NIXON

2028 won't be the bellwether ~ not to say the Republican Party won't take an unsuccessful swing at it with the mealy-mouthed Peter Theil's lap poodle, J.D. Vance. They almost have no choice at this late date. Of course, that's assuming things will go as predicted in the midterms. Facing the ghostly specter of Mike Pence, Trump is quite capable of, yes, even murder in a full-blown Alzheimer stage of paranoid rage.

Notwithstanding the above, I'm certain that the fur will begin to fly in January once the Democrats are in control of the House. They'd be wise to drag those investigations and grand jury convictions out well into the 2028 presidential elections season. Not to mention the full exposure of Trump and other names in the Epstein files.

In spite of your doubts, I think the vision of the Trump administration, once fully exposed, will keep the Republican Party at bay for more than a few general elections.

NIXON

It's actually the Republican Party that can never be trusted again. They're on a Unitary Executive mission that isn't going to end with the expulsion of Donald Trump. He is just a tool of the trade and not the only one in the pipeline.

Trump is not the exception to the rule of the Republican Party, he IS the rule. Next time they'll find somebody with a higher IQ and more devious techniques to fool the voting public into voting against their own best interests again.

HUGH @ #8

Thank you for saying the words out loud that we will never hear from the Trump administration. Little or nothing has been admitted about Israel's participation in this proxy war nor Trump's gullibility to Israel's sales technique. Trump actually believed that he, single-o, was going to emerge as the conquering hero that rid the world of the world's most infamous exporter of terrorism.

He fell for it.

What a doofus!

Fact is REDIAL, that money can't buy class.

Trump has never had any and never will.

Trump has no concept of honor or decency except to think both are for suckers.

If I'm wrong, somebody please point it out to me. Mostly I think he's just a self-serving slob.

It's taken a long time for Republican voters to figure out they've been rolled all these years by sociopath.

LEGALLY

He's way past the point of no return. Not just in Iran, but I mean mentally as well.

The only way the Iran War is going to stop is to put an end to Donald Trump, his family and the hoard of greedy sycophants who are raking in $$millions$$ at the expense of taxpayers, the national debt and the annihilation of Democracy.

IOW, it isn't all about ego. Trump has other, more important, ulterior motives to keep the Iran War alive.

It's pure unadulterated GREED!

President Eisenhower warned us.

Hmmmm, I wonder how AI would solve Trump's Iran War problem.

HUGH

Remember the ol' Roach Motel commercials? (Roaches can walk in but they can't walk out.)

The Iran War is Trump's Roach Motel. (so much for cognitive decline, huh?) He laid a trap for Iran and then walked into it himself.

It's not like he wasn't warned.

And this is the guy who thinks he should be in charge of AI. (LOL)

HUGH

Partially.

It's about holding onto power so he and his family can do more grifting . . interminably, in fact . . along with pursuing his vengeance trips against his enemies, real or imagined. He doesn't recognize the difference.

As for cognitive decline, meh. Probably. He has this fanciful idea that he's going to be crowned king in his golden ballroom. His heart will probably get him before that happens. Right now, because he's overdosing on aspirin, his blood is so thin it's barely pumping enough oxygen around the cholesterol in his arteries to his brain to keep him awake, let alone cognitive. He's on a downward slide.

I expect Trump to file a slew of lawsuits (and appeals) contesting the result as a means to prevent the swearing in of elected Democrats. That will be Mike Johnson's excuse to delay, delay, delay.

"I only needs a "STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT"

Absolutely correct.

Let us know when we get one that isn't Donald J. Trump or J.D. Vance (Peter Thiel)

January 3rd would be the right time.

LAMP

I was left asking what dollar value would a permanent voiceprint be to anyone?

Take Donald Trump for example. We already know the dollar value of his voiceprint (character) is $0.00.

Free to AI for the taking, so to speak.

Trump will confiscate money from any place he can find it ~ legally or illegally ~ with the help of the genuflecting sycophants (like Kristi Noem) he appoints for just that purpose.

Knocking Trump off his perch-on-high can't happen soon enough.

VOTE so congress can impeach the SOB for good.

SOUTH AMERICAN

"then onto the personal links."

So . . . did the cheater fake another hole-in-one?

LAMP

"Did Blanche lie to Congress?

Yes, but not under oath so that doesn't count.

Also, he didn't put anything in writing so it's the fault of Cornyn and Tillis for being dumb enough to take his word. Nobody in Congress is that dumb unless it's on purpose.

That's why I said the whole thing looked planned to me. Cornyn and Tillis wanted to vote but needed some cover. Flimsy was good enough.

Cornyn and Tillis were fools to believe Blanch's flimsy UNofficial statement.

Or was it on purpose just to cover their ass?

Did the contractor still get paid?

Nice of the welcoming party to show up. Their problem is, Trump doesn't give a damn.

DONNER

"Like all kings who would be a god he can buried him in the Great Tomb of the Ballroom that he is building for himself."

Great idea. Give him a fake plastic crown and bury him in the place that he built to hold his Coronation.

QCP

"America's ship of state has never been controlled by pirates like the Trump family before"

True, but they do have their weaknesses. Snake biting the very voters they depend on to stay in power is one of them, along with over confidence and hubris.

What we just witnessed in Dallas the past couple days was Trump in desperation mode. Sweating blood, so to speak. I doubt if anybody was fooled.

JPW

Sorry if I misunderstood you. My point has always been that America has always, somehow, managed to upright it's ship of state when the chips are down.

As for illegal profiteering from times of distress, I don't recall that ever happening under Democrat presidents like Carter, Clinton, Obama or Biden.

JPW

I never said, or even thought that change back to normalcy was going to happen overnight.

In fact, I doubt that even impeachment will stop Trump from trying to hang onto control . . . much like he did when he lost the election to Biden.

The damage is deep and unfortunately, world-wide. It could take years to rebuild.

JPW

Trump's once formidable base has been snakebit.

According to numerous polls, they already made their decision long before Trump's "convention" which stank of desperation.

JPW

"He's not the one in control."

I don't think there's ever been any doubt about that. Trump can be clever sometimes but that's not the same as being smart. A "smart" person would hire a smart staff. Trump falls way short in that department . . . which falls in line with his God complex.

"Those around him"

I'm betting that the impeachment, following investigations + indictments and plea deals will make short work of them.

Trump's fear of death has been textbook material for quite some time. He's terrified, much like other despots in the world who preceded him, that his name will be relegated to the dustbin of history with the one label he's always feared the most . . LOSER!

Trump is right about one thing though. Losing power in the November '26 midterms is the beginning of the end for him. So . . .

GO MIDTERMS!

HELLO IMPEACHMENT!