From: psperson@old.netcom.invalid   
      
   On Sun, 18 Jan 2026 10:02:38 -0800, Bobbie Sellers   
    wrote:   
      
   >   
   >   
   >On 1/18/26 08:29, Scott Lurndal wrote:   
   >> kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) writes:   
   >>> In article <10khosd$346jd$3@dont-email.me>, Titus G     
   wrote:   
   >>>> On 18/01/26 11:25, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>>>> On Thu, 15 Jan 2026 08:31:52 -0800, Paul S Person wrote:   
   >>    
   >>> What I find fascinating about Trump is that he has a very pre-WWI concept   
   >>> of diplomacy.  He doesn't think about countries but about individual kings.   
   >>> Europe doesn't work that way and it seems to really confuse him.   
   >>    
   >> You're giving him far to much credit.  He's simply in it for the graft.   
   >   
   >	But he is really confused.  He has demonstrated that he has no idea of   
   >the proper role of a president in our constitutional republic nor do    
   >many of   
   >his followers.  A childlike idea of power to be exercised at will.   
      
   Worse -- they don't care. Their problem is that, since he can't run   
   again, he no longer needs them. Well, as long as he can dominate   
   Congress, anyway.   
      
   2026 is a real puzzle: if the Dems take Congress, then they will be   
   blamed for MAGA for every single problem caused by Trump and probably   
   lose in 2028. If the Republicans increase control, then they will   
   probably start Vance in 2028 on 8 years in the Oval Office.   
      
   There really aren't any good solutions.   
   --    
   "Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,   
   Who evil spoke of everyone but God,   
   Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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