This has been quite a news filled week: elections; Manafort trial; new tariffs; swampy behavior by Cabinet officials; immigrations; racism; Nazis; Russians; the demise of our democracy; etc.
But it is Friday, so maybe it’s a little OK to allow ourselves to be distracted. This week gave us the Mother of All Distractions — Space Force!
Vice Colluder Pence made the announcement of a new military branch at the Pentagon, a Space Command. Problem is, this pointless distraction doesn’t even seem to realize that it already exists (in a more sensible manner). As @amvetssupport pointed out on Twitter:
The USAF Space Command has 38,000 members of the USAF working in the Command. They are in almost 90 bases throughout the world.
The Trump-Pence version was roundly mocked, according to the distraction plan. But while Space Madness has captured some attention, real patriots won’t succumb to the Killing Moon. We’ll pause a moment to laugh at their Moonage Daydream, and then get back to resisting until they take their stinking paws off our democracy.
So while you’re watching Spaceballs tonight, enjoy a Moonage Daydream cocktail. Via Gaz Regan’s 101 Best New Cocktails (2015), the Moonage Daydream is:
1.5 oz Zacapa 23 rum (El Dorado 12)
.75 oz Punt e Mes
.25 oz Luxardo Fernet (Fernet Branca)
3 dashes of Dr. Adam’s Aphrodite Bitters
Build over a large rock in an Old Fashioned glass, stir until cold and add orange twist garnish.
Happy Friday!
Cheers!
Gin & Bitters 