Not the Best. And Definitely Not the Brightest.

[tgards79]

BTRTN's take on a tough week for the not-yet-ready-to-govern players...
http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2017/02/not-best-and-definitely-not-brightest.html

[frogmarch]

1. Excellent piece!

Thanks for the link!

[tgards79]

2. Thanks!

[reggieandlee]

3. Worth reading for the entertainment as well as the substance!

This is a terrific piece on the substance but you will enjoy the wit...

Examples:

"His phone call to the President of Taiwan and subsequent public musing on his commitment to the “One China” policy actually happened back in December. This week, he learned that the actual leader of that real, one and only China was not going to bother talking to him on the phone unless he recanted his position and publicly endorsed the long-standing “One China” mantra. Meekly and obsequiously, Trump quickly caved in, leaving his buddy in Taiwan to conclude that The Donald was not a Taipai Personality after all.."

"Trump’s initial reaction to the Ninth Circuit’s decision to not overturn the restraining order was to tweet “SEE YOU IN COURT.” The latest breaking news, however, is that someone apparently explained to Trump that sending this ruling to the Supremes would in the very best case result in a four-four tie that would only serve to lock in the original Seattle decision. Others hypothesized that Chief Justice John Roberts would grow some and lead the Court to a full bipartisan 8-0 smack-down as a way of signaling to the new President that “so-called judges” are not going to let too much oxygen flow to a reality TV host with a weak grip on the Constitution..."