The big "C" word

[Dill]

(11-11-2020, 12:39 AM)Bengalzona Wrote: I'm probably gonna catch hell from some quarters for saying this (heck, I'll catch hell from some quarters just for saying anything!), but when I listen to McConnell and Barr speak, I can understand their thought processes and logic. It doesn't mean I agree with them (I rarely do). But they are a stark contrast from Trump-speak, which I firmly believe was contrived purely to appeal to some people's emotions.

How DARE YOU B-zona!!

LOL no, I agree. McConnell and Barr are used to arguing in, through and with the law, recognizing what can or cannot be deducted/justified from general principles. They know how to think systematically and convert thought to professional legal documents.

After their legal training and years of acting in rule-bound institutions, they have some ability to judge where moving boundaries of political/legal tolerance are. And they are internally bound by the rules in a way Trump is not. That's why they never say out loud what you are not supposed to say out loud when you are putting law to unsavory uses.

Trump never got any of that. He does not have the legal sense of real businessmen. So of course he got rid of Comey because he was investigating Trump and rushed through a SCOTUS nomination "in case" the election was contested.  Of course mail in ballots were going to be a problem so appoint someone to slow down the mail. 

But you are right. Clear legal arguments may not clearly say what you are about. But the Wall and the Muslim ban definitely do. Everyone understands what "The Snake" means when recited by Trump.

I have often admired McConnell for his uncanny knowledge of how the Senate works, though I despise his contempt for democracy.