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When Rackets Fail
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Several Republicans in the House or Senate becoming independent over government shut down nonsense
Unfortunately, the norm breaking that’s occurring is paving the road for someone that does have it in them to make good on both points. Someone always walks, so another can run.
Totally agree. This is the piece I’m most worried about. Even if Trump doesn’t/can’t follow through with what he’s started, he’s established the playbook. Should be interesting to see who will (inevitably) come along to finish the job…
100% with you both on this. For all of you wishing bad health or worse on the president – be careful what you wish for. If Mr. Trump is assassinated he will be a martyr. If his health was to bring him down, a VAST swath of our fellow citizens would never accept that there was anything natural about it.
Vance & Bessent will be the figure heads for the Thiele/Andreessen team. They are smart and prepared. Project 2025 is just a taster of what will (not may) follow.
God Bless and watch over Donald Trump.
He will eventually say something so idiotic, someone will start laughing, a cameraman, a toady, someone, and then a second person will start laughing………
Yeah, that’s what I was driving at here. The issue for Trump is that ultimately nobody’s scared of him personally regardless of how scared people are of his project. That’s a problem when you’re trying to do what he’s (implicitly) trying to do. People have to fear you, the actual man. That will never be the case for Trump. No one will ever be afraid of the man who is Trump separate and distinct from the office he occupies and the movement he leads. He’s a lot of things but one thing he is not, in himself, is dangerous. (Some of his old bankers and a few of the women he’s dated may beg to differ, but those are separate issues.) Note that you don’t have to posit a Putin (i.e., the extreme case) to illustrate the juxtaposition. Narendra Modi, for example, is personally dangerous and people are scared of him. Same’s true of Erdogan, notwithstanding how cartoonish he can be.
Are we about to get entangled in a Venezuela adventure to “bolster credibility” in some sense ??
We need ‘Green Shirt Guy’ to rise up once again.
A Joseph Welch moment would be nice. Me? I’m waiting for the Howard Beale moment.
(Hopefully the video embed works)
Nope. Anyway, here’s the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RujOFCHsxo
Unfortunately I can’t find a clip, but Bryan Cranston killed in that role on Broadway. (You know, and also that he’s Heisenberg).
The primary problem is with Congress- who is failing miserably at their two most important responsibilities: establishing laws, rules and regulations to govern our country, along with the means for enforcement, and establishing budgets that take into consideration not just the short term needs of the people, but that also take into consideration the long term consequences on the country.
Their failure to do their job creates a void into which occurs unintended, dysfunctional and overreaching behavior from both the presidential and judicial branches.
In my opinion.
And they have not been doing their job for a very long time. It’s amazing the system is still partially upright with only 2 legs of the 3 legged stool working. This time is different? I don’t think so. We’re neither a democracy or autocracy, but in some transition zone between the two. If there is a midterm election, it has to be clear it’s not about single issues, but what kind of government we will live under. Who was the first politician who decided the country could run well with half its citizens sidelined. Now half the country is the enemy. When you start fighting yourself, it’s game over. Your enemies can sit back and enjoy the show, throwing on gasoline from time to time to keep the country eating itself.
Agreed. Well said.
I wonder if JD could do it.
A childhood of poverty and abuse, dude probably has a large chip om at least one of his shoulders.
Usually the type who will follow through with a threat
He might like to think so but he has no idea how to go about it. He’s just a clown.
we are attending the NO KINGS rally this afternoon. Hope for a 5-10X turnout bump from last time. Might help generate a hot mic moment, if we can put some spine in elected officials.
maybe some of you will join, despite the “Don’t be a hero” article.