This is what happens when you don't do your homework. Trump didn't do his homework. HA!

Lewzer!

But let's don't kid ourselves. This drama isn't over yet. Trump will be desperate to find a way to dig himself out of this hole.

Since he never takes responsibility for anything, maybe he'll blame it on Biden.

More theatrics and propaganda.

No surprise ~ A lot of insane people make similar claims from their lockup in mental institutions. The type that have bars on the windows

REDIAL

If only they could do something about his inferiority complex before he runs out of defenseless countries to feed upon.

"Mara Corina Machado suggesting she might give her 2025 award to U.S. President Donald Trump."

LOL ~ Gee, I wonder whose idea that was.

It's a good thing it can't be shared. Trump's not the sharing type. He'd probably knock her off and claim the whole thing for himself.

That's no way to talk to a lady. I hope she recorded it for his impeachment.

LEGALLY (#3) thinks Trump is insane. Maybe ~ that would be hard to disagree with. But right now he's running scared. The Dems are sitting dead-on-ready and Impeachment is on the table. He can't afford to lose a single vote in the Senate.

Idiot! He thought he had it all figured out.

Anybody who can't see this assistance to Russia coming has their bifocals on upside down.

The next step, and undoubtedly the most urgent because it involves the northern passage of Russin war ships as they steam toward Western European countries, is to block Trump's military advancement on Greenland.

I hope nobody believes the malarky about national security coming out of Trump 's yapper.

This is all about helping Russia's advancement.

LAMP

He'll have to do more than that to overcome the damage ICE is doing to the party image.

It would be odd that Trump allows that damage to continue UNLESS, he has a plan to invalidate the midterms and, by extension, the General.

The clue is, he doesn't appear to be worried about it other than backing a few candidates who don't want him anywhere their campaign.

What will stop him is the vote to flip the Senate in November. While democracy still has a sliver of a chance to survive this nightmare.

leaves office???

LOL ~ the ghost of Trump will remain forever.

LAMP

Rather than the "strong man" image and violence, Trump has to find a way to trick the voters into trusting the Republican Party again.

Extra money in the pocket of the gullible usually does the trick.

I can almost hear the rollout of the new Republican candidate now. Someone with the name of Trump or Kushner, just to keep it in the family.

Of course, if Trump is a full-blown dictator by then, he'll just name his successor or maybe have a mock election like in Russia.

If there's a way, Trump will find it. He and Putin are in too deep now to let a little thing like an election stop them.

There are several ways Trump can win back the hearts and minds of voters ~~ the most obvious, of course, would be the economy, i.e. a drastic drop in prices that hit the family budget the hardest ~ groceries, Gasoline, energy, etc. a month or two right before the General in 2028.

It would be a trick, of course, but remember, it was a trick about the price of groceries that got him elected in the first place. Lesson being: There's no accounting for the stupidity of voters. Give them some extra money and they're as happy as a pig in a mud puddle.

It would be very hard for a Democrat to win the presidency with that kind of headwind.

BBQ

"They were talking about reinstating Kelly to active duty so they could prosecute him."

JAG probably told Hegseth that he didn't have a case.

LAMP

"So, looting Venezuela's natural resources for the benefit of Big Oil?

I'd think that Big Oil would look with a jaundice eye at any plan concocted by Donald Trump.

He's not the best in the business when it comes to long term planning ~ and things could go awry in a flash ~ including the General Election in 2028 and everything in between.

Knowing Trump, anything that can go wrong WILL go wrong and in order of their importance.

My guess is that Big Oil is going to look long and hard before they make any decision. Perhaps even demanding billions of dollars in financial assurances.

Venezuela could very well turn out to be Trump's white elephant.

Surely Trump had this investment strategy with the U.S. oil companies all settled BEFORE he invaded.

(LOL) Don't count on it.

And now you know why Trump went into high gear in Venezuela, with similar threats to Columbia and Mexico.

He's running out of time. And Vice President Vance is nothing more than a Peter Thiel Plug & Play.

Or poll the string.

It's not all Putinization. That's only the Eastern Hemisphere. The Western hemisphere (which includes South America) is Putin's close cousin, Trumpization.

It's pretty obvious that they're both on a rail to carry out the original agreement between Putin and Donald Trump.

However, the obstacle they both face is advancing old age. I can't speak for Putin, but Trump is nose diving straight into dementia. For this long range plan to divide and control the world economy for eternity, Trump cannot run the risk a 2028 fair democratic election ~~ nor even losing the House and a compliant Speaker in the midterms

Take heed. There's skullduggery afoot.

RE REINs comment about aspirin

Trump's admission about overdosing on aspirin sounds more like a self-prescribed attempt to work-around the cholesterol that's clogging the vessels to his heart.

I can't imagine any doctor telling a patient to "just take more aspirin" if indeed the problem is cholesterol blocking Trump's arteries.

My guess is that his REAL health report is a horror show after a lifetime of self-abuse.

ANGRYDAD

"For what"

Throwing America under the bus for a loser like President Dangleberries..

It appears that the word "whirlwind" was a bit too much for Trump's limited intellect. By the end of 2005 it appears that he has totally lost his mind.

The question is: When is somebody going to throw a net over this fruitcake?

As Jack Smith testified in the release of his testimony to the House Judiciary, President Biden did not interfere in DOJ decisions at any time during Jack Smith investigation.

That says a lot about Biden's respect for tradition.

If SHRIMPY has any credible evidence to the contrary regarding collusion between Biden and Pelosi's DOJ decisions, let's hear it. (with emphasis on the word "credible)

If not, then it's safe to assume SHRIMPY's #11 is just blowing farts out his -------, which is the more likely case.

MTG wasn't naive. She was onboard. Everybody on the Hill knew Speaker Johnson was controlled by Trump. It's a little late for her crocodile tears now.

Up until the fallout she was screaming at Trump to "Pick me! Pick me"

Trump is a White Nationalist. The fact that Obama, a black man, won the award is like a knife to Trump's heart. He'll never accept that a black man is better than him and he'll never get over it.

LAMP

I also have to wonder if Peter Thiel will be willing to throw good money after bad if Newsom is the more politically overwhelming candidate in turncoat Republican states.

I'm just saying, it's not too soon to do some "what if" planning for 2028. In fact, I'd be surprised if it isn't alredy being done.

LAMP

Re: Peaking too soon.

Agreed that's a danger in most cases.

But frankly, I'm not convinced there is a "peak" in Newsom's case . . . as long as Trump, with ever increasing desperation and on a completely different (psychotic) rail, keeps feeding Newsom the ammunition.

(And Vance, who can't seem keep his zipper up, isn't helping.) How long before he ditches his Hindu wife who refuses to switch to Christianity?