All Hat, No Horse

 

Yesterday I came across this art work by Scott Sheldon entitled “All Hat, No Horse” and thought it was brilliant visual commentary.

I was thinking about how DJT in his first administration was new to the job and kept putting qualified people in cabinet positions because that is all he knew to do at the time, but they kept resigning when the realization hit them that he was not a serious leader and was making ludicrous if not seriously dangerous requests of them.

Fast forward to this second administration and he just said “screw it, I’m putting in loyalists” even though they have no qualifications or expertise to function in those roles.  As a result the most qualified and experienced people in these departments are either quitting or being fired, basically gutting our government’s ability to function effectively or at all.

Then I saw this photo of our current Secretary of Homeland Security who has turned this department’s purpose on its head, ie, working diligently to spread fear and insecurity in areas not governed by their loyalists.

The metaphor that came to mind today is that our present government is functioning like the WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment).  They posture and pose to portray strength and purpose, but it isn’t real.  They brazenly lie and expect us to cheer them on and accept what they are saying as not obviously fake or false.  It is the thrilling pile driver or the flying suplex that is all for show for a certain segment of the population that is naive: easily deceived, distracted, and manipulated.  

It is the big hat and big belt buckle that wants to be taken seriously but is all external show with no internal substance.