There will be many who attempt to imitate him, but I doubt it works for any significant amount of time. None of these copycats can inspire the kind of loyalty-from-fear that Trump does. Their colleagues would just bat them down. They can't bully people in the same way. The reason Trump was able to do it is that he entered politics direct…
There will be many who attempt to imitate him, but I doubt it works for any significant amount of time. None of these copycats can inspire the kind of loyalty-from-fear that Trump does. Their colleagues would just bat them down. They can't bully people in the same way. The reason Trump was able to do it is that he entered politics directly at the top, without having to play politics on the way up. He didn't have time to make enemies. Nobody thought he would prevail, and once he did, he was seen as a useful tool by the establishment to come out of 8 years of the wilderness after Obama and maybe seize the court. They didn't know the deal they were making with the devil. Knowing what they know now, I wonder if you went back and asked Flake, and Sasse, and McConnell, and McCain, and Corker, and Murkowski, and Collins if they would do things the same and be as subservient and silent. Same for Paul Ryan and a host of other House Republicans -- including many of the establishment ones who are still there. I think you would see a very different approach to his candidacy, his 1st term, and certainly his impeachment. My guess is that with the benefit of hindsight, they would have pushed him out after the Access Hollywood tape, while also saying he should show his medical records and taxes.
If a Mace or a Gaetz were to attempt the same climb now, enough of their colleagues hate them, and they have enough natural enemies, that they would not be permitted to rise very far. Sure, maybe governor of South Carolina or senator from a red state, but they would have about as much respect from their colleagues as that enjoyed by Tommy Tuberville, who is widely acknowledged on a bipartisan basis, to be the dumbest guy in the Senate. I don't see Nancy Mace, MTG, Boebert, or Gaetz, or the many freedom caucus wannabes managing to slink off to a home state and cleanse themselves enough to return to a national stage without remaining enemies. I would also point out that their governing philosophies are more suited to campaigning than governing, and the antics that work for them in the House are far less accepted in the Senate.
But they didn't do things differently and the sickness has only metastasized. Just today -even now - McConnell voted for Hegseth. I put no money on what direction this will take, just hope I can hold onto my savings, Social Security & Medicare for the time I have left.
Yeah, but we were talking about those who come after Trump.
P.S. -- McConnell likely voted for Hegseth because he counted and realized he couldn't find the 4th vote to stop him, and also, as the Chairman of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee -- and Hegseth being a moron -- Mitch plans on playing him like a sock-puppet.
There will be many who attempt to imitate him, but I doubt it works for any significant amount of time. None of these copycats can inspire the kind of loyalty-from-fear that Trump does. Their colleagues would just bat them down. They can't bully people in the same way. The reason Trump was able to do it is that he entered politics directly at the top, without having to play politics on the way up. He didn't have time to make enemies. Nobody thought he would prevail, and once he did, he was seen as a useful tool by the establishment to come out of 8 years of the wilderness after Obama and maybe seize the court. They didn't know the deal they were making with the devil. Knowing what they know now, I wonder if you went back and asked Flake, and Sasse, and McConnell, and McCain, and Corker, and Murkowski, and Collins if they would do things the same and be as subservient and silent. Same for Paul Ryan and a host of other House Republicans -- including many of the establishment ones who are still there. I think you would see a very different approach to his candidacy, his 1st term, and certainly his impeachment. My guess is that with the benefit of hindsight, they would have pushed him out after the Access Hollywood tape, while also saying he should show his medical records and taxes.
If a Mace or a Gaetz were to attempt the same climb now, enough of their colleagues hate them, and they have enough natural enemies, that they would not be permitted to rise very far. Sure, maybe governor of South Carolina or senator from a red state, but they would have about as much respect from their colleagues as that enjoyed by Tommy Tuberville, who is widely acknowledged on a bipartisan basis, to be the dumbest guy in the Senate. I don't see Nancy Mace, MTG, Boebert, or Gaetz, or the many freedom caucus wannabes managing to slink off to a home state and cleanse themselves enough to return to a national stage without remaining enemies. I would also point out that their governing philosophies are more suited to campaigning than governing, and the antics that work for them in the House are far less accepted in the Senate.
But they didn't do things differently and the sickness has only metastasized. Just today -even now - McConnell voted for Hegseth. I put no money on what direction this will take, just hope I can hold onto my savings, Social Security & Medicare for the time I have left.
Yeah, but we were talking about those who come after Trump.
P.S. -- McConnell likely voted for Hegseth because he counted and realized he couldn't find the 4th vote to stop him, and also, as the Chairman of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee -- and Hegseth being a moron -- Mitch plans on playing him like a sock-puppet.