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I’m no political pundit but I grew up w a dad who was a federal prosecutor & he taught me a lot & I’ve also sat a fair amount of poker w serious players & l’ll say this: I do not think Trump is trying to ‘make his base happy’ or ‘laying the groundwork for his own network’...
...or that ‘chaos is what he loves’. The core of it is that he knows he’s in deep, multi-dimensional legal jeopardy & this defines his every action. We’re seeing 1) a tactical delay of the transition to buy time for coverup & evidence suppression 2) above all, a desperate endgame
...which is to create enough chaos & anxiety about peaceful transfer of power, & fear of irreparable damage to the system, that he can cut a Nixon-style deal in exchange for finally conceding. But he doesn’t have the cards. His bluff after ‘the flop’ has been called in court...
His ‘turn card’ bluff will be an escalation & his ‘River card’ bluff could be really ugly. But they have to be called. We cannot let this mobster bully the USA into a deal to save his ass by threatening our democracy. THAT is his play. But he’s got junk in his hand. So call him.
I will allow that he’s also a whiny, sulky, petulant, Grinchy, vindictive little 10-ply-super-soft bitch who no doubt is just throwing a wicked pout fest & trying to give a tiny-hand middle finger to the whole country for pure spite, without a single thought for the dead & dying
But his contemptible, treasonous, seditious assault on the stability of our political compact isn’t about 2024, personal enrichment or anything else other than trying to use chaos & threat to the foundation of the system as leverage to trade for a safe exit. Call. His. Bluff.
Faith in the strength of our sacred institutions & founding principles is severely stretched...but they will hold. They will. He’s leaving, gracelessly & in infamy. But if we trade for it, give him some brokered settlement, we’ll be vulnerable to his return. We can’t flinch.
See a trend in time person of the year awards?? 1938, 2001, 2016.pic.twitter.com/ZBVsnVhMY3
Uh, Travis you were Time Person of the Year in 2006.
Well written burn Sir! A lot of insight and truth that I hope the USA is all thinking and seeing. It’s gross the sham being pulled for the last four years and next two months. If he makes Pence President just to pardon himself then the system is broken.
The very foundation of this system we so love and must protect at all costs is built upon one thing. Justice. If we tip the scales in any one person’s favor, we lose all semblance of balance. The wheels come off. We’re through. In other words, you are absolutely right.
The fact that a temporary job assignment and a 50 year old memo gets Trump a protective force field from laws is proof we need to recalibrate our justice system. He has lived above the law for 4 years and scorched our, “no one is above the law,” slogan.
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