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<\/a>Gun rights rally, Richmond, Virginia, Jan. 20, 2020.\u00a0 Credit: Julio Cortez (AP)<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n The (unidentified) man above is smiling for several reasons.\u00a0 First, he has a gun, and it is a very large and intimidating one.\u00a0 Second, the supreme court of the land he shares with us has declared that he and his kindred are free to brandish such weapons, which satisfies his fetish and lets him forget all his insecurities for the moment.\u00a0 Third, it is just a lot of fun to play dress-up soldier with your friends, no matter what your age.<\/p>\n And why is this man smiling?<\/p>\n The Senate rejects impeachment witnesses, Washington, DC, January 31, 2020. This man, Sen. Mitch McConnell, is smiling because he too has a big gun, whose name is Donald J. Trump.\u00a0 McConnell has just wielded that gun to impose discipline in his ranks and bring the impeachment trial to a close.\u00a0 He is smiling because Trump’s fervent base is the bluntest weapon he has ever used and its aim was true.\u00a0 McConnell is smiling because if Trump can get away with anything, then so can he.\u00a0 And he is smiling because it is just a lot of fun to play dress-up politician with your friends, no matter what your age.<\/p>\n \u2022 \u2022 \u2022\u00a0<\/p>\n Actually, my reasoning here was far too complicated.\u00a0 Both men are smiling because they have just had orgasms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Why is this man smiling? The (unidentified) man above is smiling for several reasons.\u00a0 First, he has a gun, and it is a very large and intimidating one.\u00a0 Second, the supreme court of the land he shares with us has … Continue reading <\/a>
\nCredit: Erin Schaff, New York Times.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n