Tom Toles for November 29, 2019

Is that the life expectancy of Americans or the country itself?

Phase One of our national physic.

What’s encouraging is that the average age of both Republicans AND FAUX Noise Viewers is somewhere between 70 and DEAD!

Death by a thousand cuts. Literally.

Misery is Slow – {rhyme}

In misery, time’s flow // is torturously slow: -

- This regime of Trump’s // has us deep in the dumps,

so it seems as though // we’ve a long row to hoe.

It seems like forever.

Yikes! Will NEVER

this {expletive deleted} go?

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The physical continues with a fun visit to the proctologist.

has it really only been 16 years…?

In the second panel he looks more like the bloated bull frog he is.

There’s a reason for everything: Less healthy environment? People feel they have nothing to live for? Poor health care services???

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Good Policies got Trumped – {rhyme}

Our national interests got trumped {got Trumped}

by him against whom we Lefties have grumped

as being the Cause that our prospects have flumped,

‘cause lotsa good policies got Trumped {got dumped}.

… Coda:

From the White House this chump

should be chased {should be bumped},

and out of his [swamp] swump

the effluvium pumped.

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Too bad the evil one’s life expectancy isn’t cut short…all the crap he eats and spews, you would think it would have taken its toll on the troll by now……

You can feel the desperation in the post-Eisenhower “Republican” party as they are forced to use propaganda, disinformation, gerrymandering, registration purging, anti-voting, and conspiracy theories to manipulate voters rather than sound proactive policies to quell the irrational fears of changing demographics in America. They seem to have no viable plans for dealing with immigration, economic disparity, education/training, climate change, clean air and water, affordable housing, affordable/accessible healthcare, public safety, gun violence vs gun ownership, or and of the other issue expected of representatives of We the People. Rather, they seem to attack the very idea of government of the people, by the people, and for the people, focusing instead on affluent white “Christain” males who seem to hold Old Testament tenets and seem incapable (even when controlling all branches of government) of dealing with ways to add value for all Americans and continue pursuing the old failed supply-side polices of Mellon, Coolidge, et al into the 21st century. The unnecessary cutting of regulations is shortening the lives of Americans and actually cutting into profits. There is no rational reason to pursue policies like this, disregarding facts as though they were the equivalent to their political fantasies.

I just need to outlive Trump.

It’s a blessing and a curse…a curse and a blessing.

That’s “elected”, by the way, not elected.

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Politicians at Fault – {1.40 limericks and a coda}

We watch our environs wilt

and wonder: Who has the guilt?

… Politicians who whore // for drillings offshore,

while they ignore // the damage galore.

They’re guilty up to the hilt.

… Coda:

Mother Nature is {killed} kilt; – // her coffin is built

by pols’ flirtations // with fuel corporations.

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From personal experience, a significant component of the decline is suicide.

Republicans just love money, they don’t care about human life outside of family.

3 days ago – After 2010, US life expectancy plateaued and in 2014 it began reversing, dropping for three consecutive years — from 78.9 years in 2014, to 78.6 in 2017. This is despite the US spending the most on health care per capita than any other country in the world. cnn

I remember the time they rushed me to the hospital, for the first phase of my physical. {sarcasm} They said they needed to do some bloodwork, Apparently, you have to be in a hospital for that.

I continue to love Toles’ rendition of Donald the Hutt.

Toles, I love this!