It's the same mistake McConnell made in thinking Trump would go away without having to convict him in the Senate. Never in a million years did he think Trump could survive a scandal on the scale of January 6. And in the end, McConnell had no idea who his voters were, even as he spent his entire time in the Senate turning them into what they've become.
It's the same mistake McConnell made in thinking Trump would go away without having to convict him in the Senate. Never in a million years did he think Trump could survive a scandal on the scale of January 6. And in the end, McConnell had no idea who his voters were, even as he spent his entire time in the Senate turning them into what they've become.
What we've learned, over and over, is how arrogant our pols are. (See: Biden, Joe.) The GOP keeps thinking they can control Frankenstein's monster (or ride the tiger - pick your fav metaphor).
I think Mitch figured out pretty quick who his voters were.
For someone like McConnell, the downside analysis probably looks OK. "Let's assume Trump doesn't go away. Hmm, well, the GOP gets to stay in power. And, we just have sell culture war rage, not do any actual work." What's the problem?
I was pretty depressed for two weeks after the election, Don. But once I accepted that the election showed us who and what we are as a people, I felt a lot better. I honest to God believe that collectively we simply don't appreciate what we have and cannot conceive of what happens if we lose it. Well, we're about to go through some things, and even when Trump cocks it up, I'm not sure a sufficient number of voters are going to punish him for it.
It's the same mistake McConnell made in thinking Trump would go away without having to convict him in the Senate. Never in a million years did he think Trump could survive a scandal on the scale of January 6. And in the end, McConnell had no idea who his voters were, even as he spent his entire time in the Senate turning them into what they've become.
McConnell was and is a deplorable coward. He is the absolute worst of us
Agree.
Yes and no, I think.
What we've learned, over and over, is how arrogant our pols are. (See: Biden, Joe.) The GOP keeps thinking they can control Frankenstein's monster (or ride the tiger - pick your fav metaphor).
I think Mitch figured out pretty quick who his voters were.
For someone like McConnell, the downside analysis probably looks OK. "Let's assume Trump doesn't go away. Hmm, well, the GOP gets to stay in power. And, we just have sell culture war rage, not do any actual work." What's the problem?
I was pretty depressed for two weeks after the election, Don. But once I accepted that the election showed us who and what we are as a people, I felt a lot better. I honest to God believe that collectively we simply don't appreciate what we have and cannot conceive of what happens if we lose it. Well, we're about to go through some things, and even when Trump cocks it up, I'm not sure a sufficient number of voters are going to punish him for it.
I, too, was quite depressed after the election, but have let it go. My attitude is now тАЬPass the popcorn, please.тАЬ
they'll surely find some stupid meaningless reason to blame the Dems again too...