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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
In fact, here's an article by Klaine in the Atlantic from January
warning that Trump's dismissal of experts and scientists could make it harder to fight the coronavirus. And even that still has a bit at the closing hoping the virus might not be that bad in the end.
Klaine wasn't in the government at the time, so he had more or less the same information as the rest of us.
I remember listening to Pod Save America at the time and in the early weeks the attitude towards the virus, before we even had the name COVID, was more frustration at Trump not doing much to address it than anything else. It wasn't until individual cities started having to take more and more measures to try and stop it did everyone start realizing we were already into a pandemic.
https://theweek.com/speedreads/949542/trump-reportedly-aware-lost-election-but-putting-fight-theater
Interesting article that Trump is fighting this as theater in order to keep his base riled up for an announcement to run in 2024.
Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.If he's free and alive by 2024, given both investigations into his businesses and poor health habits throughout his entire life.
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I think Don Jr. or Ivanka would try to run if Donald couldn't, but I don't think they would be successful in winning the nomination.
I personally wouldn't mind Mary running as a Dem.
"Wow, no Mega Togekiss in Legends Z-A. Or any non-Froslass new Sinnoh Mega Evolutions. Round of applause, everybody." - DawnI'm being honest to myself that Donald is fully capable of running out the clock on his legal problems in New York. The money he's gathering now is entirely to cover his legal fees until then until he can get no prison time.
Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.Trump has a lot more to fear when it comes to civil cases though. He's got a lot of loans coming due, DB is ditching him, and his foreign backers have no reason to pay him once he leaves office.
Chances are, he won't be in good financial shape come mid-late 2023. And as his reputation is largely linked to his business empire...
Edited by Rationalinsanity on Nov 12th 2020 at 4:16:27 PM
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.I don't think the term "spooked" is a coincidence.
This isn't really that surprising since Obama is a very intelligent and perceptive man, but I think this is the first time he's ever been this transparent about it.
In the book, he also specifically criticizes the RNC for picking Palin and saying it legitimized abhorrent politics within the GOP, paving the way for Trump. I think he's a bit soft on Mc Cain, personally, since he says "I think if he had the chance he'd do it differently/ I believe he did put his country first".
Edited by Draghinazzo on Nov 12th 2020 at 5:22:16 PM
Him and Mc Cain had a lot of legitimate respect for each other apparently
And it does fit Obama’s stance on being sincere of potential bipartisanship and extolling service and fundamental trust in the system
Chances are, he won't be in good financial shape come mid-late 2023. And as his reputation is largely linked to his business empire...
I want to say these are thoughts that Trump may suffer any consequence whatsoever. Even if he does find backers among the MAGApeople, these are also noticeably running on fumes, whn there's no fracking giant behind them.
But Trump is too useful an idiot for Russian oligarchs, Megachurchers, and assorted imbeciles to let him flop.
He's too dumb to fail.
Edited by Aszur on Nov 12th 2020 at 2:45:53 PM
It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothesThere were a lot of things Mc Cain did I disliked, but I'll be damned if he didn't redeem himself in the end with the "NO!" vote on repealing the ACA. That got me a lot of respect for him.
Edited by ScubaWolf on Nov 12th 2020 at 3:54:15 PM
"In a move surprising absolutely no one"Obama's biggest failure historically is the fact he spent 6 years trying to reach across the isle, only to kept his hand slapped away each time and then 2 years fighting to avoid them tearing everything he built down.
Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.Mc Cain was maybe the last GOP er in Congress who was only an Opponent instead of an Enemy
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At this point it could be safe to say that the Republican Party died with John Mc Cain, and the Trump Party was born in its place.
Yeah, it started with Reagan. If not earlier.
John Mc Cain may have done well with the ACA but he was in no way separate from the problem.
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Here's Shakespeare's comment on the Dunning-Kruger effect:
"Folly in fools bears not so strong a note
As foolery in the wise, when wit doth dote;
Since all the power thereof it doth apply
To prove, by wit, worth in simplicity."
—Love's Labour's Lost, Act 5, Scene V.
Edited by MichaelKatsuro on Nov 12th 2020 at 7:32:07 PM