Enjoying the view from Limbo
Mitch McConnell, more than any other Washington establishmentarian, was personally supported by Donald Trump for years prior to 2016. And in 2016, no establishmentarian was more responsible than McConnell for Trump’s runaway domination of the GOP primary process. It is no exaggeration to say that McConnell personally cleared Trump’s presidential path, in exchange for which he scored his greatest, and most cunningly planned...
Donald Trump is predictably retreating somewhat on his tariffs proposal, under strong disapproval from much of his fan base. He is not a leader, but a reality TV star, so no one should expect anything else from him — this is all a ratings game for him. The driving concern in all things is “How do I maintain my position as Number One...
Even after Donald Trump’s election victory made the whole “NeverTrump” debate irrelevant, Trump’s supporters, both establishment and (allegedly) anti-establishment, have taken to every forum available to them to decry, mock, and condemn the evil NeverTrumpers who supposedly missed the boat so badly on America’s great heroic man-of-the-people/savior. “The little whiny sniveling negative cowards who are Never Trumpers are beneath our paying attention to...
2016 US Election / America Descending / What is The Establishment?
by Daren Jonescu · Published September 27, 2016
(Originally published in March 2016) Once upon a time, a funny court jester mocked his master, dancing around him and shouting, “I want to be king!” The king and his subjects laughed. “And how would you rule?” asked the king, playing along with his favorite entertainer. “I would do exactly as you do,” said the jester, for he was just a silly prankster,...
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