Sorry if any of you have seen this already in a couple of my other posts, but it’s just too damn important: Conservative pundit David Brooks: There are now over a dozen investigations into Trump’s various scandals. If we lived in a healthy society, the ensuing indictments would be handled in a serious way — somber congressional hearings, dispassionate court proceedings. Everybody would step back and be sobered by the fact that our very system of law is at stake.But we don’t live in a healthy society and we don’t have a healthy president.Trump doesn’t recognize, understand or respect institutional authority. He only understands personal power. He sees every conflict as a personal conflict in which he destroys or gets destroyed.When the indictments come down, Trump won’t play by the rules. He’ll seek to delegitimize those rules. He’ll seek to delegitimize our legal institutions. He’ll personalize every indictment, slander every prosecutor. He’ll seek to destroy the edifice of law in order to save himself.We know the language he’ll use. It will be the anti-establishment, anti-institutional language that has been coursing through the left and right for the past few decades: The establishment is corrupt, the game is rigged, the elites are out to get you.At that point congressional leaders will face the defining choice of their careers: Where does their ultimate loyalty lie, to the Constitution or to their party?
None of Trump’s die-hard supporters will ever acknowledge that any of this is Trump’s fault/responsibility, or that they are complicit in the tragedy because of their vote – even as they are dying, hard.
To their dying breath, they (and Trump) will proclaim that we are WINNING the trade war.
mourdac Premium Member over 5 years ago
The MAGA-ites are living somewhere over the rainbow, ain’t gonna blame him.
mr_sherman Premium Member over 5 years ago
Nice one, Jeff.
Kip W over 5 years ago
The GOP can’t keep the government open, but you can bet they have people out there making sure their base blames somebody else for it.
For Republicans, Blamecasting is Job One.
Masterskrain Premium Member over 5 years ago
“But…But… But…Hillary…But…But…But…E-mails…But…But…But…Obama…But…But…But…BENGHAZI!!”
Radish the wordsmith over 5 years ago
Make America great again, jail Trump.
Godfreydaniel over 5 years ago
Sorry if any of you have seen this already in a couple of my other posts, but it’s just too damn important: Conservative pundit David Brooks: There are now over a dozen investigations into Trump’s various scandals. If we lived in a healthy society, the ensuing indictments would be handled in a serious way — somber congressional hearings, dispassionate court proceedings. Everybody would step back and be sobered by the fact that our very system of law is at stake.But we don’t live in a healthy society and we don’t have a healthy president.Trump doesn’t recognize, understand or respect institutional authority. He only understands personal power. He sees every conflict as a personal conflict in which he destroys or gets destroyed.When the indictments come down, Trump won’t play by the rules. He’ll seek to delegitimize those rules. He’ll seek to delegitimize our legal institutions. He’ll personalize every indictment, slander every prosecutor. He’ll seek to destroy the edifice of law in order to save himself.We know the language he’ll use. It will be the anti-establishment, anti-institutional language that has been coursing through the left and right for the past few decades: The establishment is corrupt, the game is rigged, the elites are out to get you.At that point congressional leaders will face the defining choice of their careers: Where does their ultimate loyalty lie, to the Constitution or to their party?
Masterskrain Premium Member over 5 years ago
It’s SCARY that the Cons that were ALWAYS whining about Obama being a “Would-be Dictator” aren’t saying a DAMN THING about Agolf Twitler…
Vidrinath Premium Member over 5 years ago
Are there still places that sell WonderBread? I haven’t seen it in years. I suppose if it still exists redcaps would buy it.
Radish the wordsmith over 5 years ago
12 years ago Republicans were screaming about Obama’s tan suit like it was the worst scandal in the world.
Now we can’t go a day without Trump subverting the Constitution and the Russian loving psycho Republican thieves do nothing.
john_chubb over 5 years ago
None of Trump’s die-hard supporters will ever acknowledge that any of this is Trump’s fault/responsibility, or that they are complicit in the tragedy because of their vote – even as they are dying, hard.
To their dying breath, they (and Trump) will proclaim that we are WINNING the trade war.
Dtroutma over 5 years ago
Jeff sums it up perfectly, but Trump supporters will never add it up.
wolfiiig over 5 years ago
Proud to say that I didn’t vote for him!