BTRTN: A Day (or Two) in the Life of the Wild, Wild West Wing
A new level of absurdity in the White House, if that is possible...
http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2018/03/btrtn-day-or-two-in-life-of-wild-wild.html
"You have all heard the astonishing Beatles’ classic, 'A Day in the Life,' many of you perhaps a thousand times. It seems as if every Beatles’ song broke new ground, and with that song, the two strange upward orchestral crescendos were the news. These glissandos (the technical term) – performed by a 40-piece orchestra in the EMI Studios in London, conducted by George Martin and Paul McCartney – go on and up for only 30 seconds each, but they seem far longer – endless, in fact. And as they build ever higher, the notes become more screechy, the discordance more raucous and yet the clashing instruments continue, until you begin to wonder if they will ever resolve. And then they do, with the last one crashing into a dramatic single, resounding piano chord that itself extends, ever less audibly, for over 40 seconds.
Donald Trump’s presidency at times feels oddly similar, with all the endless, raging, rising cacophony of that piece (though none of the artistry), apparently barreling toward some resolution but not, as yet, giving any sign as to when that might come and in what form. And until that resolution comes, there is every evidence that the din will escalate beyond human comprehension.
Consider just the last two days in the life of the Trump Administration..."
