Senior administration official blasts Trump in anonymous NYT op-ed

[catfish1957]

There were very few times in my lifetime when they paid it anymore than lip-service.

Yeah, now they don't even pretend.

[INVAR]

Yeah, now they don't even pretend.

Nope, they don't.  Even so far as to advocate government regulate the internet and create a new fairness Doctrine while applauding deficit spending in the trillions upon trillions.

Oh, and we're 'holier-then-thou' for mentioning biblical morality because as you know - they don't vote for popes when choosing our rulers, and the argument is that someone who is a crass, immoral bully is just what we need right now because God chose him to be our Cyrus.

[Maj. Bill Martin]

... and what I can't wrap my head around is why?  If Session's was a soldier of the Deep State Establishment, GOPe, or whatever...Why did he endorse Trump instead of one of the other more conventional and likely GOP winners so early??? 
Nobody except @DCPatriot thought he could win the nomination at that point

...Was it just to sabotage Trump after he won the Presidency?  Who thinks like that?  Who structures their future on the destruction of their party?  It makes no sense to me.

I personally have no opinion on whether or not Sessions has "nefarious intentions" towards Trump.

But to answer the specific question you just asked, I suppose one possible answer is that Sessions may have simply changed his mind on Trump.   Perhaps he really liked Trump early on, but became disenchanted with him over time to the point where he now dislikes him intensely, and regrets his early support.

I'm not claiming that is actually the case.  I'm simply pointing out that Sessions being an early supporter of Trump does not preclude the possibility that he opposes Trump now, and is now an ally of convenience for the GOPe/deep state.

[skeeter]

I personally have no opinion on whether or not Sessions has "nefarious intentions" towards Trump.

But to answer the specific question you just asked, I suppose one possible answer is that Sessions may have simply changed his mind on Trump.   Perhaps he really liked Trump early on, but became disenchanted with him over time to the point where he now dislikes him intensely, and regrets his early support.

I'm not claiming that is actually the case.  I'm simply pointing out that Sessions being an early supporter of Trump does not preclude the possibility that he opposes Trump now, and is now an ally of convenience for the GOPe/deep state.

IMO nothing nefarious about it. Sessions was a good senator, but is after all a product of the congressional club. His personal relations with others in congress are what have been influencing him and I believe they're counting on him to keep Trump on a leash, which is how they view the Mueller probe.

As Trump tries to dislodge him with abusive tweets it may be true that Session's back is now up and he's being pushed further into the arms of his congressional buddies.

[Emjay]

IMO nothing nefarious about it. Sessions was a good senator, but is after all a product of the congressional club. His personal relations with others in congress are what have been influencing him and I believe they're counting on him to keep Trump on a leash, which is how they view the Mueller probe.

As Trump tries to dislodge him with abusive tweets it may be true that Session's back is now up and he's being pushed further into the arms of his congressional buddies.

This whole situation with Sessions/Trump is a mystery to me.

Why would Trump have to dislodge him with abusive tweets?  He could just fire him, could he not?

And why would Sessions stay on while enduring abusive tweets?  Unless he is hanging in to somehow undermine or disrupt Trump's agenda.

I guess we'll know when we know.

[edpc]

This whole situation with Sessions/Trump is a mystery to me.

Why would Trump have to dislodge him with abusive tweets?  He could just fire him, could he not?

And why would Sessions stay on while enduring abusive tweets?  Unless he is hanging in to somehow undermine or disrupt Trump's agenda.

I guess we'll know when we know.

 


This is all very basic stuff and it’s been widely discussed, since Sessions recused himself.  At first, enough senators said they would not confirm another AG, if he was fired. Now, you have the midterms looming and it would be a political liability.   If Trump can force him to resign, it’s less damaging. There’s nothing more complicated about it than that.

[XenaLee]

The rats are in panic mode over the booming economy, another non-leftist justice on the USSC (which they can't prevent), and over the fact that most Americans will be voting to support more of the same this November.  Don't put anything past them re: what they will attempt between now and then.

[Emjay]

The rats are in panic mode over the booming economy, another non-leftist justice on the USSC (which they can't prevent), and over the fact that most Americans will be voting to support more of the same this November.  Don't put anything past them re: what they will attempt between now and then.

I won't.  They are cornered rats, frustrated at every turn by their inability to discredit Trump; stop his progress or somehow prevent his second excellent Supreme Court nominee.

[Hoodat]

The rats are in panic mode over the booming economy,

Obama is out there today whining about how Trump is trying to take credit for his booming economy.

[XenaLee]

Obama is out there today whining about how Trump is trying to take credit for his booming economy.

The colossal nerve of that sob is stunning.   Especially considering how Barry told Americans we should get used to his deliberately crafted "lowered expectations" stagnant economy.

[Hoodat]

For the record:

Obama's Economic Recovery Is Now $2.2 Trillion Below Average

7/29/2016

Economists were surprised Friday when the Commerce Department reported that growth in the second quarter of this year was a mere 1.2%. But the real surprise is that anyone is surprised when the economy underperforms, since that's what it has been doing for the past seven years.

There has not been a single year in the past seven when the economy did better than President Obama promised, or that most economists expected.

Indeed, the real problem isn't the tepid growth in the second quarter, after an equally tepid first quarter. The real problem is that under President Obama's economic stewardship, the economy has grown far more slowly than it did in any of the previous 10 economic recoveries since World War II.

What this means in terms of wealth and prosperity can easily be seen when you compare the actual results under Obama to the average results of those previous recoveries.

What it shows is that, had Obama's recovery — which is now in its 28th quarter — been as robust as the average of the past 10 recoveries, the nation's economy would be $2.2 trillion — with a "t' -- bigger than it is today.  .  .  .

https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/obamas-economic-growth-gap-now-tops-2-2-trillion/


To summarize, Obama is a lying POS.

[Formerly Once-Ler]

I personally have no opinion on whether or not Sessions has "nefarious intentions" towards Trump.

But to answer the specific question you just asked, I suppose one possible answer is that Sessions may have simply changed his mind on Trump.   Perhaps he really liked Trump early on, but became disenchanted with him over time to the point where he now dislikes him intensely, and regrets his early support.

I'm not claiming that is actually the case.  I'm simply pointing out that Sessions being an early supporter of Trump does not preclude the possibility that he opposes Trump now, and is now an ally of convenience for the GOPe/deep state.

Seems like a quick turn around to me.  I never endorsed or voted for candidate Trump, but I tried to cut him some slack as President longer than Sessions.