Senator Bob Corker is a Democrat, right? Or does he have FBI files on him he does not want released so he is doing what he is told?
If your in a tough neighborhood after dark, and people are staring at you, pat your right pocket and stick your hand in it, even if you’re unarmed and especially if you’re packing. It can help avoid a violent confrontation. Nothing ‘reckless’ about it.
Corker must be looking or HAS a job lined up. His rolodex has value. law firm, real estate, or just K street.
follow the money.
Since the moderator removed my comment because I had a little of the article in it. I removed that part. The main substance of my comment:
Notice that he derives his “almost cathartic satisfaction” by trashing the President of his own party to the New York Times. Now, I realize Trump tweeted negatively about him, but that was only after Corker attacked him and said that Tillerson, Mattis, and Kelly were “keeping the world from chaos.” It’s not the first time he attacked him either. This is really a vicious attack on the President of your own party, and it is one that I am certain Trump would find insulting. How could one not?
Bob Corker is a moderate, traditional Republican. He really doesn’t have a large base of support, meaning he’s not popular with the Trump base but rather the establishment. He saw what happened to Luther Strange and how Jeff Flake is faring in the polls. He saw that association with McConnell is toxic, and decided not run again because he was likely to be primaried as the Trump base didn’t see him as an ally.
The key thing to keep in mind here is that he is close to Rex Tillerson. Rex Tillerson, who the media reports doesn’t get along with Trump (Trump denies this), was someone that I was apprehensive about for Secretary of State because he was recommended by Condi Rice and Bob Gates. These are two very establishment people whose neocon foreign policies were not the agenda Trump ran on. Trump should have chosen someone who was there in the trenches with him for Secretary of State such as Rudy Giuliani. Rex Tillerson was also praised by Jeb!. The reports that Trump and Tillerson have differences over Tillerson being more establishment in his thinking is not surprising. Corker is trying to protect his friend Tillerson.
Corker says “of course they understand the volatility that we’re dealing with and the tremendous amount of work that it takes by people around him to keep in the middle of the road.” Keep him “middle of the road.” He spoke earlier of “containing” him. That’s the bottom line. That’s why he says that Tillerson, Mattis, and Kelly are “keeping the world from chaos.” Of course they are in his mind. He wants Trump to have a “middle of the road”, establishment foreign policy. Corker is chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and mentioned disagreeing with Trump on foreign policy even during the campaign. This is why I can absolutely believe Trump’s accusation that Corker wanted to be secretary of state so he could use it to push his views and agenda forward. He’s not, so he’s getting his views/agenda done through Tillerson.
Tillerson, Mattis, and Kelly tend to be conventional in their thinking. We know the reports on Kelly say he has blocked Trump from getting conservative news, prominent supporters have left on his watch such as Bannon, Gorka, and Schiller, and that certain people who want to visit say he won’t allow them to. Toss McMaster in as well who as purged the NSC of the pro-Trump people. Tucker Carlson noted that with people like Bannon and Gorka gone, a majority of the people left in the White House would fit in in a Jeb! Administration. Corker could be VP in a Jeb! Administration. The bottom line is that Trump has people in his Administration who ultimately differ from what he ran on in that they take more traditional neocon positions - which is where Corker is. Trump is still trying to get his anti-establishment, #MAGA foreign policy agenda through, and Corker sees these guys as directing him towards “middle of the road” positions. The thought that Trump is having some friction with Tillerson is making him nervous because he is close to Tillerson and wants his influence.
The media keeps calling Kelly, Mattis, and Tillerson the “adults in the room.” Corker knows this interview in The NYT will only help gain support for these three and help secure their jobs. Recall that some Democrats want to impeach Trump by using the 25th Amendment which says that he is unfit for office. Corker alluded to that in August. He then alludes to it again today. Corker says that these three are necessary to keep the country safe.
He said in August, after Trump’s response to Charlottesville, Va. that Trump “has not yet been able to demonstrate the stability nor some of the competence that he needs to demonstrate in order to be successful.”
He said on Sunday that Mattis, Tillerson, and Kelly are “the good guys”, and “As long as there are people like that around him who are able to talk him down when he gets spun up, you know, calm him down and continue to work with him before a decision gets made, I think we’ll be fine,” he said.
See what he is doing here? He alluding to the fact that Trump is not fit, must be “contained”, and could start World War III, BUT just keep these three guys and things will be fine. They will handle it. Trump has already had a high staff turnover. I feel as though this is a threat to Trump if tries to get rid of one or more of these three. He’s trying to ensure support for the three of them so the backlash is strong if one or more is fired.
Full comment on blog:
https://dtforpres.blogspot.com/2017/10/bob-corker-bashes-trump-to-new-york.html
Corksuker is a past.