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The emergence of Trump is a

moat — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 14:53:42 +0000

The emergence of Trump is a referendum in this country on courage and how it is demonstrated. Oscar Wilde framed it this way in the Picture of Dorian Gray:

You know yourself, Harry, how independent I am by nature. I have always been my own master; had at least always been so, till I met Dorian Gray. Then--but I don't know how to explain it to you. Something seemed to tell me that I was on the verge of a terrible crisis in my life. I had a strange feeling that fate had in store for me exquisite joys and exquisite sorrows. I grew afraid and turned to quit the room. It was not conscience that made me do so: it was a sort of cowardice. I take no credit to myself for trying to escape."

"Conscience and cowardice are really the same things, Basil. Conscience is the trade-name of the firm. That is all."

"I don't believe that, Harry, and I don't believe you do either. However, whatever was my motive--and it may have been pride, for I used to be very proud--I certainly struggled to the door.

The view of Lord Harry explains why no amount of moral censure decreases Trump's standing amongst his base. They are rejecting the act of moralizing censure through acts of what they see as political courage. Trump is no longer running an operation that has to produce an objective result in the sense that Res relates. He is the will of his people where only Basils need apply.

'These Are All Cowardly

artappraiser — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 05:23:07 +0000

In reply to Op-ed by Barbara Res,

'These Are All Cowardly People': Former Trump Org Executive Slams the President's Shameless Aides https://t.co/gslvudSGfb
— AlterNet (@AlterNet) September 13, 2018

Apparently the Deep State

artappraiser — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 05:15:12 +0000

In reply to The snowflake resistance is

Apparently the Deep State worms won one against some of your buddies

sounds to me like

artappraiser — Wed, 12 Sep 2018 23:50:18 +0000

In reply to The snowflake resistance is

sounds to me like billionaires of the world unite against the deep state and former employees breaking their nondisclosure agreements, you have nothing to lose but your money

The snowflake resistance is

Peter — Wed, 12 Sep 2018 23:43:03 +0000

In reply to Op-ed by Barbara Res,

The snowflake resistance is so weak and powerless they are now providing sandbagging services for the repug elite segment of the deep-state. Jumping into bed with these deep-state worms may require the CDC to issue a warning about the dangers of double-dosing on TDS. Some of these poor creatures must believe that deep throating the deep-state is how they will get that leading role they are certain they are entitled to.

Op-ed by Barbara Res,

artappraiser — Wed, 12 Sep 2018 21:40:28 +0000

In reply to White House Resistance

Op-ed by Barbara Res, longtime employee of @realDonaldTrump's business, about how she dealt with orders from him that were outlandish or illegal: she just ignored them. She came to believe that was what he expected. https://t.co/GQYPN5HyiL
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) September 12, 2018

Fascinating. A collaboration

barefooted — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 03:51:48 +0000

In reply to I agree with this take from

Fascinating. A collaboration? Collusion!

Josh chimes in and says the

moat — Sun, 09 Sep 2018 21:20:55 +0000

In reply to White House Resistance

Josh chimes in and says the "senior" is actually junior.
I follow his logic regarding how the term gets used loosely but won't the NYT take a serious hit if they inflated the story?

I agree with this take from

moat — Sun, 09 Sep 2018 19:53:42 +0000

In reply to Andrew Sullivan has a

I agree with this take from the Kristol feed:

Shelton Bumgarner

Replying to @BillKristol @saletan

I have a similar theory: Pence COS Nick Ayers wrote it and submitted it, but it was in concert with a Committee of people including Pence, Kelly and Mattis.

If there is any amount of cooperation between the different players, there is probably a lot of it.

Andrew Sullivan has a

artappraiser — Sun, 09 Sep 2018 19:29:08 +0000

In reply to White House Resistance

Andrew Sullivan has a tantalizing and shrewd analysis of the NYT op-ed, the WH people who tell all, etc. A must read:https://t.co/414j8cY73o
— Ron Radosh (@RonRadosh) September 9, 2018

also earlier Radosh tweeted this Slate piece by William Saletan suggesting Jon Huntsman:

A Slate columnist makes a strong case that the op-ed's author is Jon Huntsman:https://t.co/QYzxLwJAbJ
— Ron Radosh (@RonRadosh) September 8, 2018

FWIW, Bill Kristol agrees with Saletan.