On the verge

Nation on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. By MATTHEW CONTINETTI

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/447811/donald-trump-washington-continuous-scandals-hobble-presidency?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Saturday%20Top%20Stories%20Recurring%202017-05-20&utm_term=VDHM

Excerpt: A self-destructive president pushes Washington to the edge. The man can’t help himself. I’m speaking of course of our president, Donald Trump, whose talents at marketing and publicity brought him wealth and fame and, at the age of 70, the highest political office in the nation. Aggressive, flamboyant, unpredictable, and combative, Trump’s impulsivity has benefited him as a businessman and as a candidate, but not as a president. His desire to convey an image of speed and determination has resulted in executive orders stopped by judicial intervention and a legislature that is quarrelsome and confused. His popping off on Twitter creates scandals that should not otherwise exist, and inflames already high tensions in the capital. His firing of FBI director James Comey, then his changing explanations of the dismissal, birthed an enemy he does not want to have and alienated a staff whose loyalty he needs. Imagine another president whose administration comes under investigation. It’s not hard to do. How does he act? He does not mention the proceedings in speeches, he tries to avoid the topic altogether, he pursues his agenda to the best of his ability, and when asked about the matter in interviews he deflects the question by saying he won’t comment on an ongoing investigation, or by reminding the journalist that the truth will vindicate his people. Trump does the opposite. (This from a conservative writers. Trumpbots saying "it's all part of his clever plan" are growing weaker. ~Bob)