Each day, we think the bottom must be in sight, but the slide into the pit appears interminable and irreversible, with no one seemingly interested in doing anything about it.
No long-suffering indignance will leave a mark. Neither will righteous anger. Nothing will get through to the old man who’s losing his mind and who must still believe that everyone waits with bated breath on his every word and gesture.
Colbert’s take on why Trump got up and walked to a window at the meeting with oil executives is as valid as any other theory—he had to fart and didn’t want to suffer the embarrassment of letting one fly at the table. Or it might have been his penchant for “all eyes on me.” Or maybe he was just wandering and losing his train of thought.
We must come to terms with the fact that there is a long list of things to try when it comes to distracting from the Epstein files. Trump and those around him will go to great lengths to use every item on that list, and the actions taken, words spoken will get increasingly more outlandish and consequential. It’s like the ultimate throwing of spaghetti against the wall, in hopes they can keep up the ugly ruse.
People keep saying America is in trouble, and that we have become the rogue state. So, what happens next, Russ?
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