Posted on 01/10/2020 5:44:32 PM PST by Rummyfan
Donald Trump is impulse-driven, ignorant, narcissistic and intellectually dishonest. So youd think that those of us in the anti-Trump camp would go out of our way to show were not like him that we are judicious, informed, mature and reasonable.
But the events of the past week have shown that the anti-Trump echo chamber is becoming a mirror image of Trump himself overwrought, uncalibrated and incapable of having an intelligent conversation about any complex policy problem.
For example, theres a complex policy problem at the heart of this weeks Iran episode. Iran is not powerful because it has a strong economy or military. It is powerful because it sponsors militias across the Middle East, destabilizing regimes and spreading genocide and sectarian cleansing. Over the past few years those militias, orchestrated by Qassim Suleimani, have felt free to operate more in the open with greater destructive effect.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
And how about; “..we are judicious, informed, mature and reasonable”? That would make it 0-8.
You're right ClearCase - IF Trump was impulse driven, ignorant and narcissistic he would NOT have been able to accomplish the things he's accomplished. David Brooks would NOT say a chef was an incompetent hack if he constantly put out award winning meals -- winning Michelin stars for his restaurant.
The New York Times boys need to look at results - NOT style... check out the steak not the sizzle... grow up and get real...
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