That was actually Napoleon, not Sun Tzu, but the logic is sound regardless. I wish I were as confident of the self-immolation of the GOP as Carville is, but I’ve seen way to many instances of “Something-That-Should-Have-Torpedoed-The-Whole-Party” fizzling out into a Big Nothingburger with extra cheese. I’d love nothing more than to be wr…
That was actually Napoleon, not Sun Tzu, but the logic is sound regardless. I wish I were as confident of the self-immolation of the GOP as Carville is, but I’ve seen way to many instances of “Something-That-Should-Have-Torpedoed-The-Whole-Party” fizzling out into a Big Nothingburger with extra cheese. I’d love nothing more than to be wrong on this one, but all I see coming out of the entire Western world turning against us is an opening for Putin to conquer the US — or our former allies in Western Europe — without firing a shot. Putin has to be laughing his ass off at this clown show, knowing that Fat Donny will eventually turn America into a pariah state with no friends left but him, Xi and Kim OR he’ll trigger an Article V confrontation by attacking a NATO member (Greenland) which will pit the whole of NATO against us, and who will Fat Donny turn to in those troubled times? His nefarious pals, Putin, Xi, and Kim.
That said, staying out of the way of the self-destruction doesn’t have to mean the opposition stops. But the worst mistakes of the early years of Trump v. 1 were going all-in and breathlessly counting on That Thing That Collapses The Whole Enterprise. It started before the election even happened, when everyone was convinced the Access Hollywood tape was the end of his campaign. After that it was a litany of This Time For Sures! Russiagate, Helsinki, the Pee Tape, and oh fucking by the way half a million Americans DEAD because the pandemic was making him look bad. Too many to keep track of.
That was actually Napoleon, not Sun Tzu, but the logic is sound regardless. I wish I were as confident of the self-immolation of the GOP as Carville is, but I’ve seen way to many instances of “Something-That-Should-Have-Torpedoed-The-Whole-Party” fizzling out into a Big Nothingburger with extra cheese. I’d love nothing more than to be wrong on this one, but all I see coming out of the entire Western world turning against us is an opening for Putin to conquer the US — or our former allies in Western Europe — without firing a shot. Putin has to be laughing his ass off at this clown show, knowing that Fat Donny will eventually turn America into a pariah state with no friends left but him, Xi and Kim OR he’ll trigger an Article V confrontation by attacking a NATO member (Greenland) which will pit the whole of NATO against us, and who will Fat Donny turn to in those troubled times? His nefarious pals, Putin, Xi, and Kim.
That said, staying out of the way of the self-destruction doesn’t have to mean the opposition stops. But the worst mistakes of the early years of Trump v. 1 were going all-in and breathlessly counting on That Thing That Collapses The Whole Enterprise. It started before the election even happened, when everyone was convinced the Access Hollywood tape was the end of his campaign. After that it was a litany of This Time For Sures! Russiagate, Helsinki, the Pee Tape, and oh fucking by the way half a million Americans DEAD because the pandemic was making him look bad. Too many to keep track of.