Don't Dance on Bannon's Grave Yet

Townhall.com ^ | Jan 05, 2018 | Mona Charen

[Oshkalaboomboom]

Mona unloads on how rotten Bannon is but she's pretty rotten herself, to Bannon, Moore (where did all of those accusers run off to after the election was over?) and Trump. Her idea of credible is the original NeverTrumper, Erick Erickson. I guess her brand of rotten is ok as far as she's concerned.

[Travis McGee]

Why doesn’t Steve Bannon start a website called Bannon.com, and prove to everybody how smart he is?

I’m sure all the best writers and web videographers will flock to it.

Or not.

But at least he won’t be riding to fame and glory on another man’s name, (for once).

[Travis McGee]

The fact that Bannon has been exposed as a back-stabbing POS doesn’t mean we have to now love all the never-Trumpers.

We can walk AND chew bubble gum.

[Fantasywriter]

+1

[marktwain]

What a bunch of snarky, nasty personal attacks, using the language and terms of Progressives.

Sounds like Mona is more of a problem than Bannon.

[Disestablishmentarian]

George Washington had his own Bannon, i.e., the flamboyant General Benedict Arnold.

[DoodleDawg]

Yes, people have a way of weaseling their way back into Trump’s inner circle. But Bannon went after Trump’s kids and Trump himself. I don’t think that’s something the President will be willing to forgive and forget.

[ronnie raygun]

Maybe a tactic bannon and Trump came up with to allow bannon to do some weeding on the outside. They both know the media are a bunch of knuckleheads and use them accordingly. just a thought

[tired&retired]

Trump is a strategist and follows the teachings of Sun Tsu while Bannon is a full charge create havoc Patton style.

It’s interesting the author compared Bannon to Trotsky, the perpetual revolutionist.

[Jim Noble]

Mona Charen is like Jennifer Rubin’s slightly slower little sister.

I like Steve Bannon. He’s been a bad boy and deserves a timeout, but he burns to MAGA, and so do I.

Neither Mona Charen nor any of her neocon friends would spare a dime to save America, and what she has to say is meaningless to me.

[central_va]

Mona is a globalist Free Traitor™ hag. She claims their are other protectionist voices in the administration. Really? Who are they? There really are none. They are all globalist GOPe swamp creates like her.

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Second, to imagine that Bannon's estrangement means the nationalist, protectionist strain of Trumpism is vanquished is dubious. Trump has few consistent beliefs, but he does seem to have been banging the protectionist drum for decades. Even in the 1980s, Trump was convinced that Japan was eating our lunch. Perhaps that won't result in tearing up any actual trade agreements (other than the Trans-Pacific Partnership), but Bannon was hardly the only protectionist voice in the administration.

[central_va]

I agree it all about economic nationalism and securing our borders. Individual vanities aside it seems Trump is a one man show surrounded by POS globalists.

We need a new party.

[central_va]

Great post.

[tired&retired]

The problem is that Bannon’s style causes the opposition to build up, organize and fight, thus you always have heavy casualties and often lose.

Trump causes his enemy to underestimate him, think he is bumbling, and the Trump comes on strong strategically and wins.

[Zenjitsuman]

Of those influencing Trump, Ivanka and Jarrod, well Bannon was the counterbalance to their views MAGA.

[central_va]

Silver spooned perfumed princes and princess are out of touch and are clueless.

[tired&retired]

The Republicans worst nightmare would have been for loose cannon Bannon, (new name for Trump to use), to get a conservative to run as an independent and siphon votes from Trump in 2020.

[sauropod]

Hold my nose and read.

[Leep]

I think Trump may survive Bannon.

[central_va]

I think Trump may survive Bannon.

But will the goals of economic nationalism survive?