It's so dispiriting that a cynical hack like Ailene Cannon could have the power, all by herself, to protect a clearly criminal ex-president from accountability and smooth his way back into power.
She certainly knows that her patron committed crimes and endangered national security, but getting him off the hook has been her sole concern. S…
It's so dispiriting that a cynical hack like Ailene Cannon could have the power, all by herself, to protect a clearly criminal ex-president from accountability and smooth his way back into power.
She certainly knows that her patron committed crimes and endangered national security, but getting him off the hook has been her sole concern. She surely knows that her conniving has been obvious, but she doesn't care, because she can expect a rich reward from her amoral patron or from some other cynical powers in MAGA-land.
She exemplifies the ethical bankruptcy at the heart of Trumpism, and sadly it appears to be advantageous.
Rank-and-file MAGAs scoffed at "Muh principles" from the early days of Trumpism. Today I saw someone gloat that Mitt Romney with all his principles didn't become president, so what good are principles then?
Elite Trumpites have basically the same attitude, no matter how much they purport to be defending moral values. They made many ethical compromises to embrace Trump, and they despise their former allies who did not. But right now, abandoning ethics appears to be a winning formula.
It's so dispiriting that a cynical hack like Ailene Cannon could have the power, all by herself, to protect a clearly criminal ex-president from accountability and smooth his way back into power.
She certainly knows that her patron committed crimes and endangered national security, but getting him off the hook has been her sole concern. She surely knows that her conniving has been obvious, but she doesn't care, because she can expect a rich reward from her amoral patron or from some other cynical powers in MAGA-land.
She exemplifies the ethical bankruptcy at the heart of Trumpism, and sadly it appears to be advantageous.
Rank-and-file MAGAs scoffed at "Muh principles" from the early days of Trumpism. Today I saw someone gloat that Mitt Romney with all his principles didn't become president, so what good are principles then?
Elite Trumpites have basically the same attitude, no matter how much they purport to be defending moral values. They made many ethical compromises to embrace Trump, and they despise their former allies who did not. But right now, abandoning ethics appears to be a winning formula.