After last night’s debates, it seems like a good time to play: “Is it Saddam or is it Trump?” I’m using the present tense so I don’t give away the answers. Ready? Let’s get started!

- His taste in interior décor veers towards gold hues & ornate faux-Louis
- favorite art is paintings of himself
- Spends a lot of time alone watching hours of cable news on tv
- obsessed with personal grooming & hygiene
- really loves junk food

- enjoys huge rallies & military parades
- fans ethnic divisions for political gain
- his spokesperson spins truth
- aides often keep bad news from him, fearful of displeasing him
- loyalty to him is paramount
- paid others to write his books

- his gun loving sons caught up in corruption scandals
- calls journalists disgusting
- uses state apparatus for personal gain
- implements policies that destroy environment
- uses security forces against protesters
- refuses to leave office

Ya, I really did write a biography of Saddam...