Capt. Crankypants

THE TEFLON DON--ALD

Even amidst Trump's epic mishandling of the COVID-19 outbreak which has led to soaring unemployment, an ever increasing death count and an economy in the tank his popularity is actually rising. As of yesterday -- Mon, May 18, 2020 -- he was polling at 49% approval -- a record high.

The President hard at work.

What explains this disconnect? How can someone be failing miserably at his job and find his approval rising? This increase means that 49% of people polled see the disaster Trump has wrought and responded to it with a hearty "Nice job, Mr. President!"

This not only makes no sense it's just ridiculous.

How does someone stink at their job and get rewarded for it? How does someone with no leadership skills in a leadership role succeed and even thrive there?

Imagine a doctor whose patients don't improve and even wither under his care and still people seek him out and recommend him to all their friends and family. Make sense? Hell, no and yet this is the inexplicable reality we have. To Trump's base of support he can do no wrong even when all he ever seems to do is wrong. To them he's the second coming of Jesus Christ and there is literally nothing he can do that would move them to abandon their support of their marmalade messiah.

Buy why?

What possible reason could explain the unwavering devotion and hero worship these people demonstrate for an empty suit like Donald Trump? Cranky wishes he had the answer. The cultish adoration these people have for this little tin god is a question for the ages.

Trump is the luckiest son-of-a-b*tch on the planet. He was born into wealth and despite having no discernable talent and being an objectively stupid and incurious man has managed to fail upward his whole life. He neither reads nor writes anything but the book that was ghostwritten for him becomes a bestseller for which he's credited, he has bankrupted multiple business but was made the host of a TV gameshow that portrayed him as a keen businessman with the Midas touch -- a total fabrication that he later parlayed into the Presidency. On a level playing field without all the lucky breaks he's enjoyed Trump would've struggled to achieve a career as a night manager at the Circle-K.

If there's such a thing as having been born under a lucky star, Trump was. He's proof that it's far better to be lucky than smart...or talented...or a decent human being.