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It certainly seems that way. Legolas Send a noteboard - 14/06/2018 11:14:58 PM

View original postand he doesn't care what conventional wisdom and practice dictate. As long as the media continues to judge him on how he measures up to the expectation of how a President is supposed to act, they will be disappointed but his supporters will be elated.

Republicans used to have quite a number of principles and standards. Now, it seems they, or at least the Trump fanboys among them, have just one: anything that annoys the liberal establishment is good. And nothing else matters. Hence the adoration for Trump without the least interest in whether he achieves anything of substance - he's a great president because he's truly without peer when it comes to annoying the liberal establishment. And hence the new criteria for Republican primaries: what matters is if the candidate praised and imitated Trump enough. I never thought I'd be sad to see the back of Mark Sanford, but at least the guy had a spine.
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So. Trump and the little rocket man. Legolas - 13/06/2018 10:09:45 PM 1023 Views
Typical nonsense Cannoli - 13/06/2018 11:12:19 PM 629 Views
Wow, I get line by line commentary... nice. Legolas - 14/06/2018 12:22:12 AM 536 Views
Actually, the article that got the commentary, I left your not-particularly risible words alone Cannoli - 14/06/2018 06:12:58 AM 682 Views
The point is, in a negotiation, it's about what things are worth to the other side - not to you. Legolas - 14/06/2018 08:04:30 AM 561 Views
Mostly agree with you AgentApple - 14/06/2018 10:25:35 AM 557 Views
Terrifying if Trump's emotive language is genuine kHz1000 - 13/06/2018 11:27:37 PM 699 Views
Have you ever worked with someone... Jeordam - 14/06/2018 05:03:19 PM 569 Views
Re: Have you ever worked with someone... kHz1000 - 15/06/2018 09:14:50 PM 675 Views
So less on the article... Jeordam - 14/06/2018 05:01:26 PM 559 Views
didn't you know that joint military operations are all the keep them from rolling of South Korea???? *NM* random thoughts - 14/06/2018 07:23:12 PM 327 Views
As I said to Cannoli - it's not about what it costs the US, but about what it's worth to North Korea Legolas - 14/06/2018 07:26:43 PM 579 Views
Trump doesn't care what Kim and North Korea pretend... damookster - 14/06/2018 07:48:26 PM 550 Views
It certainly seems that way. Legolas - 14/06/2018 11:14:58 PM 555 Views
The conservative never-Trumpers hate him as much, if not more, than the liberals. damookster - 14/06/2018 11:36:46 PM 546 Views
As they should. Legolas - 15/06/2018 12:02:40 AM 560 Views
What real worlkd gains does Norht Korea get? random thoughts - 14/06/2018 08:40:32 PM 553 Views
So let them think it... Jeordam - 14/06/2018 10:21:46 PM 578 Views
Funny how it went from Trump is going to start WWIII to Trump caved random thoughts - 14/06/2018 07:21:44 PM 606 Views
Um, yes. Trump radically changed his position, so the media descriptions changed too? Legolas - 14/06/2018 07:40:37 PM 552 Views
The problem is the media posistion is always the same, Trump is wrong. random thoughts - 14/06/2018 08:30:38 PM 543 Views
That would be more convincing if you said it in a case where he was right. Legolas - 14/06/2018 09:17:43 PM 543 Views
I don't agree... gban007 - 14/06/2018 09:37:23 PM 556 Views
I agree with this. damookster - 14/06/2018 10:08:27 PM 588 Views
They're not contradictory - just a bit more subtle than having two binary options. Legolas - 14/06/2018 11:01:39 PM 679 Views
Well gban007 - 15/06/2018 12:03:41 AM 568 Views
Here you are being too optimistic. Sadly for the US and the world. The Shrike - 15/06/2018 05:55:14 PM 567 Views
I'd say it was mostly the Democrats who caused and are causing this divide. AgentApple - 20/06/2018 09:07:58 AM 623 Views
If you think it's mostly Democrats, you're partisan enough to be a part of the problem. The Shrike - 20/06/2018 12:29:38 PM 543 Views
I'm *kinda* with you? Jeordam - 20/06/2018 04:20:46 PM 578 Views
Ratings are creeping up because of outrage fatigue ? That makes no sense. AgentApple - 20/06/2018 09:02:17 AM 565 Views
Sure it does. Legolas - 22/06/2018 10:02:39 PM 572 Views
It's a start, albeit a very weak start. The Shrike - 15/06/2018 05:49:27 PM 535 Views
Wouldn't that be ironic? damookster - 15/06/2018 06:03:37 PM 585 Views
Nothing here *NM* kHz1000 - 15/06/2018 09:10:51 PM 342 Views
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