With respects, I don’t think that the balance of informed observation thinks Trump is ‘fine.’ Obviously his handlers don’t, as they spend such time and effort to prop him up and display him when he is near enough to functionality as to be able to control his bodily functions. 'Shrinking Trump' ran for more than a year; and Lee's book went into two editions. Every news outlet to the left of Bannon has at one time or another suggested that perhaps Trump isn't 'quite right.'
The complexity emerges when one tries to sort out which of his behaviors come from his malignant personality disorder (I think most); which from his astronomical stupidity and ignorance; and which from the deteriorating impulse control, executive function, and common social filters that frontotemporal dementia causes. MRIs would begin –only begin—to sort this out; thorough neurophysiologic and neuropsychiatric testing would be better; and only an autopsy would definitively sort out FTD from the more common dementias and infections.
Regardless, though, this imitation of a human being, this golem, is no more able to manage statecraft than he is to be able to flap his arms and fly. Thirty years ago, when he was defiling New York, young girls, and the airwaves, he may have spoken in sentences, not fragments, and could swing a golf club; but he could not be trusted to manage a bodega, much less a country, because of his malign, stunted personality. This causes some dismay, as he has sole control of about 5, 000 nuclear weapons.
Dems had better have Articles of Impeachment lined up for the next Congress: one for each and every enabler in the Presidential line of succession. Because this living nightmare doesn’t end when Donnie goes away. This snake has many heads.
If only there were something that we, the people, could do. As long as the Republican sycophants control Congress and sit in his cabinet, there is little that we can do except proclaim loudly that the emperor has no clothes. Won't SOMEBODY tell him? As his unfitness becomes more painfully visible each and every day, I don't know how we can wait for the midterms next year to address his decline.
Trump is a big, fat baby. I'd never call him a man or "the President" because he is neither. We've got to get rid of him, ASAP, and his minions. Let's make sure this happens at the ballot box then everyone can resume their sanity and happiness. And the US will be a better place.
J.H.C., they are STILL protecting this jerk! Calling it "fatigue" - seriously, NYT? Everyone who could be helpful, it seems, cannot bring themselves to tell the truth. Most everyone has fatigue. I have it just from hearing and seeing this devil in a red tie in the hourly news. I can't wait for the day when we can shove him, his entire admin, MAGAs in Congress/SCOTUS/powerful positions, ICE, etc., into Alligator Alcatraz...right before a massive hurricane.
So how does an average American enable the 25th Amendment?
You've heard of "Sleepy Joe", how's about "Debilitated Donald".
That Donnie is one GROSS ARTICLE!
"Demented" rather than "Debilitated".
-- easier to say
-- easier to spell
-- more familiar
-- more comprehensible to the general populace
With respects, I don’t think that the balance of informed observation thinks Trump is ‘fine.’ Obviously his handlers don’t, as they spend such time and effort to prop him up and display him when he is near enough to functionality as to be able to control his bodily functions. 'Shrinking Trump' ran for more than a year; and Lee's book went into two editions. Every news outlet to the left of Bannon has at one time or another suggested that perhaps Trump isn't 'quite right.'
The complexity emerges when one tries to sort out which of his behaviors come from his malignant personality disorder (I think most); which from his astronomical stupidity and ignorance; and which from the deteriorating impulse control, executive function, and common social filters that frontotemporal dementia causes. MRIs would begin –only begin—to sort this out; thorough neurophysiologic and neuropsychiatric testing would be better; and only an autopsy would definitively sort out FTD from the more common dementias and infections.
Regardless, though, this imitation of a human being, this golem, is no more able to manage statecraft than he is to be able to flap his arms and fly. Thirty years ago, when he was defiling New York, young girls, and the airwaves, he may have spoken in sentences, not fragments, and could swing a golf club; but he could not be trusted to manage a bodega, much less a country, because of his malign, stunted personality. This causes some dismay, as he has sole control of about 5, 000 nuclear weapons.
Thank you!
What is really discouraging is that no one on MSN refers to him as Mr or just his last name. Are they paid to always say President…?
Any way , tomorrow is the « big game ». Go Blue and let’s try to enjoy it.
Dems had better have Articles of Impeachment lined up for the next Congress: one for each and every enabler in the Presidential line of succession. Because this living nightmare doesn’t end when Donnie goes away. This snake has many heads.
If only there were something that we, the people, could do. As long as the Republican sycophants control Congress and sit in his cabinet, there is little that we can do except proclaim loudly that the emperor has no clothes. Won't SOMEBODY tell him? As his unfitness becomes more painfully visible each and every day, I don't know how we can wait for the midterms next year to address his decline.
Trump is a big, fat baby. I'd never call him a man or "the President" because he is neither. We've got to get rid of him, ASAP, and his minions. Let's make sure this happens at the ballot box then everyone can resume their sanity and happiness. And the US will be a better place.
J.H.C., they are STILL protecting this jerk! Calling it "fatigue" - seriously, NYT? Everyone who could be helpful, it seems, cannot bring themselves to tell the truth. Most everyone has fatigue. I have it just from hearing and seeing this devil in a red tie in the hourly news. I can't wait for the day when we can shove him, his entire admin, MAGAs in Congress/SCOTUS/powerful positions, ICE, etc., into Alligator Alcatraz...right before a massive hurricane.
It’s bad enough that the feeble paper tiger is “asleep at the switch,” but the switch has the power to unleash nuclear havoc.
Utterly terrifying to contemplate.