Is it just me? I used to think that Putin was playing 4-D chess with Trump...

I thought Putin was a smarter strategists 7 weeks ago, but... not so much now.

that it was very easy to manipulate Trump, especially just by (supposedly) telling Trump that he was brilliant.

Putin always appeared to be a ruthless, clever/smart criminal until recently. So was it always a case of the Emperor had no clothes or is he experiencing a debilitating illness/disorder? I think the latter.

Oops.

Either of those two psycho megalomaniacs are particularly bright, just cunning trashballs like mob bosses are. Machavellian shitheads.

So there is no bottom to reach. They will each keep “doubling down” to a new, more cruel, and devastating treatment of human beings.

You’re right, there is no chess involved. Putin is a role model; he doesn’t have to manipulate Trump at all. He’s a street kid, actually tough, but, most of all, a world-class thief.

Russian kleptocracy is what gets Trump’s shriveled dark heart pounding more than anything. Power as the gateway to unlimited self-dealing. The real steal, a place where Trump could be the center of attention, both feared and respected, trade favors for billions and kill or destroy anyone who got in his way. Putin has that world, he doesn’t. It’s not at all an exaggeration to say Trump hates what’s left of democratic America for not being Putin’s Russia.

at a very high cost to Ukraine, her people and democracy at large.

All Trump has are suites at roach hotels like Trump Tower and Mar A Guano.

to be successful.
Pootie and the dumbfuck are two such examples.

Putin's an unimaginative two bit gangster...so much the worse that the orange baboon got played.