FAFO

[Mulberry Heel]

https://www.npr.org/2025/05/05/nx-s1-5351764/trump-cuts-national-fire-academy-maryland-emmitsburg-fema-federal-spending

The whole town voted for Trump and found out.

That article summarizes a clear pattern that has emerged with Trump voters who are suffering from his policies - they all say they supported his promises to cut government "waste" and the size of government, but then express surprise and dismay that Trump 2.0 is cutting federal jobs, or jobs supported by the federal government, in their town. It really is the classic line "I was all for them cutting other people's jobs, but I didn't think they'd ever cut the jobs our town depends on!" In other words, pure selfishness, combined with a continued cult-like faith that, in spite of all contrary evidence, Trump knows what he's doing and will hopefully come around and realize just how important the federal jobs located in their town are, and will save those jobs. And of course Trump doesn't care about his supporters or their little towns any more than he does his enemies. Everyone and everything is expendable to him, including these people.

 

[finesse]

Lewis Grizzard

That I'm aware of, Grizzard's books weren't particularly political. That's the only knowledge I have of him.

 

[Ramrouser]

That I'm aware of, Grizzard's books weren't particularly political. That's the only knowledge I have of him.

He lived across the street from me. Culturally conservative more than political.

 

[finesse]

He lived across the street from me. Culturally conservative more than political.

That doesn't surprise me with his family history. I read a half dozen or so of his books so I'm reasonably familiar with his public story.