One thing to recognize about delusional mentally ill people, with or without dementia,

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7. I see things in trump*'s behavior that I wish I had recognized, earlier, in my Mom

In retrospect, I now know that I was rationalizing the irrational. Which is exactly what the majority of Congress and far too many of the general public are doing, when it comes to this train wreck of an administration.

Fortunately we did figure things out and I was put in charge of her affairs, before she did much damage. I am not hopeful the country will be able to do the same.