Sounds like you would have been a stellar up-and-comer in Adolph's admin dept. I'm sure you would have volunteered for special missions for his motley crew as well.
I empathize. Last year I swore to never ride the bus again as I'd always end up angry and disillusioned. Worse than even the three sestet asshole is the one who puts a backpack or grocery bag on the seat next to them to prevent others from sitting. Unreal. My bike commute at one point was 19 miles round trip to avoid said bullshit. Totally worth it.
This for once is a fairly legit Trimet gripe, however, you should probably let the bus driver know instead of this blog. Most of them don't put up with assholes in good humor like the people who read this blog do.
Oh shame!