Deepening State

[eleny]

19. Hartmann isn't asserting a crisis if the Constitution is followed

He's saying that we're in a crisis because it's not being followed. But I might be misunderstanding your point!

I didn't know that the Times had the Op-Ed five days ahead of it publication. The timing with the book is eye popping. Woodward surely wasn't concerned about sales. So there's something else afoot.

More on Hartmann's view. He's suspicious that it could have been written by Pence's speech writer. Pence has for decades believed that god wants him to be president. Pence has been steadily marching towards that "destiny". He rarely holds opinions contrary to Trump and when he does he's careful that they're made in such a way that Trump may never learn about them.

I suppose that it's as good a guess as any this early after the Op-Ed. But if we use the old "follow the money" rule, Pence being a handmaiden of the religious right and the billionaire class he's an obvious choice.

We're in for a world of hurt even without a single shot being fired so far.