What an iconic image for the history books!
The Democratic Party knows what this photo alone portends, as if they couldn't already predict November's election results.
But not everybody is miserable. The Permanent Regime (aka, Deep State) also knew what was coming. Since they had run out of options on the Democrat side, they had to operate on the Republican side. They needed a good way to snatch at least a partial victory from certain defeat, although Trump's first term should have eased their fears that he was any serious threat to their power and perks. But perhaps he would have been more confident and assertive in his second term -- it was a serious concern for them.
Do you really think that somebody in the Permanent Regime is going to lose their government job or cushy pension just because they allowed a visible shooter on a rooftop with line of sight to Trump? Oh sure, there will be an investigation that moves at a glacial pace and is so convoluted that the public quickly bores of it. Anybody who disbelieves the official report will be dismissed as a conspiracy theorist.
The Permanent Regime and its Media have reason to smile slyly over this. They have proven how easy it is to intimidate Trump with dire consequences and to get away with it. If he is reelected, he will do less to 'drain the swamp' than in his first term. Hell, why should Trump even care? He has no serious political principles. He just enjoys being the center of attention. To him, being president is just the ultimate form of celebrity-hood.
So, the MAGA yahoos can exult over Trump's second term; they can chant USA! USA!!, while not even noticing that the Permanent Regime isn't losing a sliver of its perks and power. What a great scheme: appear to lose, while in fact they have won what matters.
The Defense budget is safe. Permanent wars are guaranteed. Another trillion dollars of national debt will be added every 100 days. Inflation will continue unabated and under-reported. And America will have a new Zionist-in-Chief.
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The phrase’s appeal is undeniable. The notion of a shadowy network pulling the strings in Washington is an attractive one to an embattled White House and its political opponents, shorthand-employing commentators and conspiracy theorists alike. But uncritical use of this canard is lazy at best and counterproductive at worst. The term, which political scientists invented to refer to the networks of generals and spymasters that rule many authoritarian states around the world, has migrated from leftist critics of U.S. foreign policy to the alt-right advisers running the White House.
Being injured does not make them a decent person
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