“Napoleon”
was,
of
course,
the
name
George
Orwell
gave
to
the
pig
who
ran
Animal
Farm
after
the
animals
overthrew
the
humans.
Orwell
wrote
in Animal
Farm:
“In
his
speeches,
Squealer
would
talk
with
tears
rolling
down
his
cheeks
of
Napoleon’s
wisdom,
the
goodness
of
his
heart,
and
the
deep
love
he
bore
to
all
animals
everywhere.”
Here’s
what Todd
Blanche said
last
week:
“I
love
working
for
President
Trump.
It’s
the
greatest
honor
of
a
lifetime.
…
If
he
chooses
to
nominate
somebody
else
and
asks
me
to
go
do
something
else,
I
will
say,
‘Thank
you
very
much.
I
love
you,
sir.’”
Susie
Wiles:
“The
president’s
promises
made
to
the
American
people
have
been
kept
time
and
time
and
time
again.”
Kristi
Noem:
“The
border
is
99.99%
safe,
under
control.
You
have
completely
reversed
the
entire
situation.”
Elon
Musk:
“[T]his
could
be
the
greatest
administration
since
the
founding
of
the
country.”
Hmmm
…
George
Orwell, Animal
Farm:
“It
had
become
usual
to
give
Napoleon
the
credit
for
every
successful
achievement
and
every
stroke
of
good
fortune. You
would
often
hear
one
hen
remark
to
another,
‘Under
the
guidance
of
our
leader,
Comrade
Napoleon,
I
have
laid
five
eggs
in
six
days’.”
Donald
Trump:
“We
just
set
new
records
in
the
stock
market.”
Donald
Trump:
“I
got
the
World
Cup
and
I
got
the
Olympics.”
“At
least
eight
of
the
projects
touted
by
the
White
House
had
sought
or
secured
critical
local
incentive
packages
before
Trump
took
office
while
at
least
a
half
dozen
other
projects
had
already
been
announced
by
local
officials
or
the
companies
themselves,
Reuters
found.”
Hmmm
…
George
Orwell, Animal
Farm:
Napoleon
“personally
congratulated
the
animals
on
their
achievement,
and
announced
that
the
mill
would
be
named
Napoleon
Mill.”
What
we’re living:
The
Donald
J.
Trump
and
the
John
F.
Kennedy
Memorial
Center
for
the
Performing
Arts.
The
Donald
J.
Trump
Institute
of
Peace.
Trump-class
battleships.
Trump
Accounts
(the
tax-advantaged
savings
accounts
for
children).
Trump
Rx
(website
to
search
for
discounted
drugs).
Hmmm
…
Orwell
died
in
1950.
Thank
God
he
didn’t
live
to
see
today.
Mark Herrmann spent
17
years
as
a
partner
at
a
leading
international
law
firm
and
later
oversaw
litigation,
compliance
and
employment
matters
at
a
large
international
company.
He
is
the
author
of The
Curmudgeon’s
Guide
to
Practicing
Law and Drug
and
Device
Product
Liability
Litigation
Strategy (affiliate
links).
You
can
reach
him
by
email
at [email protected].