Everything Ain't Swell

[malthaussen]

51. Mr Bolton is a problemetic subject for me

My contempt for him knows few bounds, so my knee-jerk reaction to his possible "testimony" is that we don't need it and can't trust it. But then, I have already come to a decision about the impeachment of Donald Trump (not that it matters). I suppose there are people who would be interested in Mr Bolton's take on things, or even influenced by it. Given that distasteful reality, the question becomes what that take is likely to be, and if it will be of service to the country.

Whatever it is, it will be filtered, sanitized, and slanted to make Mr Bolton look like a hero. I suppose we could live with such ego-stroking if it were of benefit to the Republic. I'd expect him to add to the mountain of evidence that Donald Trump is a nincompoop, and a dangerous one at that. It is frustrating to me that such additional "evidence" is somehow needed to convince people that Mr Trump should go.

But I agree, he's not going to fall on any swords for Donald Trump, and is probably salivating at the opportunity to stick it to him as long as he can do so in a way that preserves his own "credibility." Again, I don't need such an exercise in rhetoric, but perhaps there are those who do.

-- Mal