Tea and Vitriol

The bromance between the world's most powerful man, US President Donald Trump and the world's richest man, Elon Musk has ended. It was inevitable that the relationship would end, because both men are too similar for any bromance to last. Both are narcissists. Both are exhibitionists, perpetually seeking the spotlight and taking center stage. The only thing that prevents them from donning trench coats and seeking the thrill of exposing themselves on streetcorners is that neither of them are blessed with faces or figures that make such actions amusing or interesting to others. Unfortunately, Elon forgot that The Donald IS the President of the United States and, while The Donald likes to associate with strong and powerful men, He also demands to be surrounded by "yes men." When Elon criticized The Donald's "Big, Beautiful Bill," he was finished. The Donald brooks no criticism of his regime, no matter how asinine and idiotic some of his actions and diatribes...

  The story is as old as time. An inexperienced, rather naive man attempts to attract the attention of an older, experienced courtesan by giving her everything she asks for. She, in return, gives him little, if anything. Not even a tickle. Such is the ongoing Bromance between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, with Putin playing the role of the courtesan. It has provided the world with much hilarity as well as revulsion. It has also made the US President look rather stupid before the entire world, especially since he is way too old to play the moonstruck young man falling for the charms of an aging hooker. The world waited with anticipation the outcome of the scheduled phone call between President Trump and Putin today, regarding a 30-day ceasefire in Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine. Ukraine has already stated that it would agree to such a ceasefire if Putin did. Instead, Putin graciously said that he would agree to a ceasefire only regarding...