Trump Is No Longer The Worst Person In Government.
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It is said that one cannot blame people who applaud Arpaio and support his rehabilitators (Trump, Pence, et al.), because, well, globalization or health-care costs or something. Actually, one must either blame them or condescend to them as lacking moral agency. Republicans silent about Pence have no such excuse.
There will be negligible legislating by the next Congress, so ballots cast this November will be most important as validations or repudiations of the harmonizing voices of Trump, Pence, Arpaio and the like. Trump is what he is, a floundering, inarticulate jumble of gnawing insecurities and not-at-all compensating vanities, which is pathetic. Pence is what he has chosen to be, which is horrifying.
This op-ed is by, of all people, George Will, a person I seldom agree with. But he really takes it to Pence. Good reading.
dae
(3,396 posts)dalton99a
(81,070 posts)BobTheSubgenius
(11,535 posts)Holy shit...
Dopers_Greed
(2,640 posts)It's now "Allies of America" vs. "Enemies of America"
Even though I don't agree will him on most things, George Will is at least in the first category.
Dump and Pence, however...
JohnnyRingo
(18,581 posts)You know, that pulpy monochrome ink on papyrus thing we used to read, and he's been at Trump's throat since day one. I think the current president upsets Will's vision of an orderly conservative movement.
They both have a goal of destroying the government, just different approaches.
Pope George Ringo II
(1,896 posts)But he's got some principles, and he is smart enough to foresee the mess Trump is going to leave his country and his party in. And it's always nice to hear a Republican, even an "establishment" one, admit that Pence is actually worse than Trump.
Mike Nelson
(9,903 posts)...after Trump "won" (in quotes because Hillary won; Trump was elected). I expected all Republicans to fall in line behind Pence... nice to see an old Republican warrior like George Will recognize Pence.
Uncle Joe
(58,112 posts)Thanks for the thread The Velveteen Ocelot
Amaryllis
(9,523 posts)unctuous; fawning; smarmy.
flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)Thanks for looking it up, Amaryllis!
flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)I have to let that sink in. Just, wow.