The Lair of the Emerald Serpent

On this most auspicious day, what else is there to talk about but luck both good and bad and folks who have made and lost fortunes chasing it


One crook who hit the jackpot getting his arse inside the Oval Office in spite of his very dubious shady past and how at this time his luck is finally turning and it looks like he will bring not just the house down but the whole world with him



The Serpent has been seriously stalking Racket Man for just over two years now. During that time there has been some amazing insightful articles about him

One from Tony Schwartz - the ghost writer on "The Art of the Deal" and the other Richard Branson in a scary story about a lunch meeting they had many moons ago

But most insightful and frightening of all are the commentaries by the woman who I call Cassandra
She had a history studying the kleptocracies of the former Soviet satellite states - such as Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. So she can sniff out corruption from miles away. And when it got a whole lot closer to home, she had no hesitation in calling it out. But of course no one was listening when it really mattered.
Now that the raging mad bull is trashing the china store, folks are starting to take notice.

But of all the articles she has written, this is the most damning and terrifying of all

Serving one’s country is a sacrifice, and sacrifice terrifies Trump. The idea that one would risk oneself–out of love, loyalty, or duty–is alien to him. Sacrifice, to Trump, is a sucker’s bet, a gamble beyond his comprehension–but one he is all too willing to let other Americans make.

Trump’s definition of an attack on the U.S. is when his lawyer’s home is raided by the FBI, not when Russia attacks our elections and infrastructure.



Burning Down the House