My Thoughts on the Kavanaugh Kerfuffle

How could all this have played out differently?

If people on both sides of the aisle had been willing to be even a little reasonable, we could have avoided this ugly, ugly fight.

1. The Democrats could have exercised a little caution and not filibustered Neil Gorsuch, who was and is a spotless, blameless nominee and was going to be confirmed one way or another. There was absolutely no reason for the Dems

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Can You Compartmentalize Character?

How'd We Get Here?
How'd We Get Here?
Can You Compartmentalize Character?
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Show notes:

I give a brief overview of Donald Trump’s career as an adult up to early 2011, stopping here and there to give telling examples from his personal, business and political life. Here are links to the sources I mention in the episode:

The Trumpiest Thing Trump Has Done This Week” by Jennifer Rubin, March 15, 2018, The Washington Post.

Here Comes the GOP Bloodbath” by Erick Erickson, May 19, 2017, The Washington Post.

Transcript of Mitt Romney’s Speech on Donald Trump” March 3, 2016, The New York Times.

The Trump Taj Mahal Casino Sold for Four Cents on the Dollar–Here’s How Trump Bankrupted It Twice” by Linette Lopez, May 10, 2017, Business Insider.

Trump’s Casino Was a Money Laundering Concern Shortly After It Opened” by Jose Pugliery, CNN Investigates, May 22, 2017, CNN Politics.

(Note that I mentioned The Atlantic as the source for the article I was planning to post; these two are more thorough.)

Two books mentioned in passing (both are Amazon Affiliate links):

Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House by Michael Wolff, 2018.

Trump Revealed: The Definitive Biography of the 45th President by Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher, 2017.

And, finally, the clip from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner: