Wisest Man in White House is Not — He is Here — Here He Is — He Here Is

Trump Team Has Been Evaluated By The Best

(Analysis Just Filed)

A must-read article – in their own words, NOT mine to see just show awful and phony and this Trump administration and the few of the GOPers are, too. The all mostly who kiss Trump’s ring or ass (take your pick). 

You can read the whole article, but I wanted to emphasize the following points annotated in RED and numbered:

1.  McConnell calls Putin a “thug” but refuses to criticize Trump. President Trump’s comments about Russian President Vladimir Putin in a pre-taped interview with Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly scheduled to air before Sunday’s Super Bowl are raising eyebrows among some Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

2.  When O’Reilly described Putin as “a killer,” Trump said the United States has killers too, and continued: “There are a lot of killers. We’ve got a lot of killers. What do you think? Our country’s so innocent?”

3.  On CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell offered a different description of Putin, saying: “He’s a thug. The Russians annexed Crimea, invaded Ukraine, and messed around in our elections. I don’t think there’s any equivalency between the way Russians conduct themselves and the way the United States does.” Then McConnell added: “Look, Jake, I can speak for myself, and I already have, about my feelings about Vladimir Putin and the way the Russians operate. I’m not going to critique every utterance of the president. I obviously don’t see this issue the same way he does.”

5.  Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) doesn’t agree, saying: “You know, I’ll be honest, I don’t know what the president is trying to do. But let’s be clear. Has the U.S. ever made any mistakes? Of course. Is the U.S. at all like Putin’s regime? Not at all. The U.S. affirms freedom of speech. Putin is no friend of freedom of speech. Putin is an enemy of freedom of religion. The U.S. celebrates freedom of religion. Putin is an enemy of the free press. The U.S. celebrates free press. Putin is an enemy of political dissent. The U.S. celebrates political dissent and the right for people to argue free from violence about places or ideas that are in conflict.” The he added: “There is no moral equivalency between the United States of America, the greatest freedom living nation in the history of the world, and the murderous thugs that are in Putin’s defense of his cronyism.”

6.  On CBS’ “Face the Nation,” Vice President Mike Pence refused to acknowledge there was a “moral equivalency” in the president’s comments.

Pence said the following while looking and acting like Fred Astaire about Trump’s Putin view and comments: “What you heard there was a determination to attempt to deal with the world as it is. Let’s start afresh with Putin and start afresh with Russia.”

John Dickerson asked Pence: “Do you think America is morally superior to Russia?”

7.  Pence again tap danced: “What we have in this new president is someone who is willing to engage the world, including Russia, and saying, ‘Where can we find common interests that will advance the security of the American people? The peace and prosperity of the world, and he is determined to come at that in a new and renewed way.”

Dickerson asked again: “But is America morally superior to Russia, yes or no?”

8.  Pence demurred: “I believe the ideals that America has stood for throughout our history represent the highest ideals of humankind.” Pence said.

Dickerson asked still again: “Shouldn’t we be able to just say yes to that question, that America is morally superior to Russia?”

9. Pence really tap danced on this answer (note he cannot or will not say “Russia” or Putin in his answer): “I think it is without question, John, that American ideals are superior to countries all across the world.”

See this “team” truly exposed as noted above for what they truly are: Novices in power. But this is not just a learning curve, either. It is all carefully crafted and scripted and calculated for the maximum impact. 

If they are not called on their crap, then they will continue as happy larks. 

If they are called out, as they should be, then watch them dance in circles like Conway and Spicer. For Mr. Trump, well it's second nature — it's in his DNA.

The ancient Chinese wise man, Ho Lee Chit would be proud of them – all of them. Yoda not so much. SAD…!!!