Donald Trump refuses to admit that he lost the election. His refusal shows itself every day in so many ways. Richard Wolffe suggests that we count the ways:
1. The Founding Myth Of Election Night
"This is a fraud on the American public," he said. “This is an embarrassment to our country. We were getting ready to win this election. Frankly, we did win this election. We did win this election. So our goal now is to ensure the integrity for the good of this nation. This is a very big moment. This is a major fraud in our nation. We want the law to be used in a proper manner. So we’ll be going to the US supreme court. We want all voting to stop.”
2. Spineless Senators
Marco Rubio could see this coming. He warned us to be prepared. Sadly he couldn’t warn himself to do anything about it.
But that’s the Florida senator – and Trump’s Republican party – for you.
The Oklahoma senator James Lankford likes to think of himself as a smart, independent conservative with a deep concern for the nation’s security.
So when he appeared on Oklahoma radio a couple of weeks ago, it seemed pretty safe to insist that the president-elect, Joe Biden, should get intelligence briefings by the end of the week – some 10 days after the election. Otherwise, the mighty Lankford would intervene to protect America.
But Trump stood firm:
Faced with this insurmountable opponent, Lankford collapsed. He said he was in “no hurry” to help the transition, but also insisted that he did intervene – to no discernible effect.
3. Everything Rudi Guiliani does:
There are times when this former US attorney is astonishingly incompetent. There are other times when he is just bizarrely incoherent. As the Biden team’s Bob Bauer likes to point out, Giuliani and company are not just losing cases, they are losing lawyers.
At the landscaping joint last week, Giuliani was arguing about poll watching. So what if his leading witness was a sex offender and perennial candidate in a different state?
This week, he was arguing about a global conspiracy involving a couple of dead socialists, a live philanthropist and some voting software. The effort caused his hair dye, or possibly mascara, to dribble down his cheeks. It was pretty emotional.
Beyond the cosmetics, the challenge comes in the place they call the courts, where things like facts and details matter. Including whether you know the difference between Michigan and Minnesota, when you file affidavits that purport to prove voter fraud.
4. Everything Lindsey Graham does:
This much we know: Lindsey Graham of South Carolina called Georgia’s secretary of state to talk about throwing out ballots in the closely-contested state that he has nothing to do with. The state official – a Republican, who has received death threats for defending democracy – said he was stunned by the effort to throw out legally cast votes.
Lindsey Graham is a former military lawyer who currently chairs the Senate judiciary committee. He is also the Olympic gold medalist in the 100-meter walk of shame.
There's more -- but you get the idea. Clearly, it's time to haul Trump off to the funny farm -- along with the bootlickers who do his bidding.
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7 comments:
What I'm hearing is that the Repugs remain in solidarity with Trump lest they trigger a fracture that could cost them one or both Georgia senate seats in the January runoff. The Gullibillies could turn on them. Trump could turn on the party and sabotage their chances of retaining control of the Senate. Trump could drop his drawers, tell them to kiss his ass and it would spark a stampede with Rubio and Cruz vying to be the first to press lips to backside. This is the most fucked up farce I've ever seen. Even the Soviets couldn't match this and they had the cellars of Lubyanka at their disposal.
I think Trump wants parting gifts for himself and his family. He may already have Bill Barr making the rounds shopping his wish lists. Trump sees himself as the master of dealmaking but that usually comes with a good bit of extortion. After Biden is inaugurated on January 20th, campaigning for the mid-terms begins and Republicans in vulnerable seats will need Trump to deliver his Gullibillies. Trump is thinking strategically. His relocation from New York to Florida was well thought out. New York and Manhattan prosecutors may not get fulsome cooperation from the Sunshine State when they seek to extradite the Cheeto Benito.
When Trump makes a deal he doesn't leave a dime on the table. How he engineers his departure might be the most intriguing part of his four years in Washington.
I suspect that Trump is looking for a Get Out Of Jail Free Card, Mound. And I also suspect that he'll do anything -- anything -- to get it.
Owen, we're all like Stormy Daniels now - just waiting for Trump to finish. And while it's nice to fantasize, Individual One won't be going to jail.
Cap
I don't know if Trump will ever face criminal charges, Cap. But I can see lots of civil suits -- and personal bankruptcy -- in his future.
Given his obviously poor health, raging blood pressure rising temper, and family history of a long list of health problems, active drug addiction, it is unlikely he sees the end of his 70's (although given how bad this man is, he'll likely be around wrecking things for at least another decade or so). Nobody in his decrepit offspring could pull something like this off. All of this is revenge on the Mueller report and to leave the country in shambles for the president elect and think again if he's at all concerned with Co Vid 19 killing off a few hundred thousand of his supporters. His niece nailed it when she described them all as props and they're sending him all of their worldly possessions. BC Waterboy
Anonymous comments -- particularly a controversial one like yours -- need to be initialled, Anon.
He's obviously not a healthy man, water boy -- either physically or mentally. We'll see if the courts get to him before he shuffles off this mortal coil.
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