And here's me thinking that all those closed door sessions where he preemptively capitulated virtually every point his base wanted in favor of the big money interests was actually accomplishing something. I seem to recall some blather about how bright he was and n-dimensional chess and him manipulating the republicans. He DID clear the table pretty nicely before the repubs even got there. There wasn't much left for them to attack since all that was left was a republican plan. No prob... He won't miss any meals and his healthcare is covered for life. He's on the upside of neo-feudalism.
There's a bright side though. At least I can't be guilted into voting for him because it doesn't really matter who is there. If there isn't perfect harmony, nobody can do anything good or bad. I think we just beat entropy!