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Wednesday, December 03, 2025

George Will:A sickening moral slum of an administration

In the Before Times, George Will was the dean of conservative letters, so attention ought to be paid to his latest column: "Trump, Hegseth and a sickening moral slum of an administration" - The Washington Post No operational necessity justified Hegseth's de facto order to kill two survivors clinging to the wreckage of one of the supposed drug boats obliterated by U.S. forces near Venezuela. His order was reported by The Post from two sources ("The order was to kill everybody," one said) and has not been explicitly denied by Hegseth. President Donald Trump says Hegseth told him that he (Hegseth) "said he did not say that." If Trump is telling the truth about Hegseth, and Hegseth is telling the truth to Trump, it is strange that (per the Post report) the commander of the boat-destroying operation said he ordered the attack on the survivors to comply with Hegseth's order.

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Forty-four days after the survivors were killed, the four-star admiral who headed the U.S. Southern Command announced he would be leaving that position just a year into what is usually a three-year stint. He did not say why. Inferences are, however, permitted. The killing of the survivors by this moral slum of an administration should nauseate Americans. A nation incapable of shame is dangerous, not least to itself. As the recent "peace plan" for Ukraine demonstrated.

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MAGATS are soul-less ghouls

#1 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-12-03 02:41 PM | Reply

"... a sickening moral slum of an administration"

What happens when you have the most Billionaires ever in your Cabinet.

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2025-12-03 02:56 PM | Reply

What's sad is that this is what about 33% of population want.

What does that say about how trashy and immoral they are?

#3 | Posted by jpw at 2025-12-03 03:28 PM | Reply

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Throughout my life, I have been through many many rural towns that are run down as hell. Rebel flags flying, MAGA signs, etc..in front of very nasty homes occupied by folks who couldn't care less what it looks like.

I've been in urban areas afflicted with some horrible blight. No desire to clean anything up, or show any pride in where they live. Absolutely dismal and hopeless.

Trashy and immoral are pretty good descriptions of it all.

But what I'm seeing isn't based on a vote they cast...but rather a compilation of dozens and dozens of very bad life decisions.

Now, I realize you're focused on a group of folks based entirely on who they voted for....and calling them trashy and immoral for a vote.

I see trashy and immoral differently........it's not a label based on a single vote that I disagree with....but rather on a lifetime spent on very bad choices.

#4 | Posted by eberly at 2025-12-03 03:57 PM | Reply

#4 Which, in the case of certain MAGAts that you identified, a lifetime spent on very bad choices continues unabated with their choice to support of Trump.

#5 | Posted by A_Friend at 2025-12-03 04:09 PM | Reply

Rwing Populists and Lwing Populists mostly agree way more than half of the time on what are most of the country's problems, and most often who's to blame for them, the Elites.

What they disagree on is how to fix them.

Real problem is that both have already had their vote countered by the Elites who have purchased the People's politicians to write laws such as CU, and many others now, for them.

Libs want Laws that constrain the Elite, rwingers (not conservatives any longer) listen to the Elite/Media when told the problems are really mostly outsiders, foreigners, other countries, but not the Elite.

Which is not believable at this point

#6 | Posted by Corky at 2025-12-03 04:27 PM | Reply

"the People's politicians to write laws such as CU"

really?

#7 | Posted by eberly at 2025-12-03 04:48 PM | Reply

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