to stop polluters?
He
chuckled. “Lots of people have that mistaken impression. Go
figure.”
On
deep background, Trump Administration official, John Miller, agreed
to talk to me on the phone, “Ihor, fine man, one of our top people.
Really! Believe me!”
“But
you don't think weakening mercury rules and eliminating the office
for children sends a bad message?”
“No,
that's fake news! And what's your name again? Wheatcroft-Pardue, what
is that, a hyphenated name? Sad. Little Kenny, we all know who wears
the pants in your family. You sound like a loser to me, an enemy of
the people. I got a good friend in Montana who can body slam you.”
“Excuse
me.”
“Listen,
I'm close to the President. Very, very close, if you know what I
mean. You play ball, maybe, I can get you an ambassadorship. Bound to
be some shithole country without one now.”
“I'm
not interested in an ambassadorship. I just want to know how the
party that claims to be pro-life can back policies that are obviously
hazardous to young children?”
“Pro-life
is better. It helped me – uh, the President, in his great, amazing
victory. That night was so, so amazing. Nobody thought we could do
it. But, interestingly, I was pro-abortion in my younger days. Lot of
guys went to Vietnam, but my Vietnam was 5th Avenue. After
all that sex with 10's, (I only do it with 10's, I'm not a loser,
like you) no STD's. Nothing, and me, without a condom. Always. Now
people say I have small hands. I can tell you I never heard any
complaints in bed before. Believe me.”
So
there you have it, despite having a “spokesman“ who way
over-shares, you truly have to hand it to the Trump Administration.
It has done exactly as promised. Help rich polluters ruin the
environment and our children's lives, too. The real question now is,
what are we going to do about it?
