Trump has to feed the greedy mouths of his oligarchs somehow. Promises were made, gifts were exchanged. A weak-in-the-knees Congress was bullied and compromised. Laws were passed.

The little guy . . meh.

Trump's philosophy: ~ They were stupid enough to vote against their own best interests in 2016 and again in 2024 so screw'em. They'll no doubt do it again in 2028.

If not, he'll drop an A-bomb on the whole electoral process. That'll learn'em.

AU

In auto racing parlance Trump has what's called Front Row Fever. He'll rule break, cheat, run over and wreck anything in his path to be the leader of the pack.

It never works out well. Eventually they age, get labeled dirty drivers, become isolated on and off the track and lose their sponsorship. Sometimes they end their career in a firey crash.

Any NASCAR fan has seen them come and go without the glory they craved so much.

On a larger scale I see Trump doing the same thing. Front Road Fever.

Quitting the project was the wise decision. For certain, McCrery would be Trump's first scapegoat when disaster strikes.

DOC

You're a scholar.

Doesn't fat float to the top?

HUGH

Sounds to me that this nothingburger is just Senator Curtis of Utah trying to hang onto his seat.

So many current GOPers are trying to distance themselves from Trump for the same reason.

No evidence Sen. Curtis is joining the crowd. It just sounds that way. I wouldn't think the State of Utah would even be in play.

Somebody correct me if I'm behind the times.

ALEX

As I understand it, only one name on a list of many that is being prepared by Trump's inner-circle for Trump to pick and choose.

I'd like to see the other names on the list he's going to threaten to tear down.

"Nuclear Weapon" in Iran sounds suspiciously like George Bush's phony WMD in Iraq as an excuse to go to war, even a proxy war for Israel.

"annihilate" the country"

I smell the urging if Israel in that statement. Plus, the fulfillment of Israel's promise that Trump would emerge a world hero for ridding the world of the world's biggest trafficker in terrorism.

Trump has a big decision to make.

Too risky??? vs World Hero???

Knowing Trump, (LOL) take a guess.

ALEX @ #8

"Trump blatantly violated the first amendment"

It's what wannabe dictators do as they try to pave the road to autocracy.

Trump operates on the theory that he doesn't have to win them all . . . only a few . . . to start blowing a hole in, and eventually vowing invalid, the Constitution.

Dictators, like Trump's mentor, Vladimir Pitin, write their own constitution. Trump wants the United States to be ruled like Russia.

UPDATE

The DOJ was wrong.

PLUS, the judge also laid the groundwork for "No Appeals. giving the Plaintiffs time to file for a longer injunction.

The judge also dismissed Trump's claim of National Security, calling it (Reader's Digest version) . . . ahem . . . full of crap.

The democrats are already giving them another chance. Read the polls. They have a chance to jump ship and get the hell out of Trump-town before the Blue Wave make them so toxic that even lobbyists won't hire them.

Of course, J.D. has nothing to worry about. Peter Theil has been paying his freight for years.

LAMP @ #10

Over the years Trump has demonstrated that he has a slew of mental problems. Toward the end paranoia is the one that takes center stage. It's only logical that he's on some kind of medication to keep him calm to the point of actually falling asleep.

The midterms look promising for an impeachment. Providing Trump doesn't go nuclear on the impeachment proceedings or pull some Russian style maneuver to hang onto power

If the impeachment is successful, J.D. Vance (and his puppet master, Peter Theil) would do well to learn a lesson from it.

TRUTHY

Melania probably feels the same way ~ LOL

DOC

Trump's not interested in making anybody's dreams come true except his own.

Earlier Vice President J.D. Vance went public with a tearjerker plea "Give us another chance, please"

Don't these two ever talk to each other before they open-mouth-insert-foot?

Yeah, Rove the dirty trickster of the secret vote changing software in Ohio that got Obama elected. Yeah, that slimy pig.

Trump shouldn't be trashing Rove. He should be asking him for advice.

I've heard mental illness called a lot of things but never "authoritarian mindset" although that could be an underlying part of everything else that's wrong with Trump.

Anybody I've ever know afflicted with an authoritarian mindset are the least qualified to be in charge of anything. It's a takeoff from deep seated insecurity which has plagued Trump all his life.

Trump proves my point.

"Give us another chance, please."

Now that's just downright pitiful. After all the things Trump has done to lie, cheat, bribe. steal, intimidate (including the sanctity of the USPS), and otherwise control the outcome of the midterms in their favor, Vance has a lot of gall to ask the voters for mercy.

Why, because they need more time to destroy the Constitution in favor of an autocracy.

The sooner these blood-sucking creeps get kicked to the curb, the better.

Rove and Trump, two slimeballs who are trashing each other.

LOL. Where's the downside?

AU @ #24

"I'm thinking Mark Kelly might end up jumping in for '28."

Excellent choice. But, frankly, I think Trump has weakened the GOP so badly that there's likely to be a slew of democrat contenders who are thinking "easy pickins."

Trump, never one to know when to quit, might even have a ringer in the democrat mix, backed by more money than all the rest combined.

ALEX

I don't think Trump planned for it to happen this way.

Which is exactly why it. Under any other circumstances Trump's incompetence would be a running joke.

If possible, sue Trump for the whole amount after he's impeached and becomes a private citizen.

Well, has everybody forgotten.

Lordship oven the whole western hemisphere is part of his deal with Putin.

DONNER

I had the same experience a few years ago with mono-vision contacts. Like you, my brain didn't want to cooperate. But still, to this day, I never allow my brain to argue with me.