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hatrack

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3. The conclusion is perfect:

Tue May 12, 2020, 02:56 PM

May 2020

Trump is all about Trump. That’s always been true. For three years, though, Trump was protected from himself by the prosperity he inherited from others. Trump has squandered that prosperity, as he previously squandered the fortune bequeathed by his father. The consequences are here. The fairy tales Trump tells on Twitter will not conceal those consequences from the voters Trump needs.

They weren’t listening before. Now they are. And what they hear is not: Obama was mean to me. What they hear is: I cannot do this job.

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The Atlantic - David Frum : Trump Has Lost the Plot [View all] Celerity May 2020 OP

One must have before one can lose. JenniferJuniper May 2020 #1

I'm not sure I'd lump Jimmy Carter in with Herbert Hoover. Hugin May 2020 #2

Frum is a wonderful ally right now. I embrace that. BUT, BadgerMom May 2020 #20

I agree! yardwork May 2020 #26

The conclusion is perfect: hatrack May 2020 #3

The only job loser45 can do is to cheat at golf. n/t Lock him up. May 2020 #28

Ex-Bush adviser comparing Trump to Jimmy Carter? Gimme a break. Midnight Writer May 2020 #4

He'll never link bu$h 1 and hoover together of course... n/t Lock him up. May 2020 #29

trump even got rid of the onsite specialist(s) on the ground in China, and then try to blame... SWBTATTReg May 2020 #5

Yep. In a nutshell.... Sogo May 2020 #25

You forgot one: Tweeting absolute trolling material 99% covfefe... n/t Lock him up. May 2020 #30

"Trump failed to message the crisis. He not only lacks empathy; he despises empathy." Stuart G May 2020 #6

Those pictures of him make me want to vomit! kimbutgar May 2020 #7

Every time I see his face colorado_ufo May 2020 #9

Agreed kimbutgar May 2020 #34

That idiot has no business in the same sentence with Jimmy Carter. Tipperary May 2020 #8

I agree but stupid ass Trump doesn't know who Hoover was, of that I am sure. Pepsidog May 2020 #16

Isn't that a vacuum cleaner? leftieNanner May 2020 #21

K&R spanone May 2020 #10

Man, that's brutal. Read the whole thing.... Hekate May 2020 #11

"Eating the pieces" BadgerMom May 2020 #22

Carter didn't cause an economic crisis. GWB, like tRump, gave billions to the wealthy flibbitygiblets May 2020 #12

He forgot one-term bu$h 1 had a recession too... Lock him up. May 2020 #32

First pic: He has the creepiest smile I've ever seen. chia May 2020 #13

Dear DUers: Frum is not saying Jimmy Carter was the same as Hoover.... Hekate May 2020 #14

Carter lost because of the Iranian Hostage situation. lunatica May 2020 #19

Among other things, yes indeed. I have not forgotten any of that, truly. Hekate May 2020 #23

I know you haven't forgotten lunatica May 2020 #24

There he is.. Nasty Assface. I wonder who has Lost the plot Cha May 2020 #15

David Frum is one of those people who sometimes lunatica May 2020 #17

Nope, he's not that deep. He's a garden variety psychopath. littlemissmartypants May 2020 #18

Actually, I read that as Frum's point. yardwork May 2020 #27

LOSER! BlueJac May 2020 #31

Not just "short term management of the economy", but short term political campaigning for the 2020 Nitram May 2020 #33

I put NOTHING past him for the election, nothing. He will try and pull every single illegal trick. Celerity May 2020 #35

You can bet on it. The Publicans game the system every way they can. Nitram May 2020 #37

trump's money-lending daddy conditioned him to hate "Loser" -- USE IT Hermit-The-Prog May 2020 #36

K&R demmiblue May 2020 #38

K&R. Outstanding, decisive article. (nt) Paladin May 2020 #39