Winning!:

Trump’s entire career has effectively been one long legal entanglement... Before the election, USA Today tallied up all the lawsuits that Trump and his companies were involved in over just the last 30 years. The final count was 4,095.

(Pssst: What new book?)

That Uber driver has never met a Ferengi, or the Rules of Acquisition.

34. War is good for business.
35. Peace is good for business.

It's just in one you sell stem bolts, and in the other you sell exploding stem bolts.

Who could imagine good consequences for putting him on the payroll? ~ Crid at July 5, 2017 6:23 AM

For years we have kicked the can down the road on North Korea. Has Trump run out of road? ~ Walter Russell Mead (in linked Tweet)

By all means, since the "competent" and "adult" presidents, along with the "adult" Secretaries of State who wanted to be president, successively kicked the North Korea can down the road, let's heap all the blame, along with all the contempt and derision we can muster, onto the president into whose lap the problem has now fallen.

It might be time to clear out that old fallout shelter in the backyard and practice your desk drills. After all, the last "adult" president gave Iran room and money to develop its nuclear missile capabilities, too.

The trans-mafia strikes. Apparently, one's sexuality isn't fluid enough to detransition.

https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2017/07/03/25262759/a-response-to-the-uproar-over-my-piece-the-detransitioners

Understanding history means understanding mistakes, even atrocities, and shows us why we shouldn't repeat them. Flying a divisive battle flag on government property is one thing that should have been fixed. But buying a Confederate flag when visiting the Gettysburg battlefield is a matter of understanding that there was a reason for the battle; removing it is a little like saying that the Union Army came to Pennsylvania for a picnic.

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2015/07/05/dont_remove_historys_lessons_127250.html

In case you thought paper was dead.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/V_gOZDWQj3Q?rel=0

"Who could admire such a turd?"

Oh, about 50-some-million voters who thought the alternative was far worse, I suppose. Why do you ask?

> By all means, ...

> Oh, ...

Reversion to sarcasm is noted on the ledger, boys.

> let's heap all the blame, along
> with all the contempt and derision

Coney, your larger concern is BAKED RIGHT INTO Mead's tiny essay... That's probably why it came to mind for you. So, like, your point was already answered wild mine remains unaddressed: *This* president is not to be trusted handling matters of such grave concern. He can't vanish from this one in a fog of lawsuits. Accordingly, I am grateful that the assignment of this responsibility to him is not my fault. I sleep well at night. No matter how desperate the hour, you apparently are going to want to feel personally aggrieved on this guy's behalf: "heap all the blame."

> about 50-some-million voters
> who thought the alternative
> was far worse, I suppose.

Why would you suppose such a thing? He defeated Hillary, one of the weakest candidates in history. Why can't you give her credit for her wretchedness? The meaning of this election is bigger than this loathsome little man.

To attach yourselves to him in personal affection is really, really weird behavior. How desperate are you to take a defensive, wounded posture? The meaning of his election is not about him.

Cool beans Gog. I didn't know you personally knew the president. Invite me along some time.

"Why can't you give her credit for her wretchedness?"

I thought I was! In any case, the die-hard Trump fans are (to me) as silly as the die-hard Hillary or die-hard Bernie fans. They're just politicians.

You have to pick the one you're least disgusted with, not worship the shmoe(s) -- and I THINK that's what you're saying, too.

If we know Trump is only the lesser of two weevils, can't we just laugh at his silly tweets and the media's insane hysteria and watch out for REALLY BAD CRAP instead?

*This* president is not to be trusted handling matters of such grave concern. ~ Crid at July 5, 2017 7:07 PM

To be honest, I don't think any president would be up to handling the mess that has been dumped in Trump's lap.

We have a military exhausted by 12 years of near constant warfare, a depleted stock of weapons, and an intransigent dictator hellbent on causing an international incident and possibly sparking a global war.

No matter how desperate the hour, you apparently are going to want to feel personally aggrieved on this guy's behalf ~ Crid at July 5, 2017 7:07 PM

I'm not personally aggrieved on anyone's behalf.

I just think chastising Trump for the situation ignores the reality of the can kicking that has been going on regarding North Korea for the past 60+ years.

No no no Gog. Crid is a die-hard unTrump fan. That is why he comes off as so silly. He doesn't want Hillary. He doesn't want Trump. And he really doesn't want to accept that those were the only two options. Oh well.