tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post6239337828006222788..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: LA Times Editorial, Part III, "Trump's Authoritarian Vision"The Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-57349006731887881462017-04-05T19:42:14.121-07:002017-04-05T19:42:14.121-07:00Yeah, that may be true, Mound, but the Preznit'...Yeah, that may be true, Mound, but the Preznit's going to have a tough time doing whatever he wants without congressional agreement on spending bills and a debt limit increase. Those could be a problem given the party unity shown during the Trumpcare fiasco. There was a time when civility and deference would have fixed that, but not in today's GOP.<br /><br />Congressional Republicans, especially the Tea Partiers, have started believing the lies they told the Trumpenproletariat for decades. As <a href="http://fusion.net/the-long-lucrative-right-wing-grift-is-blowing-up-in-t-1793944216" rel="nofollow">Alex Pareene</a> noted, "Congressional Republicans went from people who were able to turn their bullshit-hose on their constituents, in order to rile them up, to people who pointed it directly at themselves, mouths open." Trump, of course, is "a confused old man who believes what the TV tells him."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-84014900528968124492017-04-05T11:10:51.005-07:002017-04-05T11:10:51.005-07:00What makes him different, Cap, is that he's pr...What makes him different, Cap, is that he's president. He has an array of discretionary and unilateral powers that are not provided mere legislators. They have to toil at length to screw up their country - hearings, negotiations, votes, all that stuff. Trump can do it with the stroke of a pen.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-20368818598889638112017-04-05T11:08:25.489-07:002017-04-05T11:08:25.489-07:00@ Anon, 8:53 - are you incapable of distinguishing...@ Anon, 8:53 - are you incapable of distinguishing news from editorial, that is to say objective, evidence-based fact from opinion? Never mind, the answer is obvious.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-41747240361451308792017-04-04T21:06:35.089-07:002017-04-04T21:06:35.089-07:00Trump betrays no sense for the president’s place a...<i>Trump betrays no sense for the president’s place among the myriad of institutions in the continuum of governance. He seems willing to violate long-established political norms without a second thought, and he cavalierly rejects the civility and deference that allow the system to run smoothly. He sees himself as not merely a force for change, but as a wrecking ball.</i><br /><br />And how does this make him different from Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan and any of the other GOP dipshits in Congress and the state legislatures?<br /><br />CapAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-75293577027742012462017-04-04T20:53:28.366-07:002017-04-04T20:53:28.366-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com