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In reply to the discussion: Barr folds like a deck of cards as Nadler gets deal for Mueller Report [View all]zaj
(3,433 posts)Strong man dictators grind resistance down through small wins over a long time. We already have a destruction of norms and rules on one side. Everyone just expects it now. Barrs actions worsen that situation by a 100 miles on that long road.
We needed (and still need) to win over well over 50% of the GOP because many if them need political cover to do the right thing. Well know we reached that when Fox News flips on trump. And he's making them money, even now.
Mueller had a window to advance that cause publicly, and handed the ball to Barr, who imediately deliberately fumbeled to the defense. And he plans to do that every time. And we can't get him out of the game.
It might not be the final drive, but it was the 4th quarter. And we can't pass the ball.
(Sorry for the terrible football analogies)