Dreher: Is Trump Mentally Stable?
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As usual, I have no idea what's going on.
Of course this does not sound good. But of course we know we basically can't trust Democratic or media accounts of Trump or his actions. But, if true, it's bad. If half-true, it's still bad. I suppose someone might say: it's nothing compared to the behavior of Lyndon Johnson. But I'm not sure that's a great place to set the bar.
Pelosi seems sobered, though she says something that had already clicked into the front of my mind about all this. It seems fairly clear to me that the Dems are basically trying to drive Trump over the edge. That's been clear for a long time now. He's rather nutty already, he's got a big mouth and a bad temper, and the left is treating him maybe even worse than the GOP treated Obama--which is saying a lot. (Though I'd say: Trump brings much of it on himself in a way Obama, IMO, did not.)
Look: turning up the pressure to try to get a president to snap is a disgusting political tactic. But the left's been playing that game for almost three years now. I was very sympathetic to Pelosi in this case, until we got to the "all roads lead to Putin" part. Look: that's just nuts. We see this pattern over and over, in my opinion: Trump's Trump, and, among other things, his demeanor is anti-presidential. (And it's not just his demeanor...but that's a different can of worms.) But the left's already-debunked Putin theory...or obsession...is also nuts. And saying nutty things with a calm demeanor is still saying nutty things. They either believe that nonsense, or it's part of their drive-him-over-the-edge strategy...or, perhaps, both. Either way, it's bad.
Of course one can respond: a president should be able to take the heat. Even the heat of a concerted campaign to drive him over the edge. And I could not agree more. The fact that Trump can't take it is just another reason he's unfit for the office. I don't disagree in the least. But any faction that uses this tactic is also loathsome and blameworthy in the extreme. Trump's bad enough without the Dems intentionally trying to make him worse. For the love of God, just beat him in 2020. Stop the madness.
Like Dreher, I think a Democratic win in 2020 will do very serious and long-lasting harm to the Country. It's crucial to keep them out of power until this spasm of extremism exhausts itself. If, God help us, it ever does. But it's already a close call. Trump wouldn't have to get much more erratic before he becomes an even worse bet than he already is.
I feel like a broken record, but I just don't see any grounds for optimism about the immediate future of the nation. And I'm more and more pessimistic about our long-term prospects.
As usual, I have no idea what's going on.
Of course this does not sound good. But of course we know we basically can't trust Democratic or media accounts of Trump or his actions. But, if true, it's bad. If half-true, it's still bad. I suppose someone might say: it's nothing compared to the behavior of Lyndon Johnson. But I'm not sure that's a great place to set the bar.
Pelosi seems sobered, though she says something that had already clicked into the front of my mind about all this. It seems fairly clear to me that the Dems are basically trying to drive Trump over the edge. That's been clear for a long time now. He's rather nutty already, he's got a big mouth and a bad temper, and the left is treating him maybe even worse than the GOP treated Obama--which is saying a lot. (Though I'd say: Trump brings much of it on himself in a way Obama, IMO, did not.)
Look: turning up the pressure to try to get a president to snap is a disgusting political tactic. But the left's been playing that game for almost three years now. I was very sympathetic to Pelosi in this case, until we got to the "all roads lead to Putin" part. Look: that's just nuts. We see this pattern over and over, in my opinion: Trump's Trump, and, among other things, his demeanor is anti-presidential. (And it's not just his demeanor...but that's a different can of worms.) But the left's already-debunked Putin theory...or obsession...is also nuts. And saying nutty things with a calm demeanor is still saying nutty things. They either believe that nonsense, or it's part of their drive-him-over-the-edge strategy...or, perhaps, both. Either way, it's bad.
Of course one can respond: a president should be able to take the heat. Even the heat of a concerted campaign to drive him over the edge. And I could not agree more. The fact that Trump can't take it is just another reason he's unfit for the office. I don't disagree in the least. But any faction that uses this tactic is also loathsome and blameworthy in the extreme. Trump's bad enough without the Dems intentionally trying to make him worse. For the love of God, just beat him in 2020. Stop the madness.
Like Dreher, I think a Democratic win in 2020 will do very serious and long-lasting harm to the Country. It's crucial to keep them out of power until this spasm of extremism exhausts itself. If, God help us, it ever does. But it's already a close call. Trump wouldn't have to get much more erratic before he becomes an even worse bet than he already is.
I feel like a broken record, but I just don't see any grounds for optimism about the immediate future of the nation. And I'm more and more pessimistic about our long-term prospects.
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