"Jose Padilla" is just the sort of nastiness the Trump cult loves. J. D. Vance doesn't say things like that by accident.
It goes along with other name-calling, like this earlier today from Vance: "I certainly empathize with Americans who are exhausted after 25 years of foreign entanglements in the Middle East. I understand the concern. But the difference is that back then we had dumb presidents, and now we have a president who actually knows how to accomplish America’s national security objectives." The cultists LOVE to hear that George Bush and Barack Obama were "dumb".
One of the most dispiriting aspects of this Trump presidency is how his supporters -- especially the ones like Vance, Rubio, and Noem who are part of his administration -- now routinely ape the way Trump talks: his name-calling, certainly, but also his bragging and his gross exaggeration ("the biggest ever", etc.). They do it every time they step up to a podium.
Might as well get used to those flags—no future president will ever take them down, for fear of being called un-American. I’m still holding out hope for the return of the Gulf of Mexico, though.
I agree with Jay that the "UGE" Flags are gauche. Just unnecessary. They are, in fact a distraction.
There will be unforeseen consequences after the bombing of the Iranian Nuke capability, but I believe it was necessary. It was an amazing operation with amazing opsec, since no one in the Congress was notified. That institution is a sieve when it comes to keeping secrets. Israel, the US and Europe will have to be prepared to respond to the unexpected consequences, but I do firmly believe the world is a far safer place now that the Iranian Nuclear purification infrastructure has been destroyed.
I am stealing the line about having no more damns to give. It fits slightly better than Jonah's exhaustion.
"Jose Padilla" is just the sort of nastiness the Trump cult loves. J. D. Vance doesn't say things like that by accident.
It goes along with other name-calling, like this earlier today from Vance: "I certainly empathize with Americans who are exhausted after 25 years of foreign entanglements in the Middle East. I understand the concern. But the difference is that back then we had dumb presidents, and now we have a president who actually knows how to accomplish America’s national security objectives." The cultists LOVE to hear that George Bush and Barack Obama were "dumb".
One of the most dispiriting aspects of this Trump presidency is how his supporters -- especially the ones like Vance, Rubio, and Noem who are part of his administration -- now routinely ape the way Trump talks: his name-calling, certainly, but also his bragging and his gross exaggeration ("the biggest ever", etc.). They do it every time they step up to a podium.
Yes.
Hi Paul
Hi, Angie! This is a good place to run into good people.
Yes, it is...I just subscribed
Great column today, Mr Nordlinger
Thank you, F.
Hi Francesca
Might as well get used to those flags—no future president will ever take them down, for fear of being called un-American. I’m still holding out hope for the return of the Gulf of Mexico, though.
Me too.
I agree with Jay that the "UGE" Flags are gauche. Just unnecessary. They are, in fact a distraction.
There will be unforeseen consequences after the bombing of the Iranian Nuke capability, but I believe it was necessary. It was an amazing operation with amazing opsec, since no one in the Congress was notified. That institution is a sieve when it comes to keeping secrets. Israel, the US and Europe will have to be prepared to respond to the unexpected consequences, but I do firmly believe the world is a far safer place now that the Iranian Nuclear purification infrastructure has been destroyed.
Your conclusion is premature. Nothing has been confirmed to have been "destroyed."