The DOGE “Tooth Fairy” Bites Hinderaker, Tonight…

So… John tonight breathlessly tells us that his think tank’s polling arm in Minnesota has found that 96% of registered voters there like the (non-existent) Dept. Of Govt. Efficiency “concept of a plan”.

Y A W N.

And they would like… tooth fairy visits, too.

We had earlier mentioned here, that in order for Mr. Musk to run this so-called department, since he refuses to be any part or employee of the federal government, under Trump… he would be required to register and make massive disclosures — as a lobbyist (on all his conflicting interests), in order to create the mythical “department”.

That he will never do, even if he truly believes in the idea. He would be required to explain his financial interests in Tesla and SpaceX, and the full value of their contracts with the federal government. As well as detail all the tax subsidies that Tesla currently enjoys. Under the “no revolving door” rules, he might even be required to divest most of his holdings of Tesla, and SpaceX.

No way meet… no how.

But even more than that, we have Tangerine’s history as our guide. When he was president, he widely promised that he would completely overhaul prescription drug pricing in America, lowering it for ordinary consumers.

Not only did he not do that, he did not even try. He ran on a mantra of repealing Obamacare, and though his party was able to muster 60 separate votes in Congress, never once were they able to modify Obamacare — let alone repeal it.

[If anything, he’s become more scatter-brained and delusional… in his ranting MAGA policy sound-bites.]

And so, in sum, there is zero chance that any responsible federal judge, when asked to review whether Mr. Musk may lawfully run a department of “government” — wholly outside of the government, subject to no oversight… that a near instant nationwide injunction will NOT be entered.

See… the Constitution expressly prohibits additional branches of government — by preznit / fiat actions… even if Mr. Musk makes all these disclosures, and then divests his conflicting interests.

So it is immensely precious that Hinderaker thinks that polling in Minnesota, about rainbow hued unicorns, all served with… strawberry sherbet… and cotton candy… means anything.

It does not.

Onward.