Post #419,406
8/1/17 11:31:14 AM
8/1/17 11:31:14 AM
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You have a point on the heartless claim.
But, there's hope he won't cross any legal lines as that would tarnish his honor. He's also not that suited for dealing with the Congress intrigue.
Alexander Haig, the last general who was a chief of staff (for Nixon) did not do well.
If Trump lasts out the year, I don't think that Kelly will do the same. But, I've been wrong before! :) Alex
"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."
-- Isaac Asimov
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Post #419,407
8/1/17 11:37:49 AM
8/1/17 11:37:49 AM
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He'll last until he asserts his authority in a way that Trump disagrees with
Like ditching Bannon, interfering with the Trumplets, or because of the Comey thing. Regards,
-scott
Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
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Post #419,412
8/1/17 2:05:48 PM
8/1/17 2:05:48 PM
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so far, it happens rarely if at all
…that anyone who attaches his honor or his reputation to Donald Trump survives the association with these qualities unstained. Of course, that’s not an issue for the several members of the administration who arrived unencumbered with such old-fashioned baggage.
cordially,
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Post #419,418
8/1/17 7:18:08 PM
8/1/17 7:18:09 PM
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Believe this the Master-Disqualification factor, no-matter who, next: until mass-Extirpation occurs.
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Post #419,440
8/2/17 10:14:55 PM
8/2/17 10:14:55 PM
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Another perspective
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Post #419,441
8/2/17 10:41:14 PM
8/2/17 10:41:14 PM
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nice find, thanks
"Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" – Richard Feynman
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Post #419,445
8/3/17 8:56:56 AM
8/3/17 8:56:56 AM
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The only thing correct about that article concerned income inequality. Luttwak is an idiot.
We will see indeed. I agree (and that will be no surprise to the regulars) that the Democratic Party as a whole and their nominee in particular played with fire and got burnt by ignoring income inequality in 2016. But his analysis that income inequality is due to deregulation is as laughable as his 1983 statement that the Soviet invasion into Afghanistan was a success. Similarly, his premonition that Drumpf will be re-elected in 2020 and be followed by an Ivanka Trump Presidency demonstrates the same "insight and wisdom" his theory, just before the Berlin Wall fell, that glasnost and perestroika combined with the Red Army would further empower the Soviet Union.
I take some heart in the knowledge that a laughably inaccurate predictor of future events like Luttwak is anticipating a Drumpf 2020 victory.
But, thanks for the link, I'd almost forgotten about Luttwak. bcnu,
Mikem
It's mourning in America again.
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Post #419,454
8/4/17 12:02:39 AM
8/4/17 12:02:39 AM
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Re: Luttwak is an idiot.
Agree on that point.
Even Republican senators are warning Trump not to try to fire Mueller. Heck, McConnell made sure that technically the Senate stays in session during the August recess. No recess appointments for Trump. So, no new AG to do his bidding.
Mueller will strike paydirt. It's said he could indict a ham sandwich so it's just a question of time.
Trump is panicking and tonight was stirring up the brainless of West Virginia that “They’re trying to cheat you out of the leadership that you want with a fake story.” Alex
"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."
-- Isaac Asimov
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