There is the pious story (which may be tosh) that Pontius Pilate really really wanted to be remembered, to go down in history. So God gave him what he really really wanted. Whatever happens, Trump wi… (View Post)

Not really- after all, she lost. My impression is that the American system is set up to try and avoid having unitary party leaders as we understand them. In part, to avoid the sort of thing we'r… (View Post)

And consistent with RFK's attitude to vaccinatable diseases. (View Post)

Trump overruling federal judges via the Presidential Pardon system doesn't sound that brilliant, either. (View Post)

For most of Congressmen, the point of maximum risk is being primaried, which is likely to push them towards being even further up Trump's colon. Even if the US doesn't become a managed demo… (View Post)