We do not have the fox guarding the henhouse.  We have damn Col. Sanders guarding the henhouse.

A former coal executive, who had been cited for dangerous practices “numerous times”, is Trump’s pick for heading up mine safety.

The White House announced Saturday that Trump would be nominating David Zatezalo to run the Mine Safety and Health Administration. Zatezalo was previously the CEO of Rhino Resources, a Kentucky-based coal company.

Zatezalo got at least one man killed during is tenure at Rhino where safety violations were more the norm than an oddity.

Hell, even Joe Manchin opposes him.

Thanks to Henry for the heads up.

Like most everybody else, I have been keeping an eye on Trump’s “voter fraud commission” that he set up to prove three million undocumented workers illegally voted for Hillary.

Trump put some unqualified nut cases in charge of it, who, in turn, can really pick ’em.

A Maryland man arrested this week after authorities said they found child pornography on his cellphone worked for President Trump’s voter fraud commission, according to a senior administration official.

Ronald Williams II, 37, of Suitland, was a researcher for the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, said the official, who requested anonymity to discuss a personnel matter.

Now that right there is what Trump refers to as “Election Integrity.”

Oh yeah, and I am really certain that every state who sent all their voter data to the commission must be mighty proud.

Thanks to Maggie for the heads up.

Just in time for holiday gift-giving you can now own a Trumpy Bear.  It’s only gonna cost you $50 but, hell, the bear is wearing a flag and is unable to assume the kneeling position.

But, hey, what’s fifty bucks when this thing “commemorates the United States of America,” and for no extra charge it will “show your patriotism.”  I mean, just look at the beauty of this.  Just looking at it will make you want to bomb North Korea and cut food stamps to hungry children.

It has a flag, y’all, and only Donald Trump owns the flag.  This sucker comes with a certificate of authenticity that “confirms you own the original Trumpy Bear.”  It also some with a secret pouch where you can hoard everybody else’s health insurance.

Helluva deal.

Thanks to Vickie for the heads up.

The Biloxi, Mississippi, school districts got complaints about “the wording in “To Kill A Mockingbird” — an American classic being taught in 8th grade English Language Arts.  So, they banned it.

Kenny Holloway, vice president of the Biloxi School Board said, “There were complaints about it. There is some language in the book that makes people uncomfortable, and we can teach the same lesson with other books.

Call me silly, but I think it was more than just the “language” that made people in Biloxi, Mississippi, feel uncomfortable.  The damn purpose of the book is to make you feel uncomfortable.  Art is supposed to make you uncomfortable.

However, this banning thing may be a good idea.  Can we ban white supremacy in Mississippi because, holy cow, that make me uncomfortable?

Y’all, we are in big trouble now.

Trump said he met with the president of the Virgin Islands.

Trump is the president of the Virgin Islands.  That can only mean one thing — he cloned himself.

And if he did it once, he can do it again.  Over and over and over.  Then he can become president of every state. And then Hawaii.  And Iran.

This is not good.

The Freedom Of Information Act is meant to keep government open and honest.

So, praise the Lord, somebody is trying.

On Thursday, a legal group filed three separate Freedom of Information Act requests to learn if President Donald Trump is a “moron” and must be removed under the 25th Amendment. Seriously, that’s how they titled their statement, obtained by Law Newz: “Legal Advocacy Group Files Urgent Freedom Of Information Act Request Of Government Information On Whether President Trump Is A ‘Moron.’”

They say that even cabinet members and high ranking government officials question Trump’s ability to govern.  Yeah, and me, too.

They are requesting any documents being held by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Secretary of Defense James Mattis, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke, and former Security of Homeland Security John E. Kelly that suggest they ever questioned the president mental capacity.

I think moron is likely to include any evidence of idiot, jerk, ignorant twit, bean dip dumb, blockhead, nincompoop, nitwit, dope, ninny, chump, and blockhead.

Thanks to everybody for the heads up.