tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post8901704772092796269..comments2024-03-22T05:17:53.112-04:00Comments on Big Bad Bald Bastard: Channeling BlofeldBig Bad Bald Bastardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01983025559556548658noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-58592455871244347902017-07-29T12:29:42.560-04:002017-07-29T12:29:42.560-04:00I don't think that's an accurate reading a...I don't think that's an accurate reading at all. Scaramucci's attack on Priebus was part of the process, not the proximate cause. Priebus was doomed for at least six weeks - as part of the establishment Republican wing along with Ryan, McConnell and Spicer (among others), Trump and Bannon have clearly decided that their belief in the ability of the Republican party establishment to grease the skids for implementation of their 'agenda' - a belief from the Transition team - was misguided. <br /><br />The assumption in the White House and West Wing seems to be that if these longtime party leaders couldn't get anywhere with congress in six months, there was no point in putting up with their constant nattering and complaints.<br /><br />Trumps going full-Trump now - no party, no experience, no rules. Just bare-knuckled madness and anger. While it was easy to see the purge coming, it's much harder to see where this all will lead. If/when they fail to raise the debt ceiling or pass tax cuts for the wealthy, there'll be holy hell to pay...mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13057701313718589322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-70244340233974615582017-07-29T09:47:00.433-04:002017-07-29T09:47:00.433-04:00Poor Priebus (whose name looks like a bad hand at ...Poor Priebus (whose name looks like a bad hand at Scrabble). When he was chosen, I was relieved that at least Trump had picked someone who wasn't nuts by Republican standards.<br /><br />Then yesterday, I saw Wolf Blitzer interviewing him and he was all, "No, this was my idea for the Communications Director to start threatening me publicly right before I quit. It was time for a change of direction and for the Trump Administration to level up. He's a genius!" (paraphrased)<br /><br />Jeez. I'm not sure the villains in most movies have fan clubs as big as our national villain does. Harry Hamidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13176265571549991218noreply@blogger.com