If you really want to see the dangers of choosing policy makers for their ignorance of policy and dismissing facts and evidence as mere elitism, the best place to look isn't the Trump Administration at all.
Try the Brexit.
The British Parliament is apparently engaged in an experiment to see if unwelcome realities can be eliminated by majority vote.
It's unreal. Parliament has been presented with a menu of options on how to handle Brexit, ranging from a do-over for the referendum to just crashing out. Every single one of them has been rejected. Eye roll!
Look, guys, maybe it would have been a good idea to decide on one of these plans, one that could get an actual majority vote before starting the two-year clock ticking, rather than attempt to decide this with the clock set to run in a matter of weeks (or less). And if there are absolutely no acceptable options -- well maybe it is better to think about that before you get into such a situation in the first place.
And some people are asking why, given May's utter failure, she hasn't been replaced as Prime Minister. The answer seems bleeding obvious to me. No one else wants to get stuck with the job and blamed for whatever unacceptable outcome the country gets stuck with. Duh!
So, my fellow Americans, you are witnessing a real-time example of what happens when you make ignorance your prime qualification for office and think reality can be abolished by majority vote. And reality is set to strike in less than ten days unless someone can think up something very fast.
So seriously, folks, is this what you want for our country? Because Trump's handlers just might not be able to restrain him forever.
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